Information about events in Santa Cruz County
organized alphabetically by dining spot name.
A
Aloha Outrigger Races and Polynesian Festival (August)
B
Baroque Festival of Santa Cruz (Feb-May)
Begonia Festival (Sepember)
Big Kahuna Triathlon (Sepember)
Blues Festival of Santa Cruz (May)
C
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (August)
Capitola Art and Wine Festival (Sepember)
Children's Ghost Train (October)
Chocolate Festival of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Boardwalk in January)
Clam Chowder Cook-Off (February)
D
Ducky Derby (April)
E
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Elephant Seals at Anu Nuevo: Breeding Season (Dec-Mar) guided only
F
Fourth of July Celebration Santa Cruz (July)
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Fungus Fair of Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz in January)
G
Greek Festival of Santa Cruz (May)
Grey Whale Migration
H
Highland Games and Scottish Renaissance Festival (June)
Holiday Lights Train (December)
J
Japanese Cultural Fair (June)
L
Labor Day in Santa Cruz (Sepember)
M
Memorial Day in Santa Cruz
Monarch Butterflies at Natural Bridges & Lighthouse State Beach (Nov-Jan)
Monte Foundation Fireworks Extravaganza (Seacliff SB, Aptos)
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Monterey Bay Birding Festival (Fall in Watsonville)
Monterey Bay Master Gardners Tour (Sepember)
N
National Dance Week Santa Cruz (April)
Nutcracker by the Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre (December)
O
O'Neill Coldwater Surfing Classic (October)
Okoberfest of Santa Cruz (October)
Open Studios Art Tour (October)
P
Pacific Rim Film Festival (Del Mar & Rio Theatersj, Oct)
PaddleFest (March)
Plein Air Affair (July)
R
Romance in the Redwoods (February)
S
Sailboat Races on Wednesday Nights (Jun-Oct)
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Chili Cook-Off (October)
Santa Cruz County Fair (September in Watsonville)
Santa Cruz County Symphony Family Concert (March)
Santa Cruz Film Festival (November)
Santa Cruz Follies (Sepember)
Santa Cruz Half Marathon and 10K (April)
Santa Cruz Harbor Lighted Boat Parade (December)
Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries Passport Days
Santa Cruz Triathlon (Sepember)
Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries Passport Days
Surfing America Prime West Invitational (Santa Cruz in January)
Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries Passport Days
Shakespeare Santa Cruz (July) SHUT DOWN?
T
Taste of Santa Cruz (November)
Thunderbirds on the Wharf (Sepember)
U
Ultimate Winemaker Dinner (February at Shadowbrook)
W
Watsonville Fly-In and Air Show (October in Watsonville)
Watsonville Strawberry Festival (August in Watsonville)
Wharf to Warf Run (July)
Woodies on the Wharf (June)
Santa Cruz County Travel Guide
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