Sleepbomb performs its live score to the 1931 Frankenstein at Santa Cruz’s Rio Theatre on Oct. 16, blending psychedelic rock, ...

Blue Lagoon alumni return for the Santa Cruz Comedy Festival, Oct. 12–17, with all 13 headliners together at Kuumbwa on ...

Meet Santa Cruz Comedy Festival headliners Kari Assad and Toni Nagy, joining Lara Beitz for the festival’s Saturday finale on ...

UCSC’s Festival of Monsters returns to Santa Cruz Oct. 14–18 with horror scholarship, author talks, comics and free public ...

Women on Waves celebrates 30 years in Capitola with surfing, swimming, boogie boarding and a paddleboard relay, supporting ...

Uncork Corralitos returns Oct. 17, alongside Santa Cruz County’s Haunted Harvest Pool Bash, Chaminade’s Moon Dinner and more ...

Why two puffs, and why pass left? Cannabis researchers explore puff, puff, pass etiquette and the social bonds formed in a smoking circle.

Visit Mission St. BBQ in Santa Cruz for oak-smoked brisket, tri-tip and classic sides, and meet General Manager Humberto Olivera.

Learn how to manage emergency vet costs with pet insurance, payment plans, local financial assistance in Santa Cruz County ...

Explore the Santa Cruz Symphony’s 2026–27 season, featuring Daniel Stewart’s bold programming, world premieres, ...

Matt Robles shares his vision for The Clubhouse, the Boulder Creek Golf Club restaurant serving fish tacos, comfort food and ...

Josie Cowden explores Dresser’s 2023 Zinfandel, plus Dream Inn’s She Sets the Table beach dinner and Cork & Fork’s new ...