5:00 PM · Imagine Disability Film Festival · Colligan Theater (Santa Cruz) · film · rating 7
calendar.google.com · details Presented by Imagine Supported Living Services, this festival screens a curated collection of short films directed by, starring, or featuring individuals with developmental disabilities.
8:00 PM · Crepe-O-Ween! Night #1 · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $20 · dj_party · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details BOUNCE HOUSE will be the greatest rock n roll band of all time: BLACK SABBATH! Who will take the role of the Prince of Darkness and will they be shirtless? Will there be any Dio tunes? Will cocaine be involved? Will there be a bat?
8:30 PM · Eternities · Indexical (Santa Cruz) · $16 Advance / $18 Door / FREE or discounted for Members · experimental, live_music · rating 7
indexical.org · details Eternities is an intuitive collaboration between bass clarinetist Katie Porter and sound artist Bob Bellerue. Their work is inspired by deep presence, resonant feedback, melodic drone, and overtone magic, in the fluid realm between intention and indeterminacy. For this special event, Katie and Bob present solo works followed by a collaborative performance to close out the evening.
8:30 AM · CreativeMornings Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz MAH (Santa Cruz) · workshop, community · rating 6
santacruzmah.org · details Join CreativeMornings Santa Cruz at the MAH for a free monthly breakfast lecture series. Connect with local creatives, enjoy coffee and pastries, and hear inspiring talks from innovative thinkers in Santa Cruz.
4:00 PM · Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: 805 Night Market · Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds (Watsonville) · $6.40 · community, festival · rating 6
santacruz.org · details Enjoy a curated lineup of food vendors serving street food, desserts, and specialty drinks. With live entertainment and a curated maker market, every stop is built to be shared—friends, families, […]
4:30 PM · Skypark: Halloween Food Trucks · Skypark (Scotts Valley) · FREE · live_music, rock, community · rating 6
santacruz.org · details Bring your family, friends, and picnic blankets for an evening packed with delicious food truck eats, live music by FIREPEACH, cold beer and wine, and community fun. Costumes are strongly […]
5:30 PM · KAVA JAH BIRTHDAY BASH · Woodhouse Blending & Brewing (Santa Cruz) · live_music, latin_world · rating 6
woodhousebrews.com · details Announcing to you the 1st Annual KAVA JAH Birthday Bash🔥🔥🔥
Friday October 30th come join us at Woodhouse Brewery in Santa Cruz for a special night of Reggae Music🎶🎶🎶
Featuring....
Kava Jah and The Remedy
Dj Robert Rankin
Dj Wyze 1
Dj Swami-i
And Special Guests✨️✨️✨️
Get your Friends and Family and come out, feel the vibes, and dance with us!
♥️💛💚
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6:00 PM · Arsonists Get All The Girls · Santa Cruz Vets Hall (Santa Cruz) · Starts at $18.86 · live_music, rock · rating 6
eventbrite.com · details PinUp Productions celebrates 19 years of Arsonists Get All The Girls and 22 years of PinUp Productions featuring Arsonists Get All The Girls, The Millionarie$, Hiroshima (special reunion set), Shortiez, and Weight of Light, plus a costume contest.
8:00 PM · FISHHOOK HALLOWEEN PARTY · The Crow's Nest (Santa Cruz) · $7 cover · live_music, rock · rating 6
facebook.com · details Friday October 30th Good times, dancing, and rock & roll COSTUME CONTEST 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes! Starts at 08:00 PM
time TBA · Alex Ramon Magic Show · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Alex Ramon Magic Show Friday, October 30, 2026 Step into a world of wonder as magician Alex Ramon brings an evening of mind-bending illusions and jaw-dropping tricks to The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center. Marking 100 years since the death of the legendary Harry Houdini, this special performance is sure to leave audiences of all ages amazed. Buy Now More Info
time TBA · Fall Arcade Specials · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · $24.95 · community · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Fall Arcade Specials September 8 - November 25, 2026 Score BIG savings this fall! Monday-Friday: 2-Hour Time Play Card for $24.95 Weekend: 1/2 price arcade games Saturday: 10am-11am* Sunday: 10am-12pm *Beginning 11/1, Saturday & Sunday hours will change to 11am-12pm Play more and spend less - get the details now! More Info
time TBA · “The Mug” exhibition · Radius Gallery (Santa Cruz) · art · rating 6
radius.gallery · details “The Mug” exhibition. Curated by Janet Fine & Ann Hazels
10:00 AM · Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science · Seymour Marine Discovery Center (Santa Cruz) · workshop · rating 5
events.ucsc.edu · details Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30 , at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on science investigations, crafts, and a scavenger hunt. • Make an enormous whale skeleton appear in front of your eyes, then walk inside it with our special virtual reality experience. • Touch live bat stars and crabs, and learn about bone-eating zombie worms and hagfish.
11:00 AM · Bridge Club @ La Selva Beach · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · sports · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details Join our Bridge Club for friendly games and social fun, open to players of all skill levels.
11:00 AM · Discovery Zone Playgroup · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details A time for free play for children with a participating adult.
11:00 AM · Knitting @ Live Oak · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details We are knitting at Live Oak Library on Fridays.
11:30 AM · Preschool Story Time & Craft @ Aptos · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details Join us for great stories and a fun craft. Ages 4-6
1:00 PM · Encompass Outreach Worker Office Hours · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details Connecting people to social services, county mental health and more.
