April
APR 1 Thursday
APRIL FOOL'S DAY
APR 2 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
APR 3 Saturday
Workshop: Tomato Masters, Scotts Valley
APR 4 Sunday
EASTER
APR 8 Thursday
Workshop/Virtual: Lab Side Chat 11am
APR 10 Saturday
Fair: Veg Fest Santa Cruz Cancelled for 2021
Performance/Virtual: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, "Celtic Lute Recital", 7:30pm
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
APR 11 Sunday
Workshop: Drip Irrigation Simplified, Scotts Valley
APR 15- May 14
Performance/Virtual: Santa Cruz Chamber "Gabriel Faure"
APR 17 Saturday
Workshop: Growing Culinary Herbs, Scotts Valley
APR 17-25 Saturday-Sunday
NATIONAL PARKS WEEK
APR 18 Sunday
Presentation/Virtual: Science Sunday 1:30pm
Workshop/Virtual: Free Composting Class 1-3pm
Workshop: Tomato Masters, Scotts Valley
APR 18-24 Sunday-Saturday
Family/Virtual: Earth Week at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center
APR 20 Tuesday
Workshop/Virtual: Introduction to Irrigation UCSC, 5-6:30pm
APR 21 Wednesday
JOHN MUIR DAY
APR 22 Thursday
EARTH DAY
Workshop/Virtual: Lab Side Chat 11am
APR 24 Saturday
SAVE THE FROGS DAY
Family: MEarth Day, Carmel Valley, 9-4:30
Family/Virtual: Science Saturday "Day of the Dinosaur" Pacific Grove
Performance/Virtual: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, "Voices of the Ancients", 7:30pm
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
APR 25 Sunday
Family: Makers Market, Felton, 10-5pm
Workshop: Growing Culinary Herbs, Scotts Valley
APR 26 Monday
FULL "PINK" SUPER MOON
APR 30 Friday
Concert/Virtual: Monterey Symphony Balcony Session, 4pm
May
MAY 1 Saturday
Workshop: Backyard Bee-Keeping, Scotts Valley
MAY 2 Sunday
Workshop: Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility, Scotts Valley
MAY 5 Wednesday
CINCO DE MAYO
MAY 7 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
MAY 8 Saturday
Nature: Migratory Bird Day
Workshop: Tomato Masters, Scotts Valley
MAY 8 & 9 Saturday & Sunday
Art Tour: Monterey County Artists Studio Tour
MAY 9 Sunday
MOTHER'S DAY
Performance: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, "Music in the Garden", 1-5pm
May 13-16 Thursday-Sunday
Fair: Salinas Valley Fair, King City
May 15 Saturday
Festival: The Language Capital of the World Cultural Festival, Monterey
Festival: The Quail, Motorcycle Gathering, Carmel, 10-4pm
Performance: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, "Emerging Artists Showcase", 7:30pm
Workshop/Virtual: Free Composting Class 10-noon
Workshop: Growing Culinary Herbs, Scotts Valley
MAY 15 & 16 Saturday & Sunday
Art Tour: Monterey County Artists Studio Tour
Marketplace: Goat Hill Fair, Watsonville
May 16 Sunday
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
May 22 Saturday
Workshop: Drip Irrigation Simplified, Scotts Valley
May 23 Sunday
Workshop: Tomato Masters, Scotts Valley
MAY 26 Wednesday
FULL "FLOWER" SUPER MOON
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
MAY 27-30 Thursday-Sunday
Festival: California Roots Festival, Monterey
MAY 28 Friday
Concert/Virtual: Monterey Symphony Balcony Session, 4pm
May 29 Saturday
Family/Virtual: Science Saturday "Water Wild" Pacific Grove
Workshop: Compost, Vermiculture & Soil Fertility, Scotts Valley
May 30 Sunday
Workshop: Designing the Perfect Vegetable Garden, Scotts Valley
MAY 31 Monday
MEMORIAL DAY
June
JUN 4 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
Concert/Virtual: Monterey Symphony Balcony Session, 4pm
JUN 4-6 Friday-Sunday
Fair: California International Airshow, Salinas, 11-4pm
Concert/Virtual: Monterey Symphony Balcony Session, 4pm
JUN 5 Saturday
WORLD ENVIRO DAY
Workshop: Summer Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
JUN 5 & 6 Saturday & Sunday
Festival: Artichoke Festival,Monterey
JUN 8 Tuesday
WORLD OCEANS DAY
JUN 10 Thursday
ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
JUN 12 Saturday
Workshop: Garden Mosiacs, Scotts Valley
JUN 12 & 13 Saturday & Sunday
Festival: Monterey Wine Festival, Monterey
JUN 13 Sunday
Workshop: Fruit Trees Simplified, Scotts Valley
JUN 14 Monday
FLAG DAY
JUN 19 Saturday
JUNETEENTH
JUN 20 Sunday
FATHER'S DAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE
Workshop: Tomato Masters, Scotts Valley
Workshop/Virtual: Free Composting Class 1-3pm
JUN 21-27 Monday-Sunday
POLLINATOR WEEK
JUN 24 Sunday
