July is Parks and Recreation Month 29 Jul 2026 July is Park and Recreation Month! 🌳 Since 1985, communities nationwide have celebrated the power of parks to build strong, healthy and connected communities. Join Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation all month long for special events and summer programs as we highlight The Power of Connection, Play, Community, Nature, Belonging and Well-Being. Tagged as: , Community Event
Downtown Farmers' Market 29 Jul 2026 Find your favorite Farmers' Market vendors at its new site on Church and Cedar Streets in Downtown Santa Cruz just a short distance from its former location. Featuring the best in regional organic produce, pasture-raised meats, eggs, dairy, sustainably-harvested seafoods, artisan-made goods and more, the market is held every Wednesday, rain or shine, from 1 to 5 p.m. Church and Cedar Streets, 22 more dates Tagged as: , Community Event
Hike & Help at Pogonip Open Space 30 Jul 2026 Join Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship for a unique combination of a social hike and trail maintenance event on weekday mornings, and become a valuable part of the team that monitors local trails. Pogonip - Spring Trailhead, 700 Spring Street, 95060 Tagged as: , Community Event
Coffee With A Cop 30 Jul 2026 Join SCPD for free coffee and conversation at Java Junction, 519 Seabright Ave, on July 30 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.! What is Coffee with a Cop? Coffee with a Cop is a community policing event where residents meet local law enforcement officers who cover traffic, property, and investigations in an informal setting to have conversations over coffee. Java Junction, 519 Seabright Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Tagged as: , Community Event
Teen Center Compost Day 30 Jul 2026 A fun night of harvesting, cooking, and learning how to redirect waste from the kitchen into our London Nelson Community Garden. London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center Street, 95060 Tagged as: , Community Event
Resource Recovery Facility Tours 31 Jul 2026 Free Public Tours of the Resource Recovery Facility are back. Don't miss this educational community favorite activity! Resource Recovery Facility, 605 Dimeo Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 2 more dates Tagged as: , Community Event
Cabrillo Festival: On Freedom 31 Jul 2026 The 64th Cabrillo Festival opens with a program confronting the fault lines between democratic ideals and lived reality.Vivian Fung's Festival commissionPhilip Glass's Symphony No. 15 LincolnPedro Emanuel Pereira's Clarinet Concerto Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, 95060 Tagged as: , Community Event
Shingu, Japan Teen Delegation 2026 01 Aug 2026 Santa Cruz Sister Cities Committee Spring break, 2027, Teen Delegation to Shingu, Japan!Santa Cruz youth attending 8th-10th grade in Santa Cruz schools may apply beginning August 1, 2026. Deadline for submitting completed applications is October 15, 2026. Tagged as: , Community Event
Cabrillo Festival: Defiant Dreams 01 Aug 2026 The Festival's second concert centers voices of resistance and reclaimed identity.Leilehua Lanzilotti's of light and stoneJames Lee III's Shades of Unbroken DreamsSarah Hennies's Creative Lab Commission Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, 95060 Tagged as: , Community Event
Cabrillo Festival: Family Concert 02 Aug 2026 Fun for all ages, interactive, and totally Free!Paul Dooley's The Conductor's SpellbookGala Flagello's Bravadoplus a special performance from El Sistema Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, 95060 Tagged as: , Community Event