This weekend · Arts, Santa Cruz

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

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

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. 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

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

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

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. 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. 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. Downtown Boulder Creek: Giving Thanks Party Boulder Creek

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

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

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. Dia ds los Muertos Community exhibit Tannery Arts Center

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

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

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

2:00 AM. Open House at the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad Museum

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

10:00 AM. The Grove: Sea Glass and Ocean Art Festival The Grove

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

11:00 AM. Living History Dairy Ranch Wilder Ranch State Park

11:00 AM. UCSC Arboretum: First Saturday Tours UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

11:00 AM. Wilder Ranch State Park: Living History Dairy Ranch Wilder Ranch State Park

11:00 AM. Life on the Ranch Living History Day Wilder Ranch

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. Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still Institute of the Arts and Sciences

12:00 PM. Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá Institute of the Arts and Sciences

12:00 PM. A Day of Ecosex at the MAH Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

1:00 PM. Artist Opening Reception - Anastasiya Bachmanova Burrell School Vineyards & Winery

1:00 PM. Wilder Ranch: Historic Grounds Tours Wilder Ranch State Park

2:00 PM. New Exhibitions Opening at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos

2:00 PM. Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences

3:00 PM. Paint and Play Saturdays Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

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

7:00 PM. Henry Diltz – Behind the Lens Kuumbwa Jazz Center

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

10:00 AM. UCSC Family Day Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

11:00 AM. Marine Science Fest: Ms. Blue Returns Seymour Marine Discovery Center

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. Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still Institute of the Arts and Sciences

12:00 PM. Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá Institute of the Arts and Sciences

2:00 PM. Artist Panel Discussion: Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History