Display of Events from August 16 – April 21, 2027 – Visit Santa Cruz County

Upcoming Events

With a wide range of free events taking place year-around, there’s always something to celebrate in Santa Cruz County every weekend. See what’s happening in Santa Cruz County and check out events here!

Shakespeare in the Park

Aug 16

July 12 - September 19

Audrey Stanley Grove: Shakespeare In The Park

Santa Cruz

Museum of Art and History

Aug 16

July 19 - August 19

Museum of Art and History: The Art of the Game

Santa Cruz

Cars at Scotts Valley Art & Wine Beer Festival

Aug 16

August 15 @ 10:00 am - August 16 @ 5:00 pm PDT

Scotts Valley: Art, Wine, and Beer Festival

Scotts Valley

FREE

Aug 16

All day

SC Beach Boardwalk: National Roller Coaster Day

Santa Cruz

Women in a field of flowers, holding bouquets of flowers.

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Dynomite Farm: Private Dahlia U-Cut Experience

Santa Cruz

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Santa Cruz Beach Train

Felton

Makers Market flyer for Downtown Santa Cruz

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Makers Market

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Santa Cruz Harbor: Free Water Taxi

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

M. K. Art Gallery: Confluence

Santa Cruz

FREE

Shuttle on a tree lined street

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

12:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Shuttle to Wharf

Santa Cruz

Rose wine glasses against a bright blue sky.

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Nicholson Vineyards: Summer Series

Aptos

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Audrey Stanley Grove: Live Drama in the Redwoods

Santa Cruz

Aug 16

Multiple Event Dates

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Audrey Stanley Grove: Much Ado About Nothing

Santa Cruz

Redwoods Roaring Camp train

Aug 17

Multiple Event Dates

10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train

Felton

Images of board games

Aug 17

Multiple Event Dates

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

The Cruz Room: Hosted Board Game Night

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 17

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bookshop Santa Cruz: Family Vacation Mystery Reading

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 17

Multiple Event Dates

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Abbott Square: Comedy Night

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 18

Multiple Event Dates

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Felton: Farmers Market

Felton

FREE

Aug 19

Multiple Event Dates

12:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Farmers Market

Santa Cruz

Aug 19

Multiple Event Dates

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Capitola: Summer Twilight Concerts

Capitola

FREE

Aug 19

Multiple Event Dates

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Santa Cruz: Wednesday Night Sailboat Races

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 19

Multiple Event Dates

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Abbott Square: Trivia Night

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 19

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bookshop Santa Cruz: Steve Hawk

Santa Cruz

FREE

images of mushroom dishes

Aug 20

Multiple Event Dates

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Far West Fungi: Myco-Mixer

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 20

Multiple Event Dates

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Crow’s Nest: Free Beach BBQ Parties and Concerts

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 20

Multiple Event Dates

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bargetto Winery: Music in the Courtyard

Soquel

FREE

Aug 21

Multiple Event Dates

2:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Watsonville: Farmers Market

Watsonville

Aug 21

Multiple Event Dates

5:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Midtown Santa Cruz: Friday Summer Block Parties

Santa Cruz

FREE

Giant lanterns and dramatically lit redwoods

Aug 21

Multiple Event Dates

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Roaring Camp: Sequoia Lights

Felton

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cabrillo College: Aptos Farmers Market

Aptos

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Scotts Valley: Farmers Market

Scotts Valley

FREE

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Westside Santa Cruz: Farmers Market

Santa Cruz

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve

Watsonville

FREE

A group of people in the redwood forest

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Forest Therapy

Santa Cruz

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Wilder Ranch State Park: Guided Coastal Nature Walk

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Redwood Grove Guided Walk

Felton

FREE

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Wilder Ranch: Historic Grounds Tours

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Annieglass Craftbar: Glass Coasters Workshop

Watsonville

Beekeeper holding up a comb with bees crawling over it.

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Beehive Tours and Honey Tasting

Santa Cruz

A sunset over a vineyard nestled among large green trees in the mountains. The vineyard leaves in fall are turning bright yellow.

