Friday, Santa Cruz

All day. Graduate Leave of Absence (Winter 2027)

All day. Art Submissions due for the Rainbow Connections Art Gallery Email a photo

All day. Magic through Make-believe, Science and Creativity Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

8:00 AM. LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter

8:00 AM. Volunteer Day at Asilomar Beach Asilomar Conference Grounds

9:00 AM. Night Market 831 Sand City Art Park

9:30 AM. Evergreen Volunteer Days Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

10:00 AM. Community Beach Yoga Main Beach Santa Cruz

10:00 AM. Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Admissions Virtual Open House CA

10:00 AM. Parent Nest A Guided Play and Connection Series Santa Cruz Children’s Museum of Discovery MOD

10:15 AM. Storytime in Monterey Monterey Public Library

10:30 AM. Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train Roaring Camp Railroads

10:30 AM. Little Discoverer Fridays Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

11:00 AM. Fish Friday Santa Cruz and Watsonville

11:00 AM. Mi Casa es Tu Casa: Caminos de Recuerdo PVA Porter Building

11:00 AM. Free Admission Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

11:00 AM. Natural Bridges SB: Monarch Butterfly Self Guided Tours Natural Bridges State Beach

11:00 AM. Produce Pop-Up CA

11:00 AM. New Support Group Stillbirth & Infant Loss Support Zoom

11:00 AM. Knitting Group at Live Oak Library 2026 Live Oak Library

11:00 AM. Free Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

11:30 AM. Preschool Storytime & Crafts Aptos Aptos Library

12:00 PM. UCSC: Carlos Motta Exhibition UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences

12:00 PM. UCSC: Victor “Marka27” Exhibition UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences

12:00 PM. Free First Friday Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

12:00 PM. Jazz at the Library Downtown Library

1:00 PM. 23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium Physical Sciences Building

2:00 PM. Watsonville: Farmers Market Downtown Watsonville

3:00 PM. Lego Brick Builder Fridays Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

3:00 PM. Friday Pet Food Pantry SPCA

4:00 PM. La Segunda: Perfectly Imperfect Pottery Flash Sale Studio 122 at the Tannery

4:00 PM. Oil Paintings and Wine Silver Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room

4:00 PM. Goal Setting Academic Resources Center (ARC)

4:00 PM. FIRST FRIDAY ~ LIVE MUSIC BY WOODS THRASH ~ Art Lounge ~ Join us for Arts, Crafts & Drafts! The Painted Cork ~ Arts

4:00 PM. Rockin' Around the Block Nicely Gallery: Decor + Design

4:00 PM. Far West Fungi First Friday Far West Fungi

5:00 PM. Sterling Salon First Friday Pop Up Sterling Salon

5:00 PM. Art Walk and Live Music Santa Cruz Hostel

5:00 PM. First Friday November 6, 2026 Santa Cruz Art Expressions

5:00 PM. Chromatic Creatures: Pawtrait Paintings by Suzy Rad Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Tapas Bar

5:00 PM. Art Reception with Beverly Rayner Tumbleweed Found

5:00 PM. Opening Reception for The Gift of Art Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

5:00 PM. fF@Calvary Calvary Episcopal Cultural Center

5:00 PM. Home for the Holidays: First Friday at Home by Zinnia's Home by Zinnias

5:00 PM. Transmutations solo exhibition by Crystal Kamoroff Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden

5:00 PM. Freehub PRESENTS Mountain Bike Film Festival — Rio Theatre for the Performing Rio Theatre for the Performing

5:00 PM. Fateful November - the art of Ember Katzira The Vision Sanctuary

5:00 PM. Universe Inside Me Apricity

5:00 PM. In Folia - Paintings by Claire Lerner Stripe the Store

5:00 PM. The Mug Radius Gallery

5:00 PM. First Friday @ the MAH—Meet the Artist: Borders of Belonging + Free Belonging Boosters™ Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

5:00 PM. Linda Fillhardt, Joan Hellenthal, Melissa West, Lynne Todaro, and Beth Shields show their diverse and intriguing work at Gallery 125 at the Tannery for First Friday! Gallery 125 at The Tannery

5:00 PM. First Friday Santa Cruz Multiple locations throughout Santa Cruz County

5:00 PM. Downtown Boulder Creek: Giving Thanks Party Boulder Creek

5:00 PM. Fall Festival at Creekside in Salinas Creekside Elemeny School

5:00 PM. Monterey Museum of Art First Friday Monterey Museum of Art

5:00 PM. Free Faculty & Student Concert in Carmel Valley Hidden Valley Music Seminars

5:00 PM. Craft & Cultura Art Market in Salinas Oldtown Salinas

5:00 PM. Boulder Creek First Friday Boulder Creek Downtown

5:30 PM. DIVE IN DEEPLY - Expressing the vulnerability shared by humans through emotion in the art The Loft Salon & Spa

5:30 PM. The Mother of pearl Art & craft Show ( include Key Ring Workshop) Santa Cruz Korean Center / Art gallery

6:00 PM. f/365 - A Year of Photography by Joel Leivick M.K. Contemporary Art

6:00 PM. First Friday at Artisans & agency, featuring Victoria Galitzine's new series "Inland" Artisans & agency

6:00 PM. Art Open House w/ Amahli Vivian + Winter Night Market The Fábrica

6:00 PM. Dia ds los Muertos Community exhibit Tannery Arts Center

6:00 PM. Autumn Show at PATT Printmakers at the Tannery

6:00 PM. Music in the Plaza 1st Friday Watsonville Civic Plaza

6:00 PM. Mazzeo R. Blitzer Gallery

6:00 PM. FOUND: Art Made From The Ocean - Shorebird Studios + Dianne O'Dell @ Hotel Paradox Solaire Restaurant + Bar at Hotel Paradox

6:00 PM. First FridayPacific Grove Autumn Celebration!

6:00 PM. Adult Only Lego Night Brick Lab

7:00 PM. Los Pendejos Imbeciles Band Woodhouse Blending & Brewing

7:00 PM. Matilda the Musical Colligan Theater at The Tannery

8:00 PM. ELIJAH SCOTT Felton Music Hall