6:00 PM · Grateful Sunday with Matt Hartle · The Crepe Place (Santa Cruz) · live_music, folk · rating 7
thecrepeplace.com · details Grateful Sundays at the Crepe Place take place in the beautiful garden. Full meals are available, and the Garden Bar is open for service! For the past number of years, Matt has hosted the highly successful series "Grateful Sundays". This ongoing residency has attracted the finest musicians in the Grateful Dead music genre.
6:00 PM · Salsa By The Sea Afterparty · Abbott Square Market (Santa Cruz) · dj_party · rating 7
abbottsquaremarket.com · details Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ's.
11:00 AM · Hallcrest Vineyards: Holiday Market · Hallcrest Vineyards (Felton) · FREE · community, festival · rating 6
santacruz.org · details Get your friends and family together for a free event full of fun vendors, kid's activities, Santa, wine and so much more!
4:30 PM · Movie with Santa · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · film, community · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Movie with Santa Sunday, December 6, 20264:30pm-7:30pm Tis' the season for an evening of joy and holiday cheer inside The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center! Enjoy exclusive time with Santa, cookie decorating, and a viewing of the iconic holiday movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Buy Now More Info
5:00 PM · HORSE FEATHERS · Woodhouse Blending & Brewing (Santa Cruz) · live_music, folk · rating 6
woodhousebrews.com · details There are bands you listen to, and then there are bands you experience.
Horse Feathers has spent nearly two decades crafting songs that are intimate, cinematic, and quietly unforgettable. Rooted in the Pacific Northwest, their sound weaves together folk, chamber music, and haunting harmonies into something that feels both timeless and deeply human.
If you love the kind of music that makes a room go still before the applause, this is a night you won't want to miss.
time TBA · Boardwalk Winter Wonderland · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · community, festival · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Boardwalk Winter Wonderland Select Dates: November 26, 2026 - January 3, 2027 12pm-7pm Your favorite beach destination is shining bright for the holidays! Enjoy festive decorations, enchanting light shows, thrilling rides, arcade games, photos with Santa, delicious holiday treats, and unforgettable seasonal fun. More Info
time TBA · Holiday Train Rides · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 6
beachboardwalk.com · details Holiday Train Rides November 27, - December 31, 2026 (dates vary) Celebrate the holiday season with a ride on a festive train! Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train Santa Cruz Chanukah Train (One night only!) New Year's Train More Info
time TBA · Holiday Tree Walk · Roaring Camp Railroads (Felton) · community · rating 6
roaringcamp.com · details Get in the holiday spirit by bringing the family to ride the Redwood Forest Steam Train through the wintry redwoods to Bear Mountain. Sip hot cider while greeting Santa Claus. In town, enjoy winter themed activities.
time TBA · “Small Works” …it’s the shopping show! · Radius Gallery (Santa Cruz) · art · rating 6
radius.gallery · details “Small Works” …it’s the shopping show!
2:00 AM · Winter Solstice Sea Star Search · Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (Santa Cruz) · community, workshop · rating 5
santacruzmuseum.org · details Join us for this citizen science event in cooperation with California Academy of Sciences and hosted Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History to track sea star populations and monitor them one day wasting disease. Tide pooling takes place during the winter solstice because gravitational forces create the lowest extreme tides of the year, exposing deep rocky intertidal zones...
10:00 AM · Holiday Sale · Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 5
santacruzmuseum.org · details Looking for locally made, nature-inspired gifts this holiday season? Join us for the Museum's Holiday Sale, featuring a curated selection of books, toys, art, jewelry, home decor, prints, and more from local artists, authors and makers whose work celebrates natural history. It's the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind gifts inspired by the natural world. Sip...
2:00 PM · Coney Island Christmas · Park Hall (Ben Lomond) · theater · rating 5
mctshows.org · details A holiday show by Donald Margulies, directed by Daria E. Troswell, based on the story 'The Loudest Voice' by Grace Paley. Takes place at Ben Lomond's historic Park Hall. Introduces Shirley Abramowitz, a young Jewish girl who requests the memorable story to her great-granddaughter.
3:00 PM · THE BACK PORCH BOYS · Discretion Brewing (Soquel) · live_music, folk · rating 5
discretionbrewing.com · details 3:00-5:00pm
The BACK PORCH BOYS dig into the glorious roots of American music from the Delta blues in Mississippi to New Orleans up to Memphis over to Austin and jumpin’ to Chicago. Singer-guitarist RICH COWAN and harmonica enthusiast VIRGIL THRASHER put their combined 90 odd years of playing music on display. You will hear the likes of Tampa Red, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino among other icons from the early days.
time TBA · Santa Cruz Maker Studios at the Seymour Center · Seymour Marine Discovery Center (Santa Cruz) · workshop · rating 5
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time TBA · Seymour Center’s Art in the Aquarium · Seymour Marine Discovery Center (Santa Cruz) · art · rating 5
events.ucsc.edu · details 20 events found. Events Events Search and Views Navigation Search Enter Keyword. Search for Events by Keyword. Find Events Event Views Navigation Summary List Month Day Week Map Summary Today Now Now – 6/17/2028 June 17, 2028 Select date.
8:00 AM · Food Truck - Cococ the Food Truck · Humble Sea Brewing (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 4
humblesea.com · details Enjoy tasty mobile bites from Cococ the Food Truck at Humble Sea Brewing. Pair delicious street eats with fresh craft beers on tap.
10:00 AM · Cannolis & Bread - Tavern - Sunday · Humble Sea Brewing (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 4
humblesea.com · details Indulge in freshly baked bread and sweet cannolis this Sunday at Humble Sea Tavern. Pair these specialty baked treats with a refreshing craft beer.
12:00 PM · Food Menu available - Tavern - Sunday · Humble Sea Brewing (Santa Cruz) · community · rating 4
humblesea.com · details Enjoy the full food menu this Sunday at Humble Sea Tavern. Grab a delicious meal paired with a rotating selection of craft beers.
8:00 PM · Coney Island Christmas · Park Hall (Ben Lomond) · theater · rating 0 · no longer listed mctshows.org · details