The Santa Cruz area offers a plethora of cultural activities, including:

Open Studios Santa Cruz County - discover the talents of a wide array of artists as you meet them in their own private studio workplaces

Annieglass (Watsonville) - handcrafted sculptural glass dinnerware, serving pieces and accessories.

Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz) - the longest running year-round jazz venue on the west coast.

Rio Theatre (Santa Cruz) - Music, special events, live theatre, and art films.

Shakespeare Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) - Lively, innovative theatre performed in the spectacular outdoor Festival Glen and the intimate indoor Mainstage Theatre.

Pisces Moon Productions - "best theater troupe in Santa Cruz"

Loch Lomond Celtic Society (Ben Lomand)- traditional Scottish Highland Athletics Solo Bagpipe & Drumming Competition

Santa Cruz Blues Fest - celebrate old-school R&B and soul and the future of the blues

Watsonville Fly In Air Show - the premier flying event in Northern California with an array of activities for the entire family

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista) - Festival of modern symphonic music.

Renaissance Pleasure Faire (Gilroy) - Discover jugglers, comedic plays, swashbuckling adventure, knights in combat, royal pageantry, music and dance.