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Moes Alley Presents Austins psychedelic Latin groove-makers, The Animeros! Tuesday, October 6, 2026Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm$20 in advance / $25 Day of the show21+*…
Santa Cruz Scene: What's happening in Santa Cruz County
From the waves to the redwoods, it's all happening here.
Santa Cruz Scene (santacruzscene.com) is a free daily calendar of in-person events across Santa Cruz County, California.
See what's on this weekend →In-person only, on purpose. Everything here is something you can actually show up to. No screens, no streams.
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Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM
The Kick Off - Sonivore Listening Lounge
📍 Sonivore · Downtown Santa Cruz · $25
THE KICK OFF is a one-night fundraiser for the Sonivore Listening Lounge at 701 Front Street. DJs, live performances, visual art by Made Fresh Crew…
Art & Culture
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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★ Featured
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Afrobeats Nite at the IAS
Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. In…
Education
📍 Westside
★ Featured
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Adventure Night
Rio Theatre & Sante Adairius Midtown Portal team up to support Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Join us for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival…
Art & Culture
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Kishi Bashi:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 10/6
(((folkYEAH!))) presents KISHI BASHI Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA October 6, 2026 Doors 7pm / Show 8pm All Ages
Music
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · The 418 Project
Dual Demons - CLASS
A recurring dance class in Santa Cruz. Check with the venue for specific style and level.
Education
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
☀️ Happening today
Tuesday, October 6Tuesday's a good day for puttering: Community Day at the UCSC Arboretum is free and open all morning, and the libraries are busy with practical stuff, backgammon at Aptos & Seacliff, tech help at Garfield Park and La Selva Beach, quilting up in Boulder Creek. If you've got a toddler in tow, swing by Toddler Time @ Live Oak at the Midtown branch. And tonight, Kishi Bashi plays the Rio Theatre, so grab tickets before they're gone.
15 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
5:30 PM
FREE
PyTorch Santa Cruz Meetup
📍 Engineering 2
Education
6:00 PM
$2
Ask the Doctor: Potluck and Q&A
📍 Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church
Food & Drink
6:00 PM
See listing
INTERMEDIATE HANDBUILDING (3/5)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
Community
6:00 PM
See listing
Queer Book Club with Jeffrey @ The Diversity Center
📍 The Diversity Center
LGBTQ+
6:30 PM
See listing
Trivia Tuesdays at Discretion
📍 Discretion Brewing
Food & Drink
6:30 PM
$250
Adult Ceramics Class
📍 Community Through Art
Art & Culture
6:30 PM
FREE
Trivia Night at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
📍 Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
Outdoors
6:45 PM
See listing
Dual Demons - CLASS
📍 The 418 Project
Education
7:00 PM
See listing
LIFE DRAWING
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
Art & Culture
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Oct
6
Free live music every Tuesday night with the Del Mar Trio at Callahan's in Santa Cruz.
Oct
7
Dave Shaw (Santa Cruz, USA): Planet Local Sharing Circle
📍 UC Santa Cruz
🕒 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM · See listing
Hosted by Local Futures In our next Planet Local Sharing Circle, we’ll be joined by Dave Shaw, founder of the Right Livelihood Center at UC…
Education
📍 UCSC
Oct
7
7pm sign-ups · Weekly pinball competition for players of all skill levels.
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
7
Dignity Mobile Wellness Clinic and Santa Cruz Public Libraries are partnering to offer services that support the health of patrons with weekly Wednesday visits to…
Oct
7
Experience the Bio-Vibe Table at SoulCare Studios, a gentle, non-invasive wellness experience using sound frequencies and soothing vibrations to encourage relaxation, release tension, and support…
Wellness
📍 Aptos & Seacliff
Oct
7
Horses are deeply attuned to nonverbal cues; our posture, breath, and inner state shape how they respond. When we’re centered, they notice. This gentle, horse…
Oct
7
Grab a free cup of coffee* and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the Fall Quarter! 9:00-11:00am Meet us…
Oct
7
Start your Wednesday morning with movement, mindfulness, and authentic Himalayan yogic wisdom at Soul Care Studios. 🧘✨ Join Yogi Laxman Panthi for a weekly Vinyasa…
Oct
7
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens.
Oct
7
What Got You Here WILL Get You There - Approaching the Job Search Over 55
📍 Capitola Branch Library
🕒 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · See listing
This 6-session series is an opportunity to evaluate your skills, talents and experiences through a new lens. Are you 55+ and want or need to…
Oct
7
TOTALLY TOTEMS: HANDBUILDING (1/4)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
🕒 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM · See listing
Noelle Lightbourne
Oct
7
A free weekly dance jam for babies and their caregivers at The 418 Project in Santa Cruz, with movement, music, and play in a joyful…
Oct
7
Preschool Storytime @ the Garfield Park Branch Library
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 10:30 AM · See listing
Join us at the Garfield Park Branch Library for Storytime!
Oct
7
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
🕒 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM · $26.45
Travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain as conductors narrate the history of…
Oct
7
A bilingual lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers, with songs, rhymes, and books in English and Spanish.
Oct
7
Cyber-Seniors Digital Literacy Series
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM · See listing
A 12 week series on Wednesdays from 10:30AM-12PM that introduces foundational digital literacy concepts and teaches useful digital skills. Classes conducted in-person with an instructor…
Oct
7
Meow-wow! Learn about cats and kittens with special guests from the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter.
Oct
7
Join Aquarium staff for some bilingual, ocean-learning fun through stories, songs, and movement.
Oct
7
Produce Pop-Up is a twice-weekly organic farmstand open to all members of the UC Santa Cruz community. The program is dedicated to increasing access to…
Oct
7
Toddler & Preschool Storytime at Boulder Creek
📍 Santa Cruz Public Libraries
🕒 11:00 AM · See listing
Come join us for stories, songs, and lots of fun for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers in our beautiful Boulder Creek Library Branch every Wednesday…
Oct
7
Join Career Success to chat about what it means to get to know other people in a new setting, and how to develop your conversation…
Education
📍 UCSC
Oct
7
A bilingual storytime for toddlers with stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish, promoting early literacy and language skills.
Oct
7
UCSC: Victor “Marka27” Exhibition
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
“Ni de aquí, ni de allá” (“neither from here, nor there”), is a phrase commonly used by bilingual, bicultural communities. In the exhibition the phrase…
Oct
7
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the artist’s preoccupation with the historical and aesthetic productions of…
Oct
7
Moving in Harmony with Life - Self-care Exercises for Vitality and Balance
📍 Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center
🕒 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM · FREE
Instructors: Alexandra Johnson, MD, Kevin Johnson and Dena Ehrlich We spend much of our time being sedentary, lost in our minds. Yet each movement you…
Oct
7
Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · See listing
Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS , features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the…
Oct
7
Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá
📍 UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
🕒 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · FREE
Organized in partnership with the Center for Art and Advocacy, located in Brooklyn, New York, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá ( Not From Here…
Oct
7
Join us for free Pilates at the Library! All levels welcome. Bring your own mat and water. Enjoy a fun, energizing workout led by volunteer…
Oct
7
Are you stuck with a technology question? You can make a free appointment with a tech savvy library staff member!
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