The Warriors are in the playoffs, the antique fair is this weekend, Santa Cruz breweries are celebrating Spring Beer Week, and the 6th annual Santa Mountain Bike Festival is shredding into town.
Read on to see the rest of our picks for the best events in Santa Cruz this weekend:
Santa Cruz Warriors Playoffs vs Oklahoma City Blue
When: Friday, 4/10 from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Where: Kaiser Permanente Arena
How Much: $17-$160
Our very own NBA Development League team has made it to the playoffs, and you can watch them take on Oklahoma City’s finest on our home court this Friday night.
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: An Evening with Alison Arngrim
When: Friday, 4/10 at 8:00 pm
Where: Rio Theatre
How Much: $20-$30
New York Times Best Selling author and beloved Little House on the Prairie star Alison Arngrim has been entertaining and delighting crowds with her humorous one-woman show (named after her memoir of the same name) all over the world for the last twelve years, and now you can catch the uproarious spectacle right here in Santa Cruz
Spring Beer Week
When: Friday, 4/10 & Saturday, 4/11
Where: Beer Thirty & Mission Street BBQ
Spring Beer Week began on Monday and runs through the weekend. Put on by Santa Cruz Waves, Spring Beer Week, features different local breweries each day of the week. This weekend will feature Beer Thirty on Friday & Mission Street BBQ on Saturday.
Be Calm Honcho, Painted Horses, Sunmonks
When: Saturday, 4/11 at 9:00 pm
Where: The Crepe Place
How Much: $8
Bay Area indie rockers Be Calm Honcho are described on their Bandcamp page as “somewhere between dive-bar-stomp and showtune surf.” Whatever genre you interpret them as, both Be Calm Honcho and local favorite Painted Horses are sure to deliver a great show.
Coastal Wildflower Day
When: Saturday, 4/11 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Where: Half Moon Bay State Beach
How Much: Free (parking is $10)
Head up the coast on Saturday to learn more about what grows in our backyard and support the State Beach native plant nursery by attending Coastal Wildflower Day, where you and your family can play games, take guided walks, and participate in interactive educational experiences all centered around coastal wildflowers.
State of the San Lorenzo Event
When: Saturday, 4/11 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
How Much: Free
If you’e concerned about the quality and well being of the San Lorenzo River, show your support and get informed at this informational meeting. State and local officials will be on hand to provide enlightenment and ideas.
Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival
When: Saturday, 4/11 through Sunday, 4/12 from 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Where: San Lorenzo Park
How Much: Free
Whether you’re a participant or a spectator, this 6th annual celebration of mountain biking will likely get you pumped on the sport, and the area’s great natural and manmade venues for it.
Downtown Antique Fair
When: Sunday, 4/12 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: Downtown Santa Cruz
How Much: Free
If you’ve got a twenty dollar bill burning a whole in your pocket, finding a way to spend it won’t be difficult at the Downtown Antique Fair. The sprawling outdoor market features antiques of any category and price point you could want, so there really is something for everybody.
Birding Safari
When: Sunday, 4/12 from 10:15 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
How Much: $47
Spot avocets, cormorants, pelicans and many more beautiful bird species this Sunday with the aid of expert birders Rick Fournier and Captain Yohn.
Hikes
- Discover Big Basin Redwoods
- Meteor Trail Hike
- Redwood Loop Walk
- Hike to Buzzard’s Roost
- The Road Less Traveled—A Dog-Friendly Walk
- Berry Creek Falls Hike
- A Walk in the Past
- Wildflower Hike
- Nature Wander
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Additional events this weekend
Friday:
- Led Kaapana & Mike Kaawa Hawaiian Masters
- Wine & Watercolor Club
- Ben Ahn, Bringing it Back to Pono
- Melvin Seals & the Jerry Garcia Band
Friday & Saturday
Friday through Sunday
Saturday:
- 2nd Saturday on the Farm
- Volunteer with the Trail Crew
- Santa Cruz Baroque Festival: Treasures of J.S. Bach
- Moss Landing Marine Laboratory Open House
- The Wonderland Tour with Jon Foreman
- Building Methods at the Mission
- Summit Outdoor Concert Series
- Reverend Horton Heat
- Celso Piña Y Su Ronda Bogota + Candelaria & DJ Rabeat
- Rispin Mansion Park Project
- The Killer Queens -All Girl Queen Tribute plus The Jean Genies – David Bowie Tribute
Saturday & Sunday
Sunday:
- Cleanup Cowells Project
- Weekly XStream Beach Cleanup at Davenport Main Beach
- Coastal Riderz 2nd Annual Autism Run
- Trek to The Forbidden Sandhills
- Santa Cruz Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
Recurring Events You Can Find Every Weekend
- Tours of the Reserve at Elkhorn Slough (weekly event – every Saturday & Sunday)
- Santa Cruz Farmers Markets (weekly events)
- Live Comedy at the Crow’s Nest (weekly event – every Sunday night)
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