MAY 1 Sunday
Fair: May Day Parking Lot Sale, Capitola, 9-2pm
Festival: May Day Mini Felton, 12-7pm
Food+Drink: Spring Wine Walk, Santa Cruz Downtown, 3-6pm
Garden: Garden Tour Marina, 10-3pm
Guided hike: Wildflowers of Fort Ord Fort Ord, 9-2pm
Guided walk: Migratory Bird Walk Natural Bridges SP, 8 & 9am
Guided walk: Elkhorn Slough Watsonville, 10am
Marketplace: Westside Marketplace, Santa Cruz, 11-4pm
Nature: Migration Festival Natural Bridges SP, 11-4pm
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 10am
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
Volunteer: Beach Cleanup, Carmel Meadows Beach, 9am
Workshop: Garden Mosaics Scotts Valley, 10-5pm
MAY 2 Monday
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
Nature: Spectacular California Condor Virtual, 4-5pm
MAY 4 Wednesday
Film: LunaFest, Santa Cruz Downtown, 7pm
Garden: Worm Composting Vermiculture Virtual
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 1pm
MAY 5 Thursday
CINCO DE MAYO
Guided hike: Younger Lagoon, Santa Cruz Westside, 10:30am
Marketplace: Carmel Farmers Market 10-2pm
MAY 5-8 Thursday-Sunday
Festival: UnScruz Watsonville, 12-5pm
MAY 6 Friday
First Friday: The Art of Nature, SC Museum of Natural History, 5-8pm
First Friday: First Friday Art Walk Salinas, 5pm
First Friday:First Friday Pacific Grove
First Friday: First Friday Santa Cruz
Nature: Backyard Friends Virtual, 4-5pm
Workshop: Illustrating Nature, Pacific Grove, 6-9pm
Workshop: Jams and Fruit Preserves Pacific Grove 5:30-8:30
MAY 6 & 7 Friday & Saturday
Aquarids Meteor Shower
MAY 7 Saturday
Family: Nature Journaling in the Redwoods, Santa Cruz Eastside, 10-noon
Family: Garden Work Day Pacific Grove, 10-noon
Food+Drink: Village Sip & Stroll Capitola, Noon-5pm
Food+Drink: Winemakers Celebration Carmel 1pm
Guided hike: Nature Night Hike, Palo Corona Park, Dusk
Guided walk: Old-Growth Redwood Tour Felton 11am & 2pm
Guided walk: Birding for Begineers Felton 8am
Guided walk: Bird Walk Palo Corona Park, 8-11am
Guided walk: Wildflower Walk, March Trail, Waddell, 10am & 1pm
Guided walk: Wildflower Walk, Hoover Trail, Waddell, 1pm
Nature: Early Bird Tour Elkhorn Slough, 8:30am
Nature: Migratory Bird Day Elkhorn Slough, 10-5pm
Nature: Nature Club Santa Cruz Eastside, 10-12:30pm
Tour: Castro Adobe Open House, Watsonville 11-4pm
Volunteer: Beach Cleanup, Carmel River Beach, 9am
Youth: Moon Adventures, Garland Park, 3-4pm
MAY 7-8 Saturday & Sunday
Family: Good Old Days Pacific Grove
Guided walk: Elkhorn Slough Watsonville, 10am
Guided walk: Rancho del Oso, 3600 Highway 1, 10am & 1pm
Nature: Wildflower Weekend, Rancho del Oso, 9-4pm
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
MAY 8 Sunday
MOTHER'S DAY
Family: Railroad Museum Open House Salinas, 10-4pm
Guided walk: Wildflower Walk, March Trail, Waddell, 10am & 1pm
Guided walk: Wildflower Walk, Hoover Trail, Waddell, 10am
Guided walk: Pecadero Marsh, Pescadero, 1pm
Marketplace: Downtown Antique Fair, Santa Cruz, 8-5pm
May 9 Monday
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
MAY 11 Wednesday
Family: Nature Journal Studio, Santa Cruz Eastside, 6:30-8pm
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 1pm
MAY 13 Friday
Guided hike: Coastal Birding Walk, Wilder Ranch, 9-Noon
History: Honoring Chinese Pioneers Pacific Grove, 6-7:30pm
Workshop: Sourdough bread making Pacific Grove 5:30-8:30pm
MAY 13-15 Friday-Sunday
Festival: Carmel Art Festival Carmel
MAY 14 Saturday
MIGRATORY BIRD DAY
Art: Carmel Art Walk Carmel 4-7pm
Fair: Santa Cruz County History Fair, Santa Cruz Downtown 12-4pm
Fair: The Quail Motorcycle Gathering Carmel 10-4
Festival: Steinbeck's Home Brew Fest Salinas 11am
Guided hike: Grey Whale Cove Montara, 10-Noon
Guided hike: 2nd Saturday Hike Butano, 10-Noon
Guided hike: Younger Lagoon, Santa Cruz Westside, 10:30am
Guided hike: Coastal Walk Wilder Ranch, 11-1:30
Guided walk: Old-Growth Redwood Tour Felton 11am & 2pm
Guided walk: Tree Identification Walk Felton 3pm
Guided walk: Adapt to the Dunes Marina, 10-11:30
History: Walk of Remembrance Pacific Grove, 1-4:30pm
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
Workshop: Jams and Fruit Preserves Pacific Grove 5:30-8:30
Workshop: Intro to Drawing Trees, Santa Cruz Eastside, 10-noon
Workshop: Wonderful New World of Nature Tech Garland Park, 9-11am
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening Scotts Valley
Youth: Skate-Tola Skateboard Contest Capitola
MAY 14 & 15 Saturday & Sunday
Guided walk: Elkhorn Slough Watsonville, 10am
Guided walk: Tree Identification Walk, Wilder Ranch, 3-4pm
Marketplace: Goat Hill Fair Watsonville
Marketplace: Rusty Roots Show Monterey
Performance: "Concert IV" Monterey Symphony
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 10am
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
MAY 15 Sunday
FULL MOON & LUNAR ECLIPSE
Marketplace: Makers Market, Santa Cruz Downtown
Nature: Fall Creek After Fire, Santa Cruz Eastside, 10-noon
Nature: Science Sunday, Santa Cruz Westside, 1:30pm
Volunteer: Beach Cleanup, Cowell & Main, 9am
Workshop: Composting Virtual, 1-3pm
Workshop: Tomato Masters Scotts Valley
May 16 Monday
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
Youth: Spectacular California Condor Virtual, 4-5pm
MAY 18 Wednesday
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 1pm
MAY 19 Thursday
Film: Top Dog Film Festival, Rio Theatre, 7-9:30
Garden: Greywater: Laundry to Landscape Virtual, 6:30pm
MAY 20 Friday
Guided walk: Forest Fridays at Five Garland Park, 5-6:30
Workshop: Vegan Spreads and Sandwiches Pacific Grove 5:30-8:30
MAY 21 Saturday
Film: Real Rock, Rio Theatre, 7-10pm
Guided hike: Coastal Walk Wilder Ranch, 11-1:30
Guided walk: Old-Growth Redwood Tour Felton 11am & 2pm
Volunteer: Invasive Plant Removal Workday Felton 10am
Volunteer: Beach Cleanup, San Lorenzo River, 9am
Volunteer: Saturdays in the Soil, Santa Cruz Eastside, 10-noon
Workshop: Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility Scotts Valley
Youth: Junior Naturalists Club-River Otters Pacific Grove, 10-noon
MAY 21 & 22 Saturday & Sunday
Guided walk: Elkhorn Slough Watsonville, 10am
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 10am
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
MAY 22 Sunday
Culture: Rumsen Feather Dance, Garland Ranch 11-Noon
Guided walk: Burleigh Murray Ranch, Burleigh Ranch, 10am
Workshop: Drip Irrigation Simplified Scotts Valley
May 23 Monday
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
MAY 25 Wednesday
Science: Ancient DNA and Climate Change Santa Cruz Westside, 7-8:30
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 1pm
MAY 26-29 Thursday-Sunday
Festival: California Roots Music & Arts Festival Monterey
MAY 27 Friday
Guided walk: Coastal Birding Walk Wilder Ranch, 9-Noon
Nature: Raptor Encounter, 6:30-8:30
MAY 28 Saturday
Guided walk: Old-Growth Redwood Tour Felton 11am & 2pm
Guided walk: Coastal Walk, Wilder Ranch, 11-1:30pm
Nature: Science Saturday: Day of the Dinosaur, Pacific Grove, 10-3pm
Workshop: Intro to Wildflower Macro Photography, Garland Park, 0-Noon
Workshop: Tomato Masters Scotts Valley
MAY 28 & 29 Saturday & Sunday
Guided walk: Elkhorn Slough Watsonville, 10am
Tour: Big Sur Lightstation Point Sur, 10am
Tour: Historic Ranch Grounds, Wilder Ranch, 1pm
MAY 29 Sunday
Guided walk: Santa Cruz Sandhills Tour Felton 10am
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening Scotts Valley
MAY 30 Monday
MEMORIAL DAY
Marketplace: Farmer's Market, Pacific Grove, 3-7pm
Volunteer: Pollution Prevention, Beer Can Beach, 11am
Volunteer: Pollution Prevention, Cowell & Main Beach, 11am
Volunteer: Pollution Prevention, Sunny Cove Beach, 11am
MAY 31 Tuesday
Volunteer: Holiday Relief Beach Cleanup Beer Can Beach, 9am
Volunteer: Holiday Relief Beach Cleanup Cowell & Main Beach, 9am
Volunteer: Holiday Relief Beach Cleanup Sunny Cove Beach, 9am
AUG 11
Full Moon
AUG 12
Fair: Car week Kickoff Pacific Grove
AUG 17
Expo: Automobilia Monterey 10-6
The Little Car Show Pacific Grove 12-5
AUG 18
Festival: Pebble Beach Tour D'Elegance
AUG 20
Festival: Concours D'Lemons Seaside 8-1:30
AUG 27-28
Festival: Turkish Arts & Cultural Festival Monterey 11-7pm
Festival: Greek Festival Monterey 11-7pm
AUG 28
Festival: Monterey Bay Octoberfest Carmel 12-6pm
OCT 2
Festival: Taste of Carmel Carmel
OCT 5
Festival: Butterfly Parade & Bazaar Pacific Grove
OCT 8 Saturday
Fair: Cars in the Park Classic Car Show Marina
Festival: Meet the Makers Carmel
OCT 9
Full Moon
OCT 10
Indigenous People' Day
Sports: Monterey Bay Triathlon Pacific Grove
JUL 30
Food+Drink: Monterey Beer Festival Monterey
OCT 22 Saturday
Food+Drink: Chili Cook-Off Santa Cruz Boardwalk
OCT 31
Hallow-Green
