MOVE MORE SEPTEMBER
SEP 2 Saturday
Nature: Early Bird Tour, Elkhorn Slough, 8:30am
SEPT 4 Monday
LABOR DAY
SEPT 5 Tuesday
Garden: Free Community Day, UCSC Arboretum, 9-5
SEPT 8 Friday
Fair: Downtown Antique Fair, Santa Cruz Downtown, 8-5pm
SEPT 8-10 Friday-Sunday
Festival: 90th Annual Festa Italia, Monterey 10-6pm
SEPT 9 Saturday
Family: 2nd Saturday on the Farm, Watsonville, 11-3pm
Volunteer: River Health Day, San Lorenzo River, 10-12pm
SEPT 10 Sunday
Nature: Beginning Birding, Asilomar, 9-noon
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
SEPT 13 Wednesday
Family: Biking Lunch, Santa Cruz Downtown, 12-1pm
Family: Twilight Cycling, Laguna Seca, 5:30-7:30
SEPT 14 Thursday
Workshop: Getting Started with Vegetables, virtual
SEPT 15 Friday
Volunteer: Park Workday, Henry Cowell, Felton 9-11am
SEPT 15-17, Friday-Sunday
Festival: Mountain Sol Festival, Felton
SEPT 16 Saturday
CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY
Art: Art Tour & Workshops, Seaside 11-5pm
Art: 60th Annual Carmel Sand Castle Contest, Carmel, 8-2pm
Family: Family Farm Field Trip, Watsonville, 10-noon
Family: Outdoor Movie Night, Seacliff/Aptos, 6-10pm
Guided walk: Big Basin, Santa Cruz Mountains, 11-12pm
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Guided hike: San Jose Creek, Ishxenta State Park, 9:30-12:3-
Nature: Bird Walk, Palo Corona Park, 8:30-11am
Open house: Castro Adobe, Watsonville 10:30-3:30pm
Pets: Peace of Mind Dog Rescue Adoption, Carmel, 11-1pm
Tour: Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Watsonville, 10 & 11
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Cork mounted house plants, Santa Cruz, 3pm
SEPT 16 & 17 Saturday & Sunday
Tour:Old Growth Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell, 12-2
SEPT 17 Sunday
Tour: Ranch House Tour, Quail Hollow Ranch, 1-3pm
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
SEPT 18 Monday
Nature: Birding at Pajaro Dunes, 9-noon
SEPT 19 Tuesday
Workshop: Fall Gardening, virtual, 5-6:30
Workshop: Plant Based Cooking, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
SEPT 21 Thursday
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
SEPT 21 & 22, Thursday & Friday
Performance: Just Jazz Free Concert + Jam feat, Monterey, 7pm
SEPT 22 Friday
Guided Walk: Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, 11-12:30
SEPT 22-24 Friday-Sunday
Performance: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey
SEPT 23 Saturday
AUTUMN EQUINOX
FREE ENTRANCE FEE DAY to NATIONAL PARKS
Guided Walk: Big Basin, Santa Cruz Mountains, 11-12pm
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Open house: Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Watsonville, 9-5pm
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Volunteer: Native Plant Garden Work Day, Henry Cowell, Felton 9-11am
Workshop: Fall Succulent Arrangement, Santa Cruz, 3pm
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
SEPT 23 & 24 Saturday & Sunday
Tour: Old Growth Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell, 12-2
SEPT 24 Sunday
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
Guided walk: Burleigh Murray Ranch, Montara
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
SEPT 26 Tuesday
Volunteer: Garrapata State Park, Carmel, 9-noon
Workshop: Backpacking Basics Presentation, REI Marina, 6-7:30pm
SEPT 28 Thursday
Food + Drink: Flavors of Pacific Grove, 5:30-8pm
SEPT 29 Friday
FULL MOON
Festival: Midtown Friday Finale, Santa Cruz
Guided hike: Full Moon Hike, Quail Hollow Ranch, 9-10pm
Guided walk: Birding, Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz
SEPT 30 Saturday
Art: Monterey Open Studios, 11-5pm
Family: Science Saturday, Pacific Grove 10-3
Family: Take a Kid Mountain Biking, Fort Ord, 10am
Guided walk: Big Basin, Santa Cruz Mountains, 11am
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Nature: Birding at Point Pinos, 9-noon
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Regenerative Soil Techniques, Watsonville 10-1pm
Workshop: Staghorn Fern Mounting, Santa Cruz, 3pm
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD MONTH
OCT 1 Sunday
Art: Monterey Open Studios, 11-5pm
Performance: Cuban Jazz Trio, Santa Cruz, 4pm
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
OCT 2 Monday
Tour: Early Bird Tour at Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Watsonville
OCT 3 Tuesday
