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With a wide range of free events taking place year-around, there’s always something to celebrate in Santa Cruz County every weekend. Choose an art and wine festival, a beer or music festival, a summer concert or movie on the beach, or an art and culture event like First Friday or Open Studios Art Tour. Enjoy a timeless event like Woodies on the Wharf, Fourth of July Fireworks, or Thomas the Tank Engine. Want to play? Run the Wharf to Wharf or go to a birding festival. Check out all the fun on tap!

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ONGOING EVENT
CASFS Farmstand at UCSC
Oct. 1 @ 12:00 pm - Jan. 28 @ 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz
TOP 5 EVENT
Guided Elephant Seal Walks
Dec. 15 @ 8:00 am - Mar. 31 @ 2:45 pm
Pescadero
Wilder Ranch State Park: Coastal Birding Walk
January 28 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Free
Santa Cruz
CAPITOLA WINE BAR: Joe Leonard Jazz Trio
January 28 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Capitola
ONGOING EVENT
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Paint & Sip
January 28 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Group of people attending comedy event at Greater Purpose Brewery
ONGOING EVENT
Greater Purpose Brewery: Comedy Night
January 28 @ 7:30 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Westside Farmers’ Market
January 29 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Wilder Ranch State Park: Coastal Nature Walk
January 29 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Santa Cruz
TOP 5 EVENT
ONGOING EVENT
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Old Growth Redwood Tour
January 29 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Felton
ONGOING EVENT
Wilder Ranch State Park: Historic Ranch Ground Tour
January 29 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Santa Cruz
TOP 5 EVENT
Capitola Wine Bar: Live Music with Big Town Blues
January 29 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Capitola
ONGOING EVENT
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
January 30 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Watsonville
TOP 5 EVENT
ONGOING EVENT
Wilder Ranch State Park: Historic Ranch Ground Tour
January 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History: Terrestrial Planets of our Solar System (virtual)
February 2 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
First Friday Santa Cruz
February 4 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
Live at The Catalyst: Bad Suns
February 4 @ 6:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers
February 4 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Finding Fungus at DeLaveaga
February 5 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Live at The Catalyst: Steel Pulse
February 5 @ 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. South Bay Lakers
February 6 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Pollinators in the Dark “BATS”
February 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Live at The Catalyst: The Green
February 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: The Art of Fungi
February 12 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Santa Cruz
WEST CLIFF: Valentine’s Outdoor Market
February 12 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: The Sinatra Show
February 12 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: BEETHOVEN & THE HILL WE CLIMB
February 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: BEETHOVEN & THE HILL WE CLIMB
February 13 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Watsonville
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Intro to Beekeeping
February 15 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Texas Legends
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Fungus Fair
February 19 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: Saturdays in the Soil
February 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Downtown Santa Cruz: Makers Market
February 20 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Birmingham Squadron
February 24 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Santa Cruz
February 25 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
41st Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off
Feb. 26 @ 10:00 am - Feb. 27 @ 5:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Birmingham Squadron
February 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Cocoanut Grove: Richard Thompson Returns!
February 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Memphis Hustle
March 4 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Memphis Hustle
March 5 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Agua Caliente Clippers
March 19 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Salt Lake City Stars
March 20 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Iowa Wolves
March 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Iowa Wolves
March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Fun Run
March 26 @ 6:30 am - 12:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Austin Spurs
March 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: FAMILY CONCERT
March 27 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Eggstraordinary Easter Weekend
April 16 @ 11:00 am - April 17 @ 3:30 pm
Felton
Omega Nu 32nd Ducky Derby
April 23 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: Kaleidoscopes
April 30 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: Kaleidoscopes
May 1 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Watsonville
Downtown Santa Cruz: Spring Wine Walk
May 1 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Mother’s Day Brunch
May 8 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Felton
Santa Cruz Symphony: Carmina Burana
May 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Symphony: Carmina Burana
May 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Watsonville
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Mountain Faire
June 4 @ 11:00 am - June 5 @ 8:00 pm
Felton
Santa Cruz Symphony: POPS CONCERT
June 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Father’s Day Brew Train
June 19 @ 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Father’s Day Steam Train
June 19 @ 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
Felton
26th Annual Woodies on the Wharf
June 25 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Great Train Robberies
July 2 @ 11:00 am - July 3 @ 5:00 pm
Felton
Roaring Camp Railroads: Starlight Evening Dinner Party
July 2 @ 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market
July 13 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: National Carousel Day
July 25
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Chili Cook-Off
October 22 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Cruz

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