Aug 22

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rosscienda Vineyard: Harvest Dinner

Aptos

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Roaring Camp Railroads: Starlight Evening Dinner Party

Felton

An image of a deck with a binoculars and a view of the ocean in the distance.

Aug 22

Multiple Event Dates

8:45 pm - 11:00 pm

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Guided Star Walk

Scotts Valley

FREE

Artichokes at the Farmer's Market

Aug 23

Multiple Event Dates

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Live Oak: Farmers Market

Santa Cruz

FREE

Santa Cruz Wharf Summer Concert

Aug 25

Multiple Event Dates

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Santa Cruz Wharf: Live Concert Series

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 26

Multiple Event Dates

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Esplanade Park: Dueling Pianos

Capitola

FREE

Pianist on an upright piano with a bass player in the background looking on

Aug 27

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Alley Oop: Ragtime Pianist

Santa Cruz

FREE

full moon above trees

Aug 27

Multiple Event Dates

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Quail Hollow: Full Moon Hike

Felton

FREE

Aug 28

Multiple Event Dates

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wilder Ranch State Park: Guided Coastal Birding Walk

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 28

Multiple Event Dates

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Skypark: Food Truck Friday

Scotts Valley

Aug 28

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Esplanade Park: Free Zootopia 2 at the Beach

Capitola

FREE

A view of the ocean between forested mountains

Aug 29

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Big Basin Redwoods State Park: MAH Day of Awe

Boulder Creek

A crowd of people eating at long tables in a farm field with the ocean in the background.

Aug 29

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

UCSC: Farm to Fork Dinner

Santa Cruz

A river beach next to an old train bridge over the river.

Aug 30

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Cable Car Beach Stroll

Felton

FREE

Flyer to promote the event "Pawsh Retreat"

Aug 30

12:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Pawsh Retreat

Santa Cruz

FREE

Western dressed woman with a beer in hand

Aug 30

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Murray St & Seabright Ave: Boots ‘N Brews Pop-Up Dance

Santa Cruz

FREE

Aug 31

1:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Pasatiempo Golf Course: Comedy Golf Classic

Santa Cruz

Aug 31

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Audrey Stanley Grove: Rockapella

Santa Cruz

Drawings of instruments covered with words that are in the event description

Sep 3

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Crepe Place: Jazz Guitar Concert

Santa Cruz

FREE

Sep 3

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bookshop Santa Cruz: Lives of Buddhist Women

Santa Cruz

FREE

Cut-out cartoon style shops and carts

Sep 4

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Downtown Boulder Creek: Block Party

Boulder Creek

FREE

Sep 4

Multiple Event Dates

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

First Friday Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

FREE

Sep 4

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Rio Theatre: Ocean Film Festival World Tour

Santa Cruz

Sep 4

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Esplanade Park: Free Minecraft Movie at the Beach

Capitola

FREE

California Scrub Jay at Henry Cowells

Sep 5

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Birding for Beginners

Felton

FREE

Arranged flowers in vases and local tote bags arranged beautifully

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ben Lomond County Park: Village Market

Ben Lomond

FREE

An old Vaquero in front of a model T in an apple orchard

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Luz del Valle Farm: U-Pick Apples

Aptos

AI generated images of apples with all the words that are printed within the event

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

September 5 @ 10:00 am - September 6 @ 4:00 pm PDT

Sweet Water Farms: U-Pick Apples

Watsonville

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 12:15 pm

UCSC Arboretum: First Saturday Tours

Santa Cruz

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Wilder Ranch State Park: Living History Dairy Ranch

Santa Cruz

FREE

Two food bloggers with camera lights and audio equipment around them smiling and pointing at a gigantic burger on a plate.

Sep 5

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hwy 17 Studios: All-Star Food Fest

Santa Cruz

FREE

Brazil pride during a Santa Cruz World Cup Watch Party

Sep 5

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cooper Street: Festival Brasileiro

Santa Cruz

FREE

Sep 5

Multiple Event Dates

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Roberts Ranch: Wine Tasting and Crushpad Concert

Ben Lomond

Public Image Ltd. band photo

Sep 5

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Rio Theatre: Public Image Ltd.

