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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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Año Nuevo State Park: Self-Guided Hikes in Seal Viewing Area
Apr. 1 @ 8:30 am - Dec. 15 @ 3:30 pm
Pescadero
TOP 5 EVENT
ROARING CAMP RAILROADS: 4th of July Weekend
July 2 @ 8:00 am - July 4 @ 5:00 pm
Felton
ONGOING EVENT
Westside Farmers’ Market
July 2 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Old Growth Redwood Tour
July 2 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Felton
ONGOING EVENT
Nicholson Vineyards: Food Truck Saturdays
July 2 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Aptos
ONGOING EVENT
Wilder Ranch State Park: Historic Ranch Ground Tour
July 2 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Corralitos Farm & Garden Market
July 3 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Watsonville
ONGOING EVENT
Westside Marketplace
July 3 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Nicholson Vineyards: Music Sundays
July 3 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Aptos
ONGOING EVENT
Wilder Ranch State Park: Historic Ranch Ground Tour
July 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Santa Cruz
TOP 5 EVENT
Scotts Valley: Fourth of July
July 3 @ 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Scotts Valley
TOP 5 EVENT
Fourth of July: “World’s Shortest Parade”
July 4 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Aptos
TOP 5 EVENT
Spirit of Watsonville 4th of July Parade
July 4 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free
Watsonville
ONGOING EVENT
Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market
July 6 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Mike Hammar & The Nails”
July 6 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
ONGOING EVENT
Wednesday Night Sailboat Races
July 6 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
The Crow’s Nest: Thursday Beach BBQ Parties
July 7 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Bargetto Winery: Music in the Courtyard
July 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Soquel
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “Man in Black”
July 7 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Midtown Fridays!
July 8 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “Little Shop of Horrors”
July 8 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
West Cliff: Outdoor Market
July 9 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Agricultural History Project: 2nd Saturday on the Farm
July 9 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Free
Watsonville
ONGOING EVENT
Capitola: Sunday Art at the Beach
July 10 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Capitola
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “The Joint Chiefs Band”
July 13 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “Brass Magic”
July 14 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
Watsonville Music in the Plaza Convert Series Flyer for Summer2021
ONGOING EVENT
Watsonville: Music in the Plaza
July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Watsonville
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “The Sandlot”
July 15 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Downtown Santa Cruz: Makers Market
July 17 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Live Again!”
July 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “Pacific Roots”
July 21 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
Food Truck Friday
July 22 @ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Scotts Valley
CHAMINADE RESORT: Nashville Nights Concert Series “Gracee Shriver”
July 22 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
July 22 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
Bargetto Winery: Art and Wine Festival
July 23 @ 11:00 am - July 24 @ 5:00 pm
Free Pet Friendly
Soquel
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: National Carousel Day
July 25
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Santa Cruz Latin Collective”
July 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “4to Prestigio”
July 28 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Vine to View Dinner Series “Stag’s Leap”
July 29 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “Iron Man”
July 29 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Billy Martini Show”
August 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
ONGOING EVENT
Bargetto Winery: Music in the Courtyard
August 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Soquel
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “Coffee Zombie Collective”
August 4 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
ONGOING EVENT
First Friday Santa Cruz
August 5 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Free
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “Trolls”
August 5 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
27th Annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival
August 6 @ 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Jive Machine”
August 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Live Music on the Colonnade “The Joint Cheifs”
August 11 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
August 12 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Dirty Cello”
August 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
Roaring Camp Railroads: Blacksmith Hammer-In
Aug. 19 @ 9:00 am - Aug. 21 @ 5:30 pm
Felton
CHAMINADE RESORT: Nashville Nights Concert Series “The Young Fables”
August 19 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
SCOTTS VALLEY: Art, Wine and Beer Festival
Aug. 20 @ 10:00 am - Aug. 21 @ 6:00 pm
Scotts Valley
Watsonville: Wine, Beer, and Art Walk
August 20 @ 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Roaring Camp Railroads: Starlight Evening Dinner Party
August 20 @ 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Santa Cruz
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “B-Movies Kings”
August 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Vine to View Dinner Series “Maker’s Mark”
August 26 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
Capitola Movies at the Beach “Jungle Cruise”
August 26 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Capitola
Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts “Digbeats”
August 31 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
Capitola
Watsonville Airport: Open House “Fire in the Sky”
September 2 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Watsonville
Capitola Movies at the Beach “Sing 2”
September 2 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Capitola
Roaring Camp Railroads: Great Train Robberies
Sep. 3 @ 10:00 am - Sep. 5 @ 5:00 pm
Felton
Capitola Art & Wine Festival
39th Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival
Sep. 10 @ 10:00 am - Sep. 11 @ 6:00 pm
Free
Capitola
Santa Cruz County Fair
Sep. 14 @ 12:00 pm - Sep. 18 @ 10:00 pm
Watsonville
Santa Cruz Mountains SOL Festival
Sep. 17 @ 11:00 am - Sep. 18 @ 7:00 pm
Felton
CHAMINADE RESORT: Nashville Nights Concert Series “Love and Theft”
September 17 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: Spaghetti Western Dinner and Movie
September 24 @ 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Felton
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Vine to View Dinner Series “Cincorro Tequila”
September 30 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
Roaring Camp Railroads: 3rd Annual Brewgrass Festival
October 8 @ 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
Pet Friendly
Felton
ONGOING EVENT
Roaring Camp Railroads: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party
Oct. 15 @ 10:30 am - Oct. 16 @ 2:30 pm
Felton
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Chili Cook-Off
October 22 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Santa Cruz
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Vine to View Dinner Series “Alfaro Vineyards”
October 27 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK: Movies at the Beach “The Lost Boys”
October 29 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Free
Santa Cruz
CHAMINADE RESORT & SPA: Vine to View Dinner Series “Nicolas Feuillatte & Palm D’Or Champagne”
November 18 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pet Friendly
Santa Cruz
42nd Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off
Feb. 25 @ 10:00 am - Feb. 26 @ 5:00 pm
Santa Cruz

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