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Fri Oct 2 from 5:00 PM, America/Los_Angeles time · 27 events · 5 ongoing events
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54 events · Fri Oct 2 from 5:00 PM
Fri Oct 2
Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration
UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences, 100 Panetta Avenue, Santa Cruz, 95060, United States
ArtsFree
via Growing Up in Santa Cruz
First Friday at Calvary
Calvary Episcopal Cultural Center, 532 Center Street, Santa Cruz, 95060
ArtsCommunity
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Performance by Samita Sinha and IAS Fall Exhibitions Openings
Institute of Arts and Sciences, UCSC, 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
ArtsFree
via First Friday Santa Cruz
First Friday: Museum of the Macabre
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff DR, Santa Cruz, 95062
ArtsFree
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Falltography by Daniel Nader
Santa Cruz Hostel, 321 Main Street, Santa Cruz, 95060
ArtsFoodMusic
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Opening Reception for "Dreaming in Color"
Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St, Ben Lomond, CA, 95005, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Open Studios Preview Exhibition!
M.K. Contemporary Art, 703 Front Street, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060, United States
Arts
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Beth Shields, Lynne Todaro, Melissa West, Joan Hellenthal and Linda Fillhardt show their exceptional and diverse work for First Friday at Gallery 125 at The Tannery Art Center.
Gallery 125 at The Tannery, 1050 River St #125, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Chromatic Creatures: Paintings by Suzy Rad at Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room
Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Tapas Bar, 525 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
ARThropods:Multi media Giant insect exhibition
Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
The Rocky & Jack Show at Tumbleweed Found
Tumbleweed Found, 1025 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Constructing Paradise, Turn of Events | Oil paintings by Elizabeth Tracy
Stripe the Store, 107 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, 95060
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Minnow Arts and Jonathan Steinberg Present: “I Turn My Body From The Sun”
Minnow Arts, 204 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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First Friday October 2, 2026
Santa Cruz Art Expressions, 1545-A Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 95060
ArtsMusic
via First Friday Santa Cruz
The Mug
Radius Gallery, 1050 River St #127, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Natural History Museum: Macabre Halloween Party
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
ArtsFreeHoliday
via Visit Santa Cruz County
First Friday Santa Cruz
Multiple locations throughout Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
ArtsCommunityDrinkFamilyFoodMusic
via Visit Santa Cruz County
Downtown Boulder Creek: Treat Walk
lille æske arthouse, California 9, Boulder Creek, California, 95006, United States
ArtsCommunity
via Visit Santa Cruz County
Boulder Creek First Friday
Boulder Creek Downtown, Boulder Creek, CA, 95018, United States
ArtsCommunityFestivalFood
via Santa Cruz Parent
Museum of the Macabre
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062, United States
ArtsFree
via Growing Up in Santa Cruz
Sustaining Language, Culture, and Indigeneity: A Transnational Collage
Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Arts
via The Humanities Institute
Open Studio Artists at Resource Center for Nonviolence
Resource Center for Nonviolence, Santa Cruz, 95060
Arts
via First Friday Santa Cruz
PATT First Friday October Show
Printmakers at the Tannery, 1060 River St #107, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
First Fright-day at Artisans & agency | Bats, Cats, Owls and Howls
Artisans & agency, 1368 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
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via First Friday Santa Cruz
Return to Santa Carla — Community Art Show at Hotel Paradox from 6-8pm
Solaire Restaurant + Bar at Hotel Paradox, 611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
ArtsFamily
via First Friday Santa Cruz
First Friday at Resource Center for Nonviolence
Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
ArtsCommunity
via Resource Center for Nonviolence
Roaring Camp: Sequoia Lights
Roaring Camp Railroads, 5400 Graham Hill Road, Felton, CA, 95018, United States
ArtsOutdoors
via Visit Santa Cruz County
Ongoing events 5 events
A Creative Finale
The Green Spot Santa Cruz, 1100B Fair Ave, Santa Cruz, 95060
ArtsFoodMusic
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Legendary artist Jim Phillips First Solo Show
R. Blitzer Gallery, 2801 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Arts
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Open Studios Tour Preview: Visionary Art Group Showing
The Vision Sanctuary, 313 Cedar St A, Santa Cruz, 95060
Arts
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Nature Painting and Wine
Silver Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room, 328 Unit D Ingalls Street,, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
ArtsDrink
via First Friday Santa Cruz
Richard Curtin "Daydreaming"
Santa Cruz Coffee Roasting, 1330 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, 95060
Arts
via First Friday Santa Cruz