After the great success of last year’s inaugural Santa Cruz Music Festival, event organizers promise a second festival next April jam-packed with a diverse and stellar roster of acts. But in advance of the main event, organizers are priming the pump with an official pre-party at the Catalyst. Featuring Far East Movement, the Gaslamp Killer,…
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Mole & Mariachi Festival
The 2nd annual Mole & Mariachi Festival features music, dancers, food and beverages and kids activities. A mole competition includes mole prepared by local chefs. Attendees will vote for their favorites. The event is a fundraiser for nonprofit Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park. Admission to…
Gourmet Grazing on the Green
Wine, beer, tasty food and live music all in support of a good cause? Not a bad way to spend a day. Now in its 11th year, Gourmet Grazing on the Green is a chance to mingle outdoors, taste locally produced wines and beers, and sample the fare from some of the area’s finest restaurants.…
FashionART Santa Cruz
The best way to describe FashionART is to look to past events where lively ensembles including a Joan of Arc-inspired club get-up, a floor-length dress made from the folded pages of Vogue magazine, formal wear crafted from candy wrappers and more have made appearances on our local runway. Founded in 2006 by Angelo Grova, of…
Capitola Art & Wine Festival
This weekend is the weekend to be out and about in Santa Cruz with benefits, festivals, and fairs at every corner of the county, including the 32nd Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival. Start your Saturday at Capitola’s Esplanade Park with the Aptos Academy of Performing Arts or wind down after a long Sunday with…
Santa Cruz County Fair
Summer might be slowly drawing to a close, but some of the county’s biggest events are only just beginning—like the Santa Cruz County Fair with all the season’s essentials like corn dogs, funnel cakes, petting zoos, and pumpkin judging contests. Give the kids one last big hurrah before evenings are dominated by hours of homework…
Santa Cruz Greek Festival
Ringing in their thirty-third year, the annual Greek Festival returns to the Prophet Elias Greek Church in downtown Santa Cruz with authentic cuisine, a live bouzouki band, dancing and traditional spirits. As the longest-running festival in Santa Cruz County, the Greek festival has perfected their celebrations and now offers a mouth-watering sampling of locally sourced…
Radical Reels
A highlight of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, Radical Reels gathers the best high-adrenaline climbing, paddling, mountain biking, BASE jumping, skiing and snowboarding films entered into the festival competition into one event. After the festival, the Radical Reels tour hits the road, visiting more than 65 locations across North America. On Saturday, Sept.…
Santa Cruz Mountain Art and Wine Festival
Come out and celebrate Labor Day weekend with a host of Santa Cruz’s talented musicians, artists, and vintners. This two-day event will feature more than 10 bands, including Oatmeal Cookie, Funkranomicon, Dead Men Rockin,’ and Who’s Holdin.’ Local vendors will provide BBQ and to quench the weekend thirst, a selection of local beers and wines…
Black Label Society
A hard rocking, outlaw badass whose musical pedigree includes a lead guitarist and co-songwriter spot with Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde has been frontman for his own rock band, Black Label Society, since 1998. Capable of bringing houses down with explosive, relentless numbers driven by Wylde’s blistering guitar work and vocal swagger, Black Label Society also…
