This weekend, 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

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

All day. Learn to be an Entrepreneur with The Teagan Group Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

12:30 AM. Early Bird Tour at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve Elkhorn Slough Safari

1:00 AM. In-Store Kids Workshops - Home Depot The Home Depot

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

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. Scotts Valley: Farmers Market Graham Plaza

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

8:00 AM. Aptos Farmers Market at Cabrillo College Cabrillo College

8:00 AM. Farmers Markets Opening in Scotts Valley and Felton Scotts Valley Farmers Market

9:00 AM. Post 593 Monthly Meetings

9:00 AM. Feel Good Beach Yoga

9:00 AM. Shut Up and Write Saturday Monterey In Person

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

9:00 AM. Home Depot Kids Workshops Home Depot Watsonville

9:00 AM. Westside Farmers Market Westside Farmers Market

9:30 AM. Where River Meets Ocean CA

9:30 AM. San Lorenzo River Walk Series: Where River Meets Ocean Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

10:00 AM. LGBTQ+ Friendly AA Meeting in Watsonville 939 Lincoln St

10:00 AM. Rainbow Kids Circle Please contact rainbowkidscircle@gmail.com for location information

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

10:00 AM. 2026 Northern California Renaissance Faire Casa de Fruta

10:00 AM. Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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

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

10:00 AM. Family STEM Day Monterey Peninsula College

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. Free STEM Day for Your Family Monterey Peninsula College

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

10:00 AM. Elkhorn Slough Free Weekend Tours Elkhorn Slough

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

10:30 AM. Family Storytime Branciforte Library

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

11:00 AM. First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum Arboretum

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

11:00 AM. Wilder Ranch State Park: Guided Coastal Nature Walk Wilder Ranch State Park

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

11:00 AM. Guided Walk: Big Basin: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Big Basin Park

12:00 PM. Board Games at the Capitola Library

12:00 PM. Fall Sipping Session Burrell School Vineyards & Winery

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. Redwood Grove Tour Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

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

12:00 PM. Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Redwood Grove Guided Walk Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

12:30 PM. In-Person Tech Help Felton Felton Library

1:00 PM. Intro to Woodworking: Build a Cool Cutting Board! Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz

1:00 PM. Creative Writing Workshop with CCWP PVA Porter Building

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

1:00 PM. Science Saturdays Santa Cruz Childrens Museum of Discovery – MOD

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

2:00 PM. Chess Club with Gjon Downtown Library

2:00 PM. Matilda the Musical Colligan Theater at The Tannery

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. Transfamilies of Santa Cruz Parent Support Group Virtual - Zoom

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

4:00 PM. Wine & Roses Benefit (off site) Santa Cruz County Fair Grounds

5:30 PM. Family Karaoke RC Fam Center

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

6:15 PM. Santa Cruz Roller Derby v Bay Area Derby Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

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

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

12:00 AM. Downtown Antique Fair

2:00 AM. BMX Racing - Manzanita Park BMX

4:00 AM. Second Sunday Artisan Faire Abbott Square

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

9:00 AM. Downtown Antique Faire Downtown Santa Cruz

9:00 AM. Downtown Santa Cruz: Antiques Faire Downtown Santa Cruz Antique Faire

9:00 AM. Live Oak: Farmers Market Live Oak Farmers’ Market

10:00 AM. Live Oak Farmers Market Live Oak Farmers Market

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

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

10:00 AM. Elkhorn Slough Free Weekend Tours Elkhorn Slough

10:00 AM. 2026 Northern California Renaissance Faire Casa de Fruta

10:00 AM. Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center Seymour Marine Discovery Center

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

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

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

11:00 AM. Corralitos Farm & Garden Market Corralitos Farm & Garden Market

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

11:00 AM. Seymour Center: Marine Science Festival Seymour Marine Discovery Center

12:00 PM. Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: Redwood Grove Guided Walk Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

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. Redwood Loop Tour Henry Cowell Redwoods Henry Cowell State Park

12:00 PM. Redwood Grove Tour Sunday Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

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

1:00 PM. Pet Food Pantry Santa Cruz SPCA

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

2:00 PM. Marin Barbershop Chorus presents Love Strikes a Chord CA

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

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

3:00 PM. Ideal Bar and Grill: Salsa by the Sea Ideal Bar & Grill

3:30 PM. Lucia Rehearsal Viking Hall

6:00 PM. Trans Masculine Support Group (Hosted by TDC via Zoom) CA

6:00 PM. Sunday S'mores Santa Cruz Hostel

6:30 PM. Shut Up & Write!™ Sunday Evening Sedulites