Santa Cruz

Sep 6

Multiple Event Dates

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Roberts Ranch Vineyards: Wine & Déjeuner d’Ouvrier

Ben Lomond

Image of painted sunflowers in a blue vase with information that is in the event description written all around it.

Sep 6

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Bruno’s Bar and Grill: Sunflower Paint Party

Scotts Valley

Steam train arriving at a station at dusk with adults waiting to board the train

Sep 6

Multiple Event Dates

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Roaring Camp Railroads: Moonlight Train Dinner Party

Felton

Black and white image of a somber man holding a saxophone

Sep 10

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Alley Oop: Jazz Saxophone and Piano

Santa Cruz

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a guitar case in the middle of an empty road.

Sep 10

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Peace United Church of Christ: Spanish Guitar Concert

Santa Cruz

athletes on a beach

Sep 12

7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Moran Lake Beach: Pro Skimboarding Competition

Santa Cruz

FREE

Sep 12

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Loch Lomond: Fall Birding Loch Walk

Felton

FREE

Sep 12

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Sandhills Tour

Scotts Valley

FREE

View of Capitola Village and beach from beach steps. Photographed by Daniel Gorostieta

Sep 12

September 12 @ 10:00 am - September 13 @ 5:00 pm PDT

43rd Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival

Capitola

FREE

pontoon group boat at a dock with redwoods in the background

Sep 12

Multiple Event Dates

September 12 @ 11:00 am - September 13 @ 12:00 pm PDT

Loch Lomond Recreation Area: Boat Tours

Felton

FREE

Sep 12

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

La Bahia: Roof Deck End of Summer Party

Santa Cruz

Beer steins and pretzels

Sep 12

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Octoberfest

Santa Cruz

Sep 13

All day

Ironman 70.3

Santa Cruz

View of mountains above the bay and ocean above a redwood forest

Sep 13

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Highlights Hike

Felton

FREE

Black & White photo of the antique faire at Downtown Santa Cruz

Sep 13

Multiple Event Dates

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Antiques Faire

Santa Cruz

People shaka waving while holding drinks and plates of food on a sailboat

Sep 13

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Chardonnay Charters: Luau Sail

Santa Cruz

he band with an orange background

Sep 14

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Audrey Stanley Grove: Surf City All-Stars

Santa Cruz

A photo made to look like an oil painting of the Lucero's holding guitars in front of rolling hills

Sep 15

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Alley Oop: Americana Music

Santa Cruz

Aerial view of the Santa Cruz County Fair

Sep 16

September 16 @ 12:00 pm - September 20 @ 10:00 pm PDT

Santa Cruz County Fair

Watsonville

A view of the vineyards from the concert set up area

Sep 18

Multiple Event Dates

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Lester Estate Wines: Summer Sundowner Concerts

Aptos

Sep 18

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Moon Dinner

Santa Cruz

Sep 18

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Kuumbwa Jazz Center: Old Blind Dogs Concert

Santa Cruz

Flyer with individuals on an outrigger during the Santa Cruz Wharf Outrigger Race

Sep 19

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Santa Cruz Wharf: 34th Annual Aloha Outrigger Races

Santa Cruz

A young man skateboarding with an artificial leg, and a young woman with gear on to navigate the skatepark in her wheelchair

Sep 19

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Monte Family Skatepark: Adaptive Skateboarding

Capitola

FREE

Sep 19

2:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Bonny Doon: Art Wine and Beer Festival

Santa Cruz

FREE

Cartoon image of classic cars with a steam engine behind them, and flanked by redwood trees

Sep 20

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Roaring Camp: Roarin’ The Redwoods Car Show

Felton

FREE

Art supplies on a table beneath a forest canopy

Sep 20

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Nature Journaling

Santa Cruz

Country duo standing in front of bright jeep headlights

Sep 25

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Thompson Square

Santa Cruz

Images of a kid holding up a fish, a kid making a sandcastle, paddleboard racers and evening lighted boats on the water.

Sep 26

September 26 @ 8:00 am - September 27 @ 5:00 pm PDT

Capitola: Beach Festival

Capitola

FREE

Sep 26

Multiple Event Dates

10:30 am - 2:00 pm

Castro Adobe State Historic Park: Open House

Watsonville

FREE

Sep 26

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Soquel: Taste of Soquel Festival

Soquel

Ariel view of the vineyards and the ranch beyond

Sep 26

Multiple Event Dates

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Lester Estate Wines: Guided Hike

Aptos

Sep 26

12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Fiesta en la Playa

Santa Cruz

Person on a tractor in the Santa Cruz Mountain Harvest Festival Parade

Sep 26

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Boulder Creek: Santa Cruz Mountain Harvest Festival

Boulder Creek

Sep 26

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Kaiser Permanente Arena: World Elite Sumo

Santa Cruz

Sep 27

Multiple Event Dates

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Quail Hollow Ranch: Ranch House Tour

Felton

FREE

Sep 29

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Kuumbwa Center: Téada Concert

Santa Cruz

A fancy lady and her fancy dog both dressed as fancy ghosts ready to shop

Oct 2

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Downtown Boulder Creek: Treat Walk

Boulder Creek

FREE

Oct 3

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Scotts Valley: Multicultural Fair

Scotts Valley

FREE

Oct 3

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Aptos Village Park: Gourmet Grazing on the Green

Aptos

Autumn leaf held up against the sky

Oct 3

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Harvest Festival

Santa Cruz

FREE

A band playing on a porch with an audience dancing in front of a house.

Oct 3

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Porch Fest

Santa Cruz

FREE

Two individuals overlooking the ocean with two pelicans flying over

Oct 9

October 9 - October 11

Santa Cruz County: Monterey Bay Festival of Birds

Fighting cage with writing that is within the event written over the image

Oct 9

4:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Kaiser Permanente Arena: Legacy Fighting Alliance

Santa Cruz

Band members stylized images in front of primary colors

Oct 9

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Quarry Amphitheater: Progressive Rock Group BEAT

Santa Cruz

Bundles of figs

Oct 10

October 10 - October 11

Santa Cruz County: Open Farm Tours

Oct 10

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Santa Cruz Wharf: T-Birds on the Wharf

Santa Cruz

FREE

Roaring Camp Day Out With Thomas the tank engine

Oct 10

Multiple Event Dates

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Roaring Camp: Thomas and Percy’s Halloween Party

Felton

Japanese Cultural Fair

Oct 10

11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Mission Plaza Park: Japanese Cultural Fair

Santa Cruz

FREE

A teal poster of the band names with gothic stylized font

Oct 10

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Quarry Amphitheater: Acid Bath

Santa Cruz

Hiker on a mountain

Oct 10

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Rio Theatre: Banff Film Festival Adventure Night

Santa Cruz

Colorful fireworks coming off the Capitola Wharf, lighting up the colorful Venetians and the ocean

Oct 11

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Capitola Wharf: Fireworks Extravaganza

Capitola

FREE

The Del Mar Historical Theatre Marquee with lights showing the opening night of the Santa Cruz Film Festival

Oct 14

October 14 - October 18

Various SC Theaters: Santa Cruz Film Festival 2026

Santa Cruz

Bonnie Raitt, holding a guitar on stage with a Santa Cruz sign behind her

Oct 14

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Santa Cruz Civic Center: Bonnie Raitt

Santa Cruz

Flyer to promote the Boardwalk Band Review

Oct 17

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Band Review

Santa Cruz

Oct 17

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wilder Ranch State Park: Harvest Festival

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 17

October 17 @ 11:00 am - October 18 @ 5:00 pm PDT

Open Studios Art Tour: All County

FREE

Oct 17

12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Halloween Mask Making Festival

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 17

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Santa Cruz Mountains: Wine Passport Day

A monster banana slug burning down the city drawn in dots comic book style.

Oct 17

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Santa Cruz MAH: Festival of Monsters

Santa Cruz

FREE

Laughing alien head with a party hat

Oct 17

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Santa Cruz: Comedy Festival

Santa Cruz

A cluster of Monarch Butterflies at Natural Bridges State Beach.

