This is a listing of regularly occuring events in Santa Cruz County. Also see UCSC Recurring Events.
Weekly Events
Monday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Open Mic Comedy @ Poet & Patriot | 8:00PM | Poet & Patriot - 320 Cedar Street | Weekly free open mic comedy show, 8pm-? |
Tuesday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Bocci Night Raw- Stand Up Comedy | 8-10pm | Bocci's Cellar - 140 Encinal St | Weekly free stand up comedy show, 8:00-10pm. Food, drinks, & smoking patio. |
Wednesday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Homeless United for Friendship and Freedom | time 10:30am to 12:30pm | SubRosa | Weekly meeting |
| Callahan's Comedy Night | 7:30-9pm | Callahan's - 507 Water St | Free weekly comedy open mic. |
Thursday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Blue Lagoon Comedy Night | 8:30pm | The Blue Lagoon -923 Pacific Ave | Weekly free comedy show, 8:30-10pm. |
Friday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Saturday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz | time 10:00am | Wilder Ranch State Park | Weekly ride |
| Human Rights Organization | time 2pm to 3pm | Firefly Coffee House | Weekly Meeting |
Sunday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description | |
| Dance Church | 8am to 11:30am | The 418 Project | ||
| Harbor Fellowship of Santa Cruz | 10:00am | Bay View Elementary School | Multi-purpose room on the Corner of Mission & Bay | Free Food to all who have need - While Supplies Last |
| Jazz Society of Santa Cruz County | time 4pm to 8pm | Bocci's Cellar | Weekly jazz jam open to the public | |
| The Neighborhood Salon | Time? | Westside | Meets every other Sunday |
Monthly Events
Monday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| NAACP Santa Cruz County Branch No. 1071 | 7:30pm | Progressive Missionary Baptist Church | Monthly meeting every first Monday |
Tuesday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
Wednesday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz | time 7:00pm | Seabright Brewery | Monthly meeting every second Wednesday |
Thursday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Santa Cruz Toymakers | time 11:30am | To be determined | Meeting every first Thursday of the month |
| Women & Trans Open Mic | time 8:00pm | SubRosa | Every third Thursday of each month |
Friday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| First Friday Art Tour | time 5:30pm | Downtown | A bus driven (and walking) guided art tour of the Downtown sponsored by the Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Arts |
| Contra Dance | 8:00pm | Felton Community Hall | Every first Friday of the month, sponsored by Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz |
Saturday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Santa Cruz Atheists | 2pm | Santa Cruz Public Library | Meets every second Saturday |
| Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai | 9am to Noon | Live Oak Grange Hall | General Meeting every 3rd Saturday |
| Santa Cruz Bead Society | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Santa Cruz Public Library | Meets every third Saturday |
| "Saturdoon" | time 10am to 1pm | Bonny Doon Elementary School | Local Arts and Food Market |
Sunday
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
| Santa Cruz Future Salon | every 3rd Sunday at 19:00 (7PM) | Borders on Pacific Avenue | discussion of how emerging technologies are shaping the future |
| Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz | 9:30am | Soquel Demonstration State Forest | Monthly ride every second Sunday |
| Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz | 10:00am | Wilder Ranch State Park | Monthly trail work every first Sunday |
| Celtic jam sessions | See link for info on Celtic jam sessions meeting every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sundays of the month |
Quarterly Events
Yearly Events
Spring (Mar-May)
- Art & Chocolate May
- Bike to Work/Bike Week May (County-wide)
- Boulder Creek Art & Wine Festival Memorial Day Weekend (Boulder Creek)
- Civil War Battles and Encampment Memorial Day Weekend (Felton)
- Ducky Derby & Carnival April (Harvey West Park)
- Earth Day Santa Cruz April (Santa Cruz)
- Felton Remembers Parade & Festival Memorial Day Weekend (Felton)
- Honoring of the Elders Gathering (Mount Madonna County Park)
- Jazz on the Wharf (Santa Cruz Wharf)
- Open Architecture Tour Spring (County-wide)
- Queer Youth Leadership Awards
- Santa Cruz American Music Festival Memorial Day Weekend (Aptos Village County Park)
- Santa Cruz Rejuvenation Festival (San Lorenzo Park)
- Santa Cruz Bluegrass Fair (San Lorenzo Park)
- Santa Cruz Classic Criterium Bicycle Race (Beach Hill)
- Santa Cruz Dyke March
- Santa Cruz Film Festival Spring (County-wide)
- Santa Cruz Jazz Festival March
- Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival (Steamer Lane)
- Santa Cruz Longboard Club Invitational May (Steamer Lane)
- Santa Cruz Paddlefest March (Steamer Lane)
- Vintners' Festival Spring (County-wide)
- Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show Memorial Day Weekend (Watsonville)
Summer (Jun-Aug)
- Aloha Celebrity Races & Polynesian Festival August (Santa Cruz Wharf)
- Aptos 4th of July Celebration July 4 (Aptos)
- Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival June (Bonny Doon)
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music July-August (Downtown)
- Cabrillo Music Food Art & Wine Festival July-August (Downtown)
- Capitola Begonia Festival Labor Day weekend. (Capitola)
- Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show June (Capitola Village)
- Day on the Monterey Bay Regatta August (Santa Cruz Harbor)
- Festival del Nopal July (Santa Cruz)
- Firecracker 10K Race July 4 (Harvey West Park)
- Hot Rods for Kids July (Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds)
- Japanese Cultural Fair June (Mission Plaza Santa Cruz)
- Juneteenth Celebration June (Laurel Park)
- National Night Out First Tuesday in August (County-wide)
- Obon Festival July (Watsonville)
- Pro-Am Beach Soccer Championships Summer (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)
- Race Thru the Redwoods August (Felton)
- Redwood Mountain Faire June (Felton)
- Scottish Renaissance Festival of Santa Cruz June (Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds)
- Shakespeare Santa Cruz July-August (UCSC)
- Spirit of Watsonville Celebration July 4 (Downtown Watsonville)
- Santa Cruz Fringe Festival July (Santa Cruz)
- Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge July (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- Santa Cruz Pride Parade & Festival June (Downtown)
- Woodies on the Wharf June (Santa Cruz Wharf)
- Scotts Valley Art & Wine Festival August (Scotts Valley)
- Spring Dog Festival June (Soquel)
- Vintners' Festival June (Santa Cruz County)
- Watsonville Strawberry Festival at Monterey Bay August (Watsonville)
- Wharf To Wharf Race July (Santa Cruz Wharf to Capitola Wharf)
- World's Shortest Parade July 4 (Aptos)
Fall (Sep-Nov)
- Capitola Art & Wine Festival September (Capitola)
- FashionArt Runway Show September (Downtown)
- Halloween on Pacific Avenue (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- Hot Rods at the Beach October (Boardwalk)
- Monte Foundation Fireworks Extravaganza October (Seacliff State Beach)
- Ohlone Day September (Felton/Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park)
- O'Neill Coldwater Classic October (Steamer Lane)
- Open Studios Art Tour October (County-wide)
- Pacific Rim Film Festival October (Santa Cruz)
- Santa Cruz Band Review October (Santa Cruz)
- Santa Cruz County Fair September (Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Watsonville)
- Santa Cruz Greek Festival September (Downtown)
- Santa Cruz Restaurant Week October (County-wide)
- Santa Cruz Triathlon September (Santa Cruz)
- Serve-the-Bay October (County-wide)
- The Santa Cruz Follies September (Santa Cruz)
- Testicle Festival September (Watsonville)
- Thunderbirds on the Wharf September (Santa Cruz Wharf)
- WAMMfest Autumn (San Lorenzo Park)
- Y2K International Live Looping Festival October (Downtown)
Winter (Dec-Feb)
- An Altared Christmas December - A comedic musical Christmas show at the Rio Theater
- Downtown Santa Cruz Holiday Parade December (Downtown)
- Fungus Fair January (Downtown)
- Jingle Bell Rock 5K December (Downtown)
- Kinetic Poets Project Poetry Slam competition held at UCSC
- Last Night Santa Cruz DIY December 31 - A do it yourself New Year's Eve parade (Downtown)
- Lighted Boat Parade December (Santa Cruz Harbor)
- Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival January (Cocoanut Grove)
- Snow Night December (Downtown)
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