Family Friendly

Aug 2

6:45 am - 12:00 pm

Watsonville: Strawberry Jam Fun Run

Watsonville

Aug 2

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Santa Cruz Beach Train

Felton

Aug 2

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Wilder Ranch State Park: Living History Dairy Ranch

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 2

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Seymour Marine Discovery Center: Guided Tour

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 2

August 2 @ 11:00 am - August 3 @ 7:00 pm PDT

Annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival

Watsonville

FREE

Aug 3

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium: Family Concert

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 7

Multiple Event Dates

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Seymour Marine Discovery Center: Younger Lagoon Reserve Tour

Santa Cruz

Aug 9

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: Agricultural History Project

Watsonville

FREE

Aug 9

August 9 @ 12:00 pm - August 10 @ 3:30 pm PDT

Roaring Camp Railroads: National BBQ Cook-Off

Felton

Aug 9

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium: Youth Ensemble Concert

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 16

All day

SC Beach Boardwalk: National Roller Coaster Day

Santa Cruz

Aug 16

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Simpkins Swim: Parks and Rex Pool Party

Santa Cruz

Aug 24

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Scotts Valley Skypark: Sidewalk Chalk Contest

Scotts Valley

FREE

Aug 24

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Pawsh Retreat

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 30

4:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Watsonville Airport: Fire in the Sky

Watsonville

FREE

Sep 6

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Scotts Valley: Multicultural Fair

Scotts Valley

FREE

Sep 9

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Felton Farmers Market: Apple-A-Day Festival

Felton

FREE

Sep 10

September 10 @ 12:00 pm - September 14 @ 10:00 pm PDT

Santa Cruz County Fair

Watsonville

Sep 20

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Santa Cruz Wharf: 33rd Annual Aloha Outrigger Races

Santa Cruz

Sep 27

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Capitola: Little Wharf Race

Santa Cruz

Sep 27

September 27 @ 8:00 am - September 28 @ 5:00 pm PDT

Capitola: Beach Festival

Capitola

FREE

Sep 27

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Soquel: Taste of Soquel Festival

Soquel

FREE

Oct 3

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Downtown Boulder Creek: Treat Walk

Boulder Creek

FREE

Oct 4

Multiple Event Dates

10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Roaring Camp: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party

Felton

Oct 4

October 4 @ 11:00 am - October 5 @ 5:00 pm PDT

Open Studios Art Tour: South County

Oct 10

October 10 - October 12

Santa Cruz County: Monterey Bay Festival of Birds

Oct 11

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Santa Cruz Wharf: T-Birds on the Wharf

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 12

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Natural Bridges State Beach: Welcome Back Monarchs Day!

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 18

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Simpkins Swim Center: Floating Pumpkin Patch

Santa Cruz

Oct 25

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Chili Cook-Off

Santa Cruz

Oct 31

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Boulder Creek: Downtown Trick or Treat

Boulder Creek

Nov 1

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Watsonville Plaza: Dia de los Muertos

Watsonville

Nov 21

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Civic Auditorium: Cinderella World Ballet

Santa Cruz

Dec 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Holiday Parade

Santa Cruz

Dec 14

Multiple Event Dates

December 14 @ 5:00 pm - December 21 @ 9:00 pm PST

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train

Santa Cruz

Dec 18

Multiple Event Dates

12:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Santa Cruz MAH: Toy Trains

Santa Cruz

FREE

Jan 9

January 9, 2026 @ 2:00 pm - January 11, 2026 @ 6:00 pm PST

London Nelson Community Center: Santa Cruz Fungus Fair

Santa Cruz

FREE

Mar 28

All day

SC Beach Boardwalk: Fun Run

Santa Cruz