The Santa Cruz area offers a plethora of cultural activities, including the wide range of programs listed below.
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.
