Santa Cruz Events

Santa Cruz County has great events all year long, and we'll keep you up to date on the best events, right here.

Santa Cruz knows how to celebrate holidays, as is evidenced by the massive influx of visitors with each major holiday. HIghlights include 4th of July in Santa Cruz, Halloween, and the Christmas holidays.

Santa Cruz is home to some great recurring events. The First Friday of each month is an art lover's dream, while bargain hunters love the Santa Cruz Antique Faire, held the first Sunday of each month.

During the summer months you can enjoy weekly outdoor events like the Wednesday night Movies on the Beach, Thursday night Beach Parties at the Crow's Nest, Friday Night Bands on the Beach, Sunday Art & Music in Capitola, and many more.

Over the years Santa Cruz, Capitola, and the surrounding communities have developed some amazing annual events. Summer is the unofficial event season, but you can find great events year round.

Favorites include Woodies on the Wharf, the Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show, the Wharf to Wharf Race, the newly added Pleasure Point Street Fair, Begonia Festival, Capitola Art & Wine Festival, Restaurant Week, the Santa Cruz County Fair, the Santa Cruz Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz Film Festival, the Santa Cruz Greek Festival, and Santa Cruz TEDx. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

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This Weekend in Santa Cruz: April 14th – 16th, 2017

The Easter bunny makes several appearances this weekend, from the beach in Capitola to the trees in Felton, at Roaring Camp …

This weekend brings art exhibits galore with First Friday events around town. Also happening this weekend, learn the unique and ancient …

Easter is almost here, and this year there are plenty of festive events throughout Santa Cruz County. From Easter brunches to Easter egg …

This weekend you'll have a chance to swing into spring with food trucks, beer gardens and dancing. You can cheer on our (playoff-bound!) …

What’s in store for the first weekend of Spring? You can celebrate some of the best and brightest in our community, catch a weekend-long …

St. Patrick’s Day gets the weekend off to festive start. There will be pipes and fiddles, corned beef and cabbage, Guiness and Irish Coffee …

Spring is in the air this weekend and it sounds like Bluegrass, Hawaiian slack key, and rock ’n’ roll! We’ve got world-renowned musicians …

This weekend Santa Cruz celebrates art with events around town for First Friday! Then get ready for an eventful Saturday! Get your yoga …

This weekend Santa Cruz celebrates an evening of adrenaline-packed films, two days of clam chowder, and three days of ragtime music. Grab …