Garden: Free Community Day, UCSC Arboretum, 9-5
Workshop: Sourdough Break Making, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
OCT 6 Friday
Festival: Comedy Festival, Santa Cruz
First Friday: Pacific Grove Art Walk, 6-9pm
First Friday: Santa Cruz
OCT 6-8, Friday-Sunday
Performance: Rebels & Renegades Music Festival, Monterey
OCT 7 Saturday
Festival: Butterfly Parade, Pacific Grove, 10-12
Festival: Brew Grass Festival, Felton
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Nature: Early Bird Tour, Elkhorn Slough, 8:30am
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Succulent Pumpkins, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 7 & 8, Saturday & Sunday
Art: Monterey Open Studios, 11-5pm
Festival: Butterfly Days, Pacific Grove, 10-4
Festival: Harvest Faire, Felton
Performance: Monterey Symphony-Ventana, Carmel
OCT 8 Sunday
Family: Welcome Back Monarchs Day, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz 11-4pm
Marketplace: Aromas Grange Community Market, 9-1pm
Nature: Beginning Birding, Asilomar, 9-noon
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Succulent Pumpkins, Santa Cruz, 3pm
Workshop: Winter Vegetable Gardening, Scotts Valley
OCT 9 Monday
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY
OCT 13 Friday
Guided walk: Birding at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 9am
OCT 13-15, Friday-Sunday
Festival: Festival of the Birds, Scotts Valley to Big Sur
OCT 14 Saturday
ECLIPSE
Family: 2nd Saturday on the Farm, Watsonville, 11-3pm
Guided walk: Big Basin, Santa Cruz Mountains, 11am
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Guided walk: Gray Whale Cove, Half Moon Bay, 10-12pm
Nature: Birding at Andrew Molera, 8-1pm
Tour: Elkhorn Slough Kayaking Trip, Moss Landing
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Volunteer: River Health Day, Santa Cruz 10-12pm
Workshop: Succulent Pumpkins, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 15 Sunday
Open house: Castro Adobe, Watsonville 10:30-3:30pm
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Succulent Pumpkins, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 17 Tuesday
Workshop: Indian Cooking, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
OCT 19 Thursday
Performance: Candelight Concert, Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz 6:30 & 9pm
OCT 20 Friday
Elephant Seal Tour tickets go on sale
OCT 21 Saturday
Festival: Fall Harvest Picnic, Half Moon Bay 11am
Guided walk: Big Basin, Santa Cruz Mountains, 11am
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Volunteer: Fort Ord Dunes, 9am
Workshop: Orchid 101, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 22 Sunday
Guided walk: Burleigh Murray Ranch, Half Moon Bay 10-12pm
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Macrame Hanging Planters, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 23 Monday
Workshop: Pupusas w/Myra, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
OCT 24 Tuesday
UNITED NATIONS DAY
OCT 27-29, Friday-Sunday
Marketplace: Sidewalk Sales, Downtown Santa Cruz 10-6pm
OCT 28 Saturday
FULL MOON
Family: Downtown Trick or Treat, Pacific Grove, Noon
Family: Science Saturday, creepy crawlers, Pacific Grove 10-3pm
Food + Drink: Chili Cook-Off, Santa Cruz
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Grapevine Succulent Wreath, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 29 Sunday
Tour: Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz 1-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Grapevine Succulent Wreath, Santa Cruz, 3pm
OCT 31 Tuesday
HALLOGREEN
NOV 2-4, Thursday-Saturday
Food+Drink: Big Sur Food & Wine Festival, Big Sur
NOV 3 Friday
First Friday: Pacific Grove
First Friday: Santa Cruz
NOV 4 Saturday
Art: Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival, Santa Cruz
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Nature: Early Bird Tour, Elkhorn Slough, 8:30am
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Workshop: Grapevine Succulent Wreath, Santa Cruz, 3pm
Workshop: Nourishing Soups, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
NOV 5 Sunday
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS
Guided walk: Monarch Sanctuary, Pacific Grove 10-11am
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
NOV 7 Tuesday
ELECTION DAY
Garden: Free Community Day, UCSC Arboretum, 9-5
NOV 8 Wednesday
Family: Twilight Cycling, Laguna Seca 5-7pm