Oct 19

Multiple Event Dates

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Natural Bridges SB: Monarch Butterfly Self Guided Tours

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 19

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Simpkins Swim Center: Floating Pumpkin Patch

Santa Cruz

Oct 23

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

County Sheriff’s Office: Trunk or Treat

Watsonville

FREE

Film Poster of Lost Boys a free movie at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Oct 23

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The 418 Project: The Lost Boys

Santa Cruz

Flyer to promote the Boardwalk Chili cook-off

Oct 24

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Chili Cook-Off

Santa Cruz

Oct 24

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Downtown Watsonville: Candy Crawl

Watsonville

FREE

Cartoon witches and batts dancing and flying in the sky

Oct 24

October 24 @ 7:00 pm - October 25 @ 1:30 am PDT

Brookdale Lodge: Witches Ball

Brookdale

Drone view over the Santa Cruz coastline with a San

Oct 25

6:00 am - 2:00 pm

Santa Cruz Marathon

Santa Cruz

Black and white artsy image of an older musician in a suit

Oct 28

8:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Santa Cruz Civic Center: Musician Lyle Lovett

Santa Cruz

A collage of photos showing instagram foot shots and crowds having fun

Oct 30

October 30 @ 4:00 pm - November 1 @ 10:00 pm PDT

Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: 805 Night Market

Watsonville

Image to the entrance to the walk through fright walk attraction at the boardwalk

Oct 31

12:00 pm - 7:00 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Halloween

Santa Cruz

a pirate skeleton looking down from the mast of a boat in the harbor

Oct 31

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Santa Cruz Harbor: Trick-Or-Treat

Santa Cruz

FREE

Oct 31

October 31 @ 8:30 pm - November 1 @ 12:30 am PDT

Chaminade Resort and Spa: Vampire Ball

Santa Cruz

Nov 2

November 2 - November 8

Capitola: Plein Air Festival

Capitola

FREE

Nov 6

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Downtown Boulder Creek: Giving Thanks Party

Boulder Creek

FREE

Nov 7

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

SC Beach Boardwalk: Hot Rods at the Beach

Santa Cruz

FREE

Various colors of seaglass

Nov 7

November 7 @ 10:00 am - November 8 @ 5:00 pm PST

The Grove: Sea Glass and Ocean Art Festival

Santa Cruz

Drawing of goat with words affiliated with farms written within the drawing of the goat

Nov 13

November 13 @ 10:00 am - November 14 @ 3:00 pm PST

County Fairgrounds: Antique and Artisan Fair

Watsonville

Nov 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hotel Paradox: Beach Please Fair

Santa Cruz

FREE

Wine glass etched "Downtown Santa Cruz" for Downtown SC Wine Walk event

Nov 15

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Downtown Santa Cruz: Fall Wine Walk

Santa Cruz

Seastars in the tidepools at Natural Bridges. Photographed by Liz Birnbaum, The Curated Feast

Nov 24

Multiple Event Dates

4:17 pm - 4:53 pm

Santa Cruz County: King Tides

FREE

Nov 26

November 26, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - January 3, 2027 @ 7:00 pm PST

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Winter Wonderland

Santa Cruz

FREE

Celtic dancers mid air in red and green costumes in front of Christmas stage designs

Dec 2

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Santa Cruz Civic Center: A Taste of Ireland Christmas

Santa Cruz

Pets and children in ugly sweaters

Dec 4

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Downtown Boulder Creek: Market and Ugly Sweater Contest

Boulder Creek

FREE

Dec 5

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Santa Cruz Harbor: Lighted Boat Parade

Santa Cruz

Dec 6

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Hallcrest Vineyards: Holiday Market

Felton

FREE

A cartoon pelican sitting on the shoulder of a lady in a swim cap and goggles. Waves and surfboards are reflected in the goggles, and presents are coming out of the pelican beak.

Dec 20

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Hotel Paradox: Holiday Market

Santa Cruz

FREE

Chef during Santa Cruz Clam Chowder cook-off in 2019

Feb 20

February 20, 2027 @ 1:00 pm - February 21, 2027 @ 4:00 pm PST

46th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off

Santa Cruz

Ballerinas dressed as flowers with a wild pop culture elaborate colorful set

Apr 21

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

SC Civic Auditorium: Romero Britto’s Alice in Wonderland

Santa Cruz