2:00 PM · Luck of the Draw · Santa Cruz Art League (Santa Cruz) · art · rating 5
scal.org · details
3:30 PM · Lego Friday Fun · Santa Cruz Public Library (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzpl.libnet.info · details Use your imagination and build anything you can dream! Lego and Duplo blocks will be available for children and youth to tinker with, build, explore, and creatively play! No registration necessary.
5:00 PM · Luck of the Draw · Santa Cruz Art League (Santa Cruz) · art · rating 5
scal.org · details This annual fundraiser features original artwork donated by community artists. Ticket holders participate in an exciting raffle where they get to choose a piece directly from the gallery walls when their name is drawn.
5:30 PM · Cruz Control · Discretion Brewing (Soquel) · live_music · rating 5
discretionbrewing.com · details Live music, 5:30–7:30pm.
7:00 PM · Live Music: Spun · Sevy's Bar & Kitchen (Aptos) · live_music · rating 5
sevysbarandkitchen.com · details Kick off your evening with live music by Spun at Sevy's Bar & Kitchen. Soak in the upbeat atmosphere, great food, and lively musical entertainment.
9:00 PM · Dance or Die: A Drag Rave · The 418 Project (Santa Cruz) · dj_party, community · rating 5
the418project.org · details 9:00 PM – 12 Midnight – LARGE THEATER
Live Drag Rave + DJ + Dance Experience
DANCE OR DIE: A DRAG RAVE
What is Dance Or Die? DANCE OR DIE is a community organization, presented under basic principles of movement, creative expression, and community as ways of spiritual enrichment, and seeks to create a safe space for people to express themselves in queer freedom.
What is Dance Or Die: A Drag Rave and what does it look like? DANCE OR DIE: A Drag Rave is Santa Cruz’ largest recurring drag show.
12:00 PM · Full menu available - Friday - Pacifica · Humble Sea Brewing (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 4
humblesea.com · details Kick off Friday with the full food menu available at Humble Sea Brewing in Pacifica. Enjoy a complete lineup of kitchen dishes paired with fresh craft beer.
4:00 PM · Food Menu available - Tavern - Friday · Humble Sea Brewing (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 4
humblesea.com · details Start the weekend right at the Humble Sea Tavern with the food menu available this Friday. Dine on freshly made kitchen offerings alongside a wide selection of draft beers.
12:00 PM · Crepe-O-Ween: Harry & The Hitmen · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $20 · live_music, rock · rating 0 · no longer listed thecrepeplace.com · details HARRY & THE HITMEN will be the kings of Philly soul HALL & OATES! Who will have a mustache? Will it be Button? Who’s hair will be blow dried? Will Nick cut his hair into a mullet? Come rock out and find out.
6:00 PM · SWEET VOODOO · Abbott Square Market (Santa Cruz) · live_music, rock, rnb_soul_funk · rating 0 · no longer listed abbottsquaremarket.com · details Sweet VooDoo is a solid band of seasoned players bringing super danceable rock-n-funk-n-jams to the party. The voodoo that WE do will get you moving, grooving and singing along to a mix of epic hits and rare gems from the deep vault of all-time greats like Aretha, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Santana, Joplin, and many more. We’ll rock the house and tickle your funky bone with a tight rhythm section, a shredding guitarist, and a dynamic leading lady… come check out the show!
8:00 PM · NO-BRAINER PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: WASABI · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · $15 · live_music, rnb_soul_funk · rating 0 · no longer listed thecrepeplace.com · details In 2005 local Santa Cruz bass wunderkind Dan Robbins joined the Brothers Work on their musical quest. The power trio plays primarily original music, with a few select covers, rooted in a meld of funk/rock/jazz/world/hip hop/dance music. Wasabi’s tunes draw from the personal journeys of its members and a revolving collection of special guests who frequently sit in on various instruments and vocals.
time TBA · Blacksmith Hammer-In · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · community, workshop · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details The California Blacksmith Association Presents - The 11th Annual Hammer-In at Roaring Camp Railroads. Watch demonstrators push the boundaries of hot metal, bring ancient techniques to life and share with the community their talent and dedication to the blacksmith craft.
time TBA · Eggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · community · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details The Easter Bunny makes a stop at Roaring Camp. Hop aboard the Redwood Forest Steam Train to Bear Mountain for an Easter Egg Hunt and participate in Easter activities in Town.
time TBA · Lumberjack Days · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Free admission · festival, sports · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details Step back into the days of steel, steam, and timber at Roaring Camp’s first annual Lumberjack Days, celebrating the heritage of West Coast logging. Watch skilled competitors face off in classic lumberjack events as they battle time and timber. Join us for a lively tribute to logging history as contestants compete for the title of King or Queen of the Woods. Free admission.
time TBA · Model Trains · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · art · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details Adults and kids alike will enjoy viewing California Central Coast On30’s large scale model railroad display. Watch model trains chugging through the Redwoods, around railroad bends and over the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Boardwalk with the miniature scale of the Central Coast spread out before them. During your visit be sure to see Roaring Camp’s authentic 1800s steam train.
time TBA · Mother’s Day Brunch · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets | wines for purchase · community · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details Treat Mom to something memorable on her special day with a beautiful Mother’s Day train ride through the towering redwoods. Hallcrest Vineyards will be pouring their local wines for purchase.
time TBA · Rainforest Weekends · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · community, workshop · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details Learn about California's own Coastal Redwood Forest, aboard a 100 year old steam train. Along the journey, hear fascinating information about the coastal redwoods and their ecosystems from docent specialists.
time TBA · Redwood Forest Steam Train · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · Buy Tickets · community · rating 0 · no longer listed fareharbor.com · details 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 Roaring Camp, the railroad and the forest.