This week · Community, Santa Cruz

12:00 PM. Toastmasters of San Benito General Meetings Community Foundation Epicenter

12:00 PM. Online Introduction to Permaculture online

4:00 PM. Free Tutoring at California Coffee California Coffee

4:00 PM. SPCA Junior Animal Care Team Santa Cruz SPCA

5:00 PM. Post 694 - Thursday Burger Nights American Legion Post 694

5:30 PM. Mariposa de la Comunidad LGBTQ+ De Watsonville (Hosted by TDC @ Watsonville Library) Watsonville Public Library

6:00 PM. Reckoning with Redress: The Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration Cultural Center – Merrill College

7:00 PM. Post 694 Squadron Meeting

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

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

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

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

11:00 AM. Produce Pop-Up CA

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

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. Far West Fungi First Friday Far West Fungi

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

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. Downtown Boulder Creek: Giving Thanks Party Boulder Creek

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

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

5:00 PM. November First Friday! Santa Cruz Hostel

7:00 AM. Hot Rods at the Beach Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

7:00 AM. Hot Rod At The Beach in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

8:00 AM. SC Beach Boardwalk: Hot Rods at the Beach Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

9:00 AM. Post 593 Monthly Meetings

9:00 AM. Fall Paper Shred Event Santa Cruz City Hall

9:30 AM. Where River Meets Ocean CA

10:00 AM. River Levee Cleanup @ San Lorenzo River San Lorenzo River @ Laurel St

10:00 AM. Thrill the World Classes London Nelson Community Center

10:00 AM. Spreading the Beauty Truth Conference: Beyond the Label. Beyond the Shelf Online

10:00 AM. Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve Elkhorn Slough Reserve

10:00 AM. First Saturday Book Sale in Pacific Grove Pacific Grove Friends Used Book Store

10:00 AM. Tractor Supply Tractor Supply

3:00 PM. Sapphic Crafternoon (Outside Community Event) 117 Soquel Ave

5:30 PM. Dia de los Muertos Ceremonia 2026 Upper Quarry Amphitheater

7:00 PM. Birthday Speaker Meeting Mid-County Senior Center

8:00 AM. Post 121 - Sunday Breakfast (EXCEPT 3rd Sunday)

10:00 AM. Elkhorn Slough: Free Tour of the Preserve Elkhorn Slough Reserve

10:00 AM. Beach Cleanup @ Salinas River State Beach Salinas River State Beach

1:00 PM. Pet Food Pantry Santa Cruz SPCA

2:30 PM. Contra Dancing at Live Oak Grange 2nd Sundays Live Oak Grange

9:00 AM. TOGETHER26: A Queer Family Building Conference hosted by Hosted by PregnantTogether virtual conference

4:00 PM. PAWS Afterschool Program Santa Cruz SPCA

5:00 PM. Post 121 - Hamburger Night

5:00 PM. Post 694 - Monday NighT Dinners

7:00 PM. Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

9:00 AM. Bike Helmet & Light Distributions McHenry Library

10:00 AM. Men's group The Abbey Coffee Lounge

10:00 AM. Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum Arboretum

12:30 PM. Cookies & Conversations with Provost Aims Crown College

4:00 PM. Queer Student Union (QSU) Zoom Meeting RSVP: ttps://forms.gle/LtPgNThTtXp4P84x6 and we will send you the Zoom link

4:00 PM. SPCA Junior Animal Care Team Afterschool Program Santa Cruz SPCA

6:00 PM. San Benito Wildfire Resilience Forum Community Foundation Epicenter

6:30 PM. Post 121 Monthly Meeting

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All day. Library Resources for Students Santa Cruz Public Libraries

9:00 AM. Coffee with Provost Aims McGuinness Merrill College Office

10:00 AM. Henry J. Mello Center: Veterans Day Parade Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts

4:00 PM. SPCA PAWS Afterschool program Santa Cruz SPCA

5:00 PM. The World Cafe: Food, Tea, and Conversations that Matter Rachel Carson/Oakes Dining Hall

5:00 PM. Q-MIT Zoom Meeting! CA

7:30 PM. General Service District Meeting (Hybrid) Mid-County Senior Center