Join the City-Wide Garage Sale Weekend on June 6th & 7th! Residents throughout the city are invited to host their own garage sales and be part of one big community shopping event. Simply register your sale, add your address to our interactive online map, and connect with bargain hunters all across town. Whether you’re clearing out clutter, finding hidden treasures,…

Join Save Our Shores and Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship for a beach and trail cleanup at Moran Lake Beach on National Trails Day!   Registration is required, click here to register. Meet Up Location: Please meet us in the parking lot across from the beach next to the lagoon. Facilities & Accessibility: There are restrooms and drinking fountains on site. Parking…

Santa Cruz’s “small, intense orchestra” performs Aaron Copland’s original intimate chamber version of Appalachian Spring, alongside works by Sibelius, Mendelssohn, and Milhaud. Guest conductor Michael McGushin leads thirteen musicians in a program of small-scale orchestral masterpieces. Tickets available at the door or through the link in the orange button above.

Appalachian Spring Meets Santa Cruz Spring Music by Copland, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and MilhaudWhy we became musicians...Espressivo is the small, intense orchestra that is making big news in Santa Cruz County. Comprised of regional professional musicians, Espressivo presents select masterpieces of classical music composed for 12-26 players. Espressivo was founded in 2015 by Michel Singher after his career as a conductor…

Appalachian Spring Meets Santa Cruz Spring Music by Copland, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and MilhaudWhy we became musicians...Espressivo is the small, intense orchestra that is making big news in Santa Cruz County. Comprised of regional professional musicians, Espressivo presents select masterpieces of classical music composed for 12-26 players. Espressivo was founded in 2015 by Michel Singher after his career as a conductor…

Art & Ecology Summer Camp invites young artists ages 7–13 to explore large-scale mural-making, storytelling, and collaboration in a weeklong program led by professional muralist Jessica Evanjelista at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH). Drawing inspiration from the museum’s galleries, campers will learn how murals communicate history, community, and personal narratives while experimenting with sketching, color theory,…

Join Save Our Shores & Surfing Moms Santa Cruz for World Oceans Day at Capitola Beach! Registration is required, click here to register. Meet Up Location: Please meet us in the Esplanade Park at 120 Monterey Ave. Facilities & Accessibility: There are restrooms and drinking fountains available on site. Paid parking in the village is limited, additional large parking lot…

Come to Peoples Coffee, the official Santa Cruz location for the Southmost events for the Golden Gate Gamemakers! Come join us as a branch under GGG known as Game Designers of Santa Cruz! It's a relaxed chance to try new board games and card games, get feedback on your own prototypes if you are a game designer, and get advice…

Bring chairs, jackets, a picnic supper, and the family to enjoy free live music and the sunset! Concerts begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and take place at the Esplanade bandstand. Visit local restaurants and pick up dinner to go and enjoy a picnic at the beach! Suggested to bring low back chairs or picnic blanket for seating. *No dogs…

Join Save Our Shores for a beach cleanup at Cowell & Main Beach! Registration is required, click here to register. Meet Up Location: Please meet us at the base of the stairs to Cowell Beach, on the right side of the wharf entrance. Facilities & Accessibility: Restrooms and drinking fountains are available onsite. Metered parking in the lot is limited,…

Bring your friends, family and neighbors and come out to enjoy good old-fashioned activities such as spinning wool, cheese making, wooden cow milking and ice cream making! You can even drive a tractor and go on a hayride.  Local Santa Cruz County 4-H clubs will be hosting their Annual Spring Fair.  This action-packed day is admission free, and donations are…

Join Save Our Shores at Seacliff State Beach for Ocean Fest!

The Santa Cruz Antique Faire is on the 2nd Sunday of every month from 9am-5pm, weather permitting. Vendors offer an eclectic blend of antiques and unique items, vintage clothing, collectibles and more! Visit the Antique Faire on Lincoln Street between Pacific and Cedar.

InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam featuring singer Kay MartinAre you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on June 16, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct, a FREE open mic night, from 7-9 pm, featuring Kay Martin.Kay’s longtime day job was teaching (Writing+ at UCSC) for fifteen years, which morphed into writing/ editing/ consulting…

We are coming together as a community to steward Tyrrell Park through the City’s Adopt-A-Park program. At the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, you gain new wisdom about local ecology, native plants, and sustainable gardening while connecting with nature outdoors. It’s time to get your hands dirty! Join us and volunteer in the Museum’s Garden Learning Center and Pilkington…

Santa Cruz comes alive with the biggest watch party of the week, right on the sand with a giant LED screen for the USA vs. Türkiye match for the FIFA World Cup at 7PM! Enjoy a designated beer garden on the beach in front of the Colonnade, plus all your favorite Boardwalk bites and sips. Arrive early, grab your spot, and enjoy…

Join us for our annual Scotts Valley 4th of July Parade & Flyover. Parade begins at 11am (same route as last year). Celebrate Scotts Valley 60th bday bash at the block party 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Boys & Girls Club Parking Lot) featuring: Live Music & Beer Garden hosted by Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley Food Trucks by Food Trucks A…

InterAct Open Mic at Satori Arts. FREE community poetry jam featuring Kaily DorfmanAre you ready to get your poetry on? Join us on July 21, 2026 at Satori Arts for InterAct, a FREE open mic night, from 7-9 pm, featuring poet Kaily Dorfman.Kaily Dorfman was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California, and completed her MFA in poetry at UC…