What’s Happening This Weekend: Friday October 9 – Sunday October 11

Here’s the Santa Cruz County/Santa Cruz Mountains Events Roundup, Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11! 🎃🎸🍂 Live Music • Halloween Fun • Open Studios Art Exhibits • Theater • Markets & Festivals. Enjoy!

~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 ~

🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple Farms
Friday, October 9 | 12:00 – 6:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley | Free Entry | Haunted Greenhouse

🎶 Ripatti Rose Band 📍 Stockwell Cellars
Friday, October 9 | 5:30 pm
1100 Fair Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 Dan Frechette “John Lennon Night” 📍 Aroma Restaurant
Friday, October 9 | 5:30 pm
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 Two of Us 📍 Madson Wine
Friday, October 9 | 6:00 pm
328 Ingalls St Ste G, Santa Cruz

👻 Santa Cruz Speed Dating (Spooky Edition) 📍 Gilman Brewing
Friday, October 9 | 6:00 pm
817 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz | $28.52

🎭 “The Outsiders” 📍 San Lorenzo Valley High School
Friday, October 9 | 7:00 pm
7105 Hwy 9, Felton | $10 – $12

🎭 “This Murder Was Staged” 📍 Santa Cruz High School Auditorium
Friday, October 9 | 7:00 pm
Santa Cruz | $10 – $12

🎶 Pete Sawyer & The Left Hand Monkey Wrench Gang 📍 The Crepe Place Patio Stage
Friday, October 9 | 7:00 pm
1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 Flagship Romance & The Rough & Tumble 📍 Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
Friday, October 9 | 7:00 pm
4640 Soquel Dr, Soquel

🎭 Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde 📍 Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building
Friday, October 9 | 7:30 pm
846 Front St., Santa Cruz

🎶 BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of King Crimson 📍 Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Friday, October 9 | 8:00 pm (Doors 7:00 pm)
1156 High St., Santa Cruz | $95.18 GA | $152.86 Premium | Tix: quarryamphitheater.com

💀 The Vault After Dark: Dressed to Kill 📍 Bruno’s Bar & Grill
Friday, October 9 | 8:00 pm
230 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

🖥️ SPAM New Media Festival Night 1: Jean Carla Rodea + Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos + EPOCH 📍 Indexical
Friday, October 9 | 8:00 pm
1050 River St #119, Santa Cruz

🎶 Dominique & The Diamonds 📍 Henflings Tavern
Friday, October 9 | 8:00 pm
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

💃 It’s a 2000s Party: Santa Cruz 📍 The Catalyst
Friday, October 9 | 9:00 pm
1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

🎶 The Breaks 📍 Moe’s Alley
Friday, October 9 | 9:00 pm
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz

~ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 ~

🥕 Aptos Farmers Market 📍 Cabrillo College
Saturdays | 8:00 am
6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos

🌱🎃 Cabrillo Horticulture Dept. Fall Plant Sale & Pumpkin Patch with the California Native Plant Society 📍 Cabrillo College
Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 am
6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos | Free | Park in Lot F & take the shuttle van up the hill

🚗 Cars and Coffee 📍 East Lake Village Shopping Center
Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 am
906–1056 East Lake Ave, Watsonville

🔨 Fence Building Workshop 📍 Hakone Gardens and Estate
Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 am
21000 Big Basin Wy, Saratoga

📚 Scotts Valley Library Friends Book Sale 📍 Scotts Valley Library
Saturday, October 10 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
251 Kings Village Rd., Scotts Valley | Books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, puzzles & games | Huge kids’ selection | Cash, checks, cards & Apple Pay

🔥 Central Coast Good Fire Fair 2026 📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Saturday, October 10 | 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Felton | Free | Parking $10 | Live prescribed burn likely 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, weather permitting | Food trucks

🚂🎃 Thomas & Percy’s Halloween Party 📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Saturday, October 10 | Trains hourly 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton | $27 | Rain or shine | Arrive 1 hour before departure | Costumes encouraged!

🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple Farms
Saturday, October 10 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley | Free Entry

✍️ Writing Circle 📍 WomenCARE
Saturday, October 10 | 10:00 am
2901 Park Ave Ste A1, Soquel

🎃 Magical Glass Pumpkin Patch 📍 Los Gatos High School Front Lawn
Saturday, October 10 | 10:00 am
20 High School Ct, Los Gatos

🎨 Open Studios Art Tour (North County) 📍 Multiple Locations
Saturday & Sunday | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Free | No tickets needed

🎪 6th Annual Seacliff Village Street Fair 📍 Seacliff Village
Saturday, October 10 | 11:30 am
4 Broadway, Aptos | Free

🍇 Annual Harvest Festival 📍 Silver Mountain Vineyards
Saturday, October 10 | 12:00 pm
269 Silver Mountain Dr, Los Gatos

🐄 Ranch History Tour 📍 Wilder Ranch State Park
Saturday & Sunday | 1:00 pm
1401 Coast Rd, Santa Cruz

🎶 Fishhook ROCKS the 5th Annual Beach Hill Bash 📍 Santa Cruz Hostel
Saturday, October 10 | 1:00 pm
321 Main St, Santa Cruz

🥧 Santa Cruz Bake & Gather 📍 Midtown Community Center
Saturday, October 10 | 1:30 pm
115 South Morrissey Avenue, Santa Cruz | Free

🎶 The Jamissaries 📍 Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, October 10 | 2:00 pm
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

⏰ It’s About Time Exhibit 📍 Betty Leonard Community Room, Aptos Library
Saturday, October 10 | 3:00 pm
7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos

🎃 Hand-Blown Glass Pumpkins 📍 Chris Johnson Glass Studio
Saturday, October 10 | 4:00 pm
131 Old Coast Rd, Davenport

🤘 Acid Bath w/ High on Fire, Melvins & Windhand 📍 Quarry Amphitheater UCSC
Saturday, October 10 | 6:30 pm (Doors 5:30 pm)
1156 High St., Santa Cruz | $95.18 – $164.40 | Tix: quarryamphitheater.com

🎶 The Last Decade: Alt Rock Tribute 📍 The River Run at Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, October 10 | 7:00 pm
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale | Free | Covers of Blink-182, Green Day, Foo Fighters & Fall Out Boy
Info: brookdalelodge.com

🎶 Damien Jurado Band 📍 Felton Music Hall
Saturday, October 10 | 8:00 pm (Doors 7:00 pm)
6275 Highway 9, Felton

🎶 Arcane Lullaby 📍 Joe’s Bar
Saturday, October 10 | 8:30 pm
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek | Original alt-rock w/ blues, goth, reggae, punk & funk influences

🎶 Coffee Zombie Collective w/ Special Guests 📍 Moe’s Alley
Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 pm
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz | $15 – $20

🎷 Domi & JD Beck: How Asked? Tour 📍 The Catalyst
Saturday, October 10 | 9:00 pm
1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz | $34.12

~ SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 ~

🧘 Drop-in Meditation 📍 Land of Medicine Buddha – In the Gompa
Sunday, October 11 | 9:00 am
5800 Prescott Rd, Soquel

🚂🎃 Thomas & Percy’s Halloween Party 📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Sunday, October 11 | Trains hourly 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton | $27

🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple Farms
Sunday, October 11 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley | Free Entry

🧶 Weaving / Colors: Traditional Zapotec Weaving & Natural Dyeing 📍 Redtail Ranch
Sunday, October 11 | 10:00 am
2301 Bobcat Trl, Soquel

🥬 Corralitos Farm and Garden Market 📍 Corralitos Farm and Garden Market
Sunday, October 11 | 11:00 am
127 Hames Road, Corralitos

🌽 Día de Esperanza Organic Agriculture Festival 📍 Esperanza Community Farms
Sunday, October 11 | 11:00 am
275 Lee Rd, Watsonville

🎨 Open Studios Art Tour (North County) 📍 Multiple Locations
Sunday, October 11 | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Free

🏈 NFL Sunday on 3 Screens 📍 Brookdale Lodge Lounge
Sunday, October 11 | All day starting at 12:00 pm
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale | Drinks & snacks from the Diner
Info: brookdalelodge.com

🎶 Woodmill Trio 📍 Brookdale Lodge Beer Garden
Sunday, October 11 | 1:00 – 4:00 pm
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale
Info: brookdalelodge.com

🐄 Ranch History Tour 📍 Wilder Ranch State Park
Sunday, October 11 | 1:00 pm
1842 Coast Road, Santa Cruz

🎭 MCT Presents “Rumors” 📍 Park Hall Community Center
Sunday, October 11 | 2:00 pm
9400 Mill Street, Ben Lomond

📖 Min Jin Lee, “American Hagwon” 📍 Rio Theatre
Sunