“Jack is Back” Holiday Performance 2025

Kianti's 1100 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

“Jack is Back” Holiday Performance Fridays & Saturdays 6pm & 8pm through the New Year Kianti’s celebrates 21 years of performances and is bringing “The Nightmare Before Christmas” back to life. This holiday performance features Jack Skellington, pizza spinners, dancing staff and a flame-raising kitchen. Shows every Friday & Saturday night October 10 thru the […]

Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s A Christmas Carol 7pm Shows

Veterans Memorial Building 840 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Santa Cruz Shakespeare's A Christmas Carol November 26 through December 24, 2pm & 7pm options Join us for Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s annual adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Running November 26 through Christmas Eve at the Veterans Memorial Hall at 846 Front St. in Downtown Santa Cruz. Audiences can again expect a theatrical and […]

$20 – $70

Holiday Glow Guide & Contest

City of Santa Cruz CA, United States

Holiday Glow Guide & Contest December Light Up Santa Cruz! Holiday Glow Guide & Contest Registration is Open Spread Holiday Cheer: Join the 2025 Santa Cruz Holiday Glow Guide & Contest. Ready to deck your halls and your home? Join the City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department for the 2025 Holiday Glow Guide […]

Free

Live Oak Farmers Market

Live Oak Farmers Market 15th & Eastcliff Dr, Live Oak, CA, United States

Organic produce from local farms, tree ripened fruits, dried fruit and nuts, fresh bread, pastries, seafood, pasture-raised organic meats and more

Free

Familypower Boundary Skills for ages 7-12 with their adults

Zoom CA, United States

Familypower Boundary Skills for ages 7-12 with their adults Sunday, December 11, 10-11am Boundary skills help people of all ages have more fun and fewer problems with people – including friends and family members! This program covers boundary-setting skills and strategies to stay safe with ourselves and others emotionally and physically. Learn how to use […]

$45

Monthly Wharf  Walks

Monterey's Old Fishermans Wharf Monterey, CA, United States

Monthly Wharf  Walks Monterey, CA. February 22, 2021. Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf Association continues the monthly Wharf Walks with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas. On Sunday, March 7th, the monthly "Wharf Walks - Walking Tours at Monterey's Old Fisherman's Wharf that are held on the first Sunday of every month from 10:00 […]

Event Series Community Crafters Boulder Creek

Community Crafters Boulder Creek

Boulder Creek Library 13390 W Park Ave, Boulder Creek, CA, United States

Community Crafters Boulder Creek and/or Felton Boulder Creek Library: Saturdays 10am - 12pm  Felton Library: 4th Wednesday 10:30am-2:30pm Come join amazing teachers from the community to learn a new craft or art process, and have a space dedicated to work on projects with others every week. We plan to learn a new craft or art […]

Free

Join us for a Very Aptos Christmas Market

The Art Factory 7960 Soquel Dr., Aptos, CA, United States

Join us for a Very Aptos Christmas Market Sunday, December 7, 10am–2pm Our annual Holiday Market is Sunday, Dec. 7 from 10am–2pm, and we’d love to celebrate with you! Enjoy a joyful mix of makers and artists offering locally made treasures crafted with love. It’s the perfect spot to find heartfelt holiday gifts and support […]

Event Series HOLIDAY POP-UP Dec 5-7

HOLIDAY POP-UP Dec 5-7

1407 Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz, CA

HOLIDAY POP-UP and coming!! Fridays-Sundays 10am-5pm, November 28-30, December 5-7, 12-13 & 19-20 Join us for a special pop-up for four weekends (Fri-Sun) starting THIS weekend, NOV 28-30! 1407 Pacific Ave. Sponsored by @firstfridaysantacruz Check our website scmmakersmarket.com for all the details!

Winter Holidays Open House Castro Adobe Dec 7

Castro Adobe Rancho 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville, CA, United States

Winter Holidays Open House Castro Adobe State Historic Park Sunday, December 7, 10:30am - 3pm Feel the warmth of the holiday season at the Castro Adobe State Historic Park’s festive December open house. Step back in time at this beautifully restored two-story adobe hacienda, built in 1849, and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of early […]

Free

Visit the fully restored Castro Adobe

Castro Adobe Rancho 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville, CA, United States

Visit the fully restored Castro Adobe Saturdays 10:30am-3:30pm: March 22, May 17, June 14,  August 16, October 18 Sundays 10:30am-3:30pm: April 27, September 21, November 16, December 7 Castro Adobe is the first State Historic Park in the Pajaro Valley This 90-minute tour is led by State Park docents who will share the history of […]

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market

Corralitos Farm & Garden Market 127 Hames Road, Corralitos, CA, United States

The Farm & Garden Market is a small, friendly, open air market made up of local farmers and gardeners who grow within about a five mile radius of Corralitos. Seasonally we have the tastiest strawberries, blueberries, cherries, lemons, tomatoes, herbs, squash, potatoes, carrots, peas, beets, and avocados, as well as a variety of other fruits, […]

Santa Cruz SPCA Home for the Holiday

Santa Cruz SPCA 2601 Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz (Live Oak), Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Santa Cruz SPCA Home for the Holiday Through January 3: Tuesday-Sunday 11am-5pm The Santa Cruz SPCA’s Home for the Holidays event starts TODAY -- and our adoptable animals are ready!! Like, brushed-their-fur-and-everything ready. From NOW through Jan 3, you can meet your future snuggle buddy AND enjoy waived adoption fees for the following animal categories: […]

Event Series Ice Skating by the Bay

Ice Skating by the Bay

Custom House Plaza 20 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA, United States

Ice Skating by the Bay November 21 - January 4 Join us for ice skating by the bay. Located in the Custom House Plaza, behind the Portola Hotel and Spa Every year from mid November through the New Year, Custom House Plaza, behind Portola Hotel and Spa, transforms into a magical winter wonderland with Ice […]

$5 – $15

Redwood Loop Tour Henry Cowell Redwoods

Henry Cowell State Park 101 N Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA, United States

Redwood Loop Tour – Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Sundays, February 16, 12 - 2pm Coast Redwoods offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee! Every Sunday at 12:00pm, we are taking folks on a guided walk through the Redwood Grove to talk about coast redwoods and to experience the forest together. On this 1-mile stroll, we will […]

Free