Dec 5 November 28, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - January 5, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PST Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Winter Wonderland Santa Cruz
Dec 5 November 29 @ 10:00 am - December 23 @ 6:00 pm PST Downtown Santa Cruz: Reindeer Round-Up Santa Cruz Free Pet Friendly
Dec 5 November 29, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - January 1, 2025 @ 8:00 pm PST Seabright: Farley’s Christmas Wonderland Santa Cruz
Dec 5 December 5 @ 5:30 pm - December 7 @ 9:00 pm PST Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: Holiday Lights (walk-thru only) Watsonville
Multiple Event Dates Dec 6 10:30 am - 2:30 pm Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train Felton Pet Friendly
Multiple Event Dates Dec 6 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Natural Bridges State Beach: Monarch Butterfly Self Guided Tours Santa Cruz Free
Dec 6 December 6 @ 12:00 pm - December 7 @ 9:00 pm PST Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: Holiday Craft Fair Watsonville
Dec 6 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Downtown Boulder Creek: First Friday and Ugly Sweater Contest Boulder Creek Free
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve Watsonville Free
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Cruise Coffee Cafe: Coffee Shopping Marketplace Scotts Valley
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 December 7 @ 10:00 am - December 8 @ 5:00 pm PST Roaring Camp Railroads: Holiday Tree Walk Felton
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Big Basin Redwoods State Park: Guided Walk Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Boulder Creek
Dec 7 December 7 @ 11:00 am - December 8 @ 5:00 pm PST Bargetto Winery: Art in the Cellars Soquel Free
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Redwood Loop Tour Felton Free
Multiple Event Dates Dec 7 December 7 @ 5:00 pm - December 8 @ 9:00 pm PST Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train Santa Cruz
Multiple Event Dates Dec 8 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: Holiday Lights Watsonville
Multiple Event Dates Dec 11 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery: Comedy Night Santa Cruz Pet Friendly
Multiple Event Dates Dec 13 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Wilder Ranch State Park: Guided Coastal Birding Walk Santa Cruz
Multiple Event Dates Dec 13 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Fuel Reduction Workday Scotts Valley Free
Dec 14 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Del Mar Theater: Free ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ Movie Showing Santa Cruz Free
Multiple Event Dates Dec 14 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: Agricultural History Project Watsonville Free
Dec 14 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center: Free Holiday Craft Workshop Ben Lomond Free Pet Friendly
Dec 14 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Roberts Ranch Vineyards: Holiday Wine Tasting, Appetizers and Jazz Ben Lomond Pet Friendly
Dec 14 December 14 @ 2:00 pm - December 15 @ 4:00 pm PST Santa Cruz: Watsonville Community Band Winter Concert Santa Cruz Free
Dec 14 December 14 @ 7:30 pm - December 15 @ 3:00 pm PST Santa Cruz Symphony: Holiday Pops Concert Santa Cruz
Dec 14 December 14 @ 8:00 pm - December 15 @ 6:00 pm PST Mission Hill: Christmas with the Santa Cruz Chorale Santa Cruz
Dec 15 December 15, 2024 @ 8:00 am - March 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm PST Ano Nuevo State Park: Guided Hike in Elephant Seal Viewing Area Pescadero
Dec 26 December 26 @ 6:30 pm - December 31 @ 7:30 pm PST Roaring Camp: New Years Train Felton Pet Friendly
Dec 31 December 31, 2024 @ 9:00 pm - January 1, 2025 @ 1:00 am PST Chaminade Resort and Spa: New Year’s Eve Party Santa Cruz
Multiple Event Dates Jan 4 10:30 am - 3:00 pm Roaring Camp Railroads: Rain Forest Weekends Felton Pet Friendly
Jan 10 January 10, 2025 - January 12, 2025 London Nelson Community Center: Santa Cruz Fungus Fair Santa Cruz Free
Multiple Event Dates Jan 18 January 18, 2025 @ 7:00 am - January 19, 2025 @ 8:00 pm PST Pleasure Point: Surf Competition Santa Cruz Free Pet Friendly
Feb 15 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm High Street: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Meets Romantique Chamber Music Santa Cruz
Feb 22 February 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - February 23, 2025 @ 4:00 pm PST 44th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off Santa Cruz
Multiple Event Dates Apr 2 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Santa Cruz: Wednesday Night Sailboat Races Santa Cruz Free
Apr 19 April 19, 2025 @ 11:00 am - April 20, 2025 @ 3:30 pm PDT Roaring Camp Railroads: Eggstraordinary Easter Weekend Felton
Jun 7 June 7, 2025 @ 11:00 am - September 1, 2025 @ 6:00 pm PDT Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi Santa Cruz Free