FULL "STRAWBERRY" MOON
JUN 27 Sunday
Workshop: Drip Irrigation Simplified, Scotts Valley
July
JUL 2 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
JUL 4 Sunday
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Scotts Valley 4th of July Parade & Fireworks
Independence Day in Aptos Village
JUL 10 Saturday
Performance: Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, "Boomeria", 1-5pm
JUL 15-18 Thursday-Sunday
Festival: California Rodeo
JUL 17-31 Saturday-Saturday
Festival: Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel
JUL 21 Wednesday
Fair: VW Cruise & Car Show, Pacific Grove
JUL 23-25 Friday-Sunday
Festival: Gilroy Garlic Festival
JUL 23 Friday
FULL "BUCK" MOON
JUL 25 Sunday
Sports: Wharf to Wharf Run, Capitola
JUL 30 & 31 Friday & Saturday
Festival: Feast of Lanterns, Pacific Grove
JUL 31 & AUG 1 Saturday & Sunday
Festival: California Turkish Arts & Cultural Festival, Monterey
Festival: Monterey Scottish Games & Celtic Festival, Monterey 9-5pm
Sports: Monterey Beach Open, Monterey
August
AUG 3 Tuesday
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
AUG 6 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
AUG 6-12 Friday-Sunday
Fair: Monterey Car Week
AUG 7 Saturday
Festival: Salinas Valley Food & Wine Festival, Salinas
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
AUG 14 Saturday
Workshop: Drip Irrigation Simplified, Scotts Valley
AUG 22 Sunday
FULL "STURGEON" MOON
AUG 29 Sunday
Festival: Jewish Food Festival, Carmel Valley 10-4pm
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
September
SEPT 2-6 Thursday-Monday
Fair: Monterey County Fair
SEP 3 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
SEPT 4 Saturday
Festival: Monterey Bay Oktoberfest, Carmel, 12-6pm
SEPT 4-6 Saturday-Monday
Festival: Monterey Bay Greek Festival
SEPT 6 Monday
LABOR DAY
SEPT 10 Friday
Festival: Festa Italia Fisherman's Festival, Monterey, 10-6pm
SEP 11 Saturday
Workshop: Wreaths from the Garden, Scotts Valley
SEPT 11 & 12 Saturday & Sunday
Festival: Capitola Art & Wine Festival
SEPT 16-19 Thursday-Sunday
Festival: "Frequency" Festival of light, sound and digital culture, Santa Cruz
SEP 18 Saturday
COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
Family: Carmel Beach Sandcastle Contest, Carmel
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
SEP 18 & 19 Saturday & Sunday
Sports: Monterey Beach Sportsfest Monterey, 8-2pm
SEP 19 Sunday
Workshop: Garden Mosiacs, Scotts Valley
SEPT 20 Monday
FULL "CORN" MOON
SEPT 21 Tuesday
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
SEPT 22 Wednesday
FALL EQUINOX
SEPT 23-26 Thursday-Sunday
Fair: Salinas Rodeo
SEPT 24-26 Friday-Sunday
Festival: Monterey Jazz Festival
SEPT 28-October 1 Tuesday-Friday
Conference: 2021 UC Master Gardener Conference
October
OCT 1 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
OCT 1-3 Friday-Sunday
Festival: Butterfly Days, Pacific Grove
OCT 2 & 3 Saturday & Sunday
Art: Santa Cruz County Open Studios, South County
OCT 3 Sunday
Workshop: Wreaths from the Garden, Scotts Valley
OCT 7-10 Thursday-Sunday
Sports: Sea Otter Classic, 7:30pm
OCT 9 Saturday
Community: Blessing of the Animals, Pacific Grove
Nature: Migratory Bird Day
OCT 9 & 10 Saturday & Sunday
Art: Santa Cruz County Open Studios, North County
Sports: Monterey Bay Triathlon, Pacific Grove
OCT 10 Sunday
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
OCT 11 Monday
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAY
COLUMBUS DAY
OCT 15-18 Friday-Monday
Sports: California Rodeo, Salinas
OCT 16 & 17 Saturday & Sunday
Art: Santa Cruz County Open Studios, All County
OCT 20 Wednesday
FULL "HUNTER'S" MOON
OCT 24 Sunday
UNITED NATIONS DAY
OCT 30 & 31 Saturday & Sunday
Sports: California International Airshow, Salinas
OCT 31 Sunday
HALLOWEEN
November
NOV 5 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
NOV 7 Sunday
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS
NOV 11 Thursday
VETERAN'S DAY
NOV 15 Monday
NATIONAL RECYCLE DAY
NOV 19 Friday
FULL "BEAVER" MOON
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE
NOV 25 Thursday
THANKSGIVING
NOV 29 Monday
FIRST DAY OF HANUKKAH
December
DEC 3 Friday
Art: First Friday Santa Cruz
DEC 6 Monday
LAST DAY OF HANUKKAH
DEC 18 Saturday
FULL "COLD" MOON
DEC 21 Tuesday
WINTER SOLSTICE
DEC 25 Saturday
CHRISTMAS DAY
DEC 31 Friday
FIRST NIGHT
NEW YEAR'S EVE