NOV 9 Thursday
Guided walk: Reptile & Amphibian Walk, Quail Hollow Ranch, 10-noon
Workshop: Indian Cooking, part 2, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
NOV 10 Friday
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 1pm
NOV 11 Saturday
VETERANS DAY
FREE ENTRANCE FEE DAY to NATIONAL PARKS
Family: 2nd Saturday on the Farm, Watsonville, 11-3pm
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Guided walk: Gray Whale Cove, Half Moon Bay, 10-12pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 1pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Volunteer: River Health Day, Santa Cruz 10-12pm
NOV 11-12, Saturday & Sunday
Sports: Big Sur International Marathon, Big sur to Carmel
NOV 12 Sunday
Fair: Downtown Antique Fair, Downtown Santa Cruz, 8-5pm
Food & Drink: Wine Walk, Downtown Santa Cruz, 2-5pm
Nature: Beginning Birding, Asilomar, 9-noon
Open house: Castro Adobe, Watsonville 10:30-3:30pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
NOV 14 Tuesday
Workshop: Cheesemaking, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
NOV 17 Friday
Performance: Candelight Concert, Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz 6:30 & 9pm
NOV 18 Saturday
Celebration: Pidgeon Point Light Station Anniversary, Pescadero 1-7pm
Food + Drink: Culinary Classique d'Elegance, Carmel
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
NOV 18 & 19, Saturday & Sunday
Performance: Monterey Symphony-Pfeiffer, Carmel
NOV 19 Sunday
Performance: Pianist, Alon Goldstein, Santa Cruz, 4pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
NOV 23 Thursday
THANKSGIVING DAY
NOV 24 Friday
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2pm
NOV 24-26, Friday-Sunday
Holiday: Holiday Tree Walk, Felton
Marketplace: Sidewalk Sales, Downtown Santa Cruz 10-6pm
NOV 24-DEC 31
Family: Ice Skating By the Bay, Monterey
NOV 25 Saturday
Family: Science Saturday - Monarch Madness, Pacific Grove, 10-3pm
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
NOV 26 Sunday
Guided walk: Burleigh Murray Ranch, Half Moon Bay 10-12pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2:30pm
NOV 27 Monday
FULL MOON
NOV 30 Thursday
Holiday: Parade of Lights, Pacific Grove, 6-8pm
SAFE TOYS & GAMES MONTH
DEC 1 Friday
First Friday: Pacific Grove
First Friday: Santa Cruz
DEC 2 Saturday
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Holiday: Holiday Market, Live Oak Commnity Center, Santa Cruz
Holiday: Holiday Parade, Downtown Santa Cruz, 1-12pm
Holiday: Stillwell's Holiday Fun in the Park, Pacific Grove 11-3pm
Nature: Early Bird Tour, Elkhorn Slough, 8:30am
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
DEC 2-3, Saturday & Sunday
Holiday: Holiday Tree Walk, Felton
DEC 3 Sunday
Guided walk: Reptile & Amphibian Walk, Quail Hollow Ranch, 10-noon
Holiday: Lighted Boat Show, Monterey 5:15-7:30
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
DEC 6 Wednesday
Family: Twilight Cycling, Laguna Seca, 5-7pm
DEC 8 Friday
FIRST DAY OF HANUKKAH
DEC 9 Saturday
Family: 2nd Saturday on the Farm, Watsonville, 11-3pm
Family: Run, Rudolph Run 1k & 5k, Pacific Grove, 7:30-noon
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Open house: Castro Adobe, Watsonville 10:30-3:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
Volunteer: River Health Day, Santa Cruz 10-12pm
DEC 9 & 10, Saturday & Sunday
Holiday: Holiday Tree Walk, Felton
DEC 10 Sunday
Fair: Downtown Antique Fair, Downtown Santa Cruz, 8-5pm
Performance: Violinist, Oliver Neubauer, Santa Cruz, 4pm
Tour: Ranch House Tour, Quail Hollow Ranch, 1-3pm
Tour: Tidepool Tour, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, 2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
DEC 15 Friday
LAST DAY OF HANUKKAH
DEC 16 Saturday
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
DEC 17 Sunday
Tour: Wilder Ranch History Tour, Santa Cruz 1-2:30pm
DEC 21 Thursday
WINTER SOLSTICE
DEC 23 Saturday
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
Workshop: Holiday Baking & Crafts with Kids, Pacific Grove, 5:30-8:30
DEC 24 Sunday
Guided walk: Burleigh Murray Ranch, Half Moon Bay 10-12pm
DEC 25 Monday
CHRISTMAS DAY
DEC 26 Tuesday
FULL MOON
DEC 30 Saturday
Guided walk: Coastal Walk at Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz 11-1:30pm
Tour: Redwood Tour, Henry Cowell Park, Felton 12-2pm
DEC 31 Sunday
First Night: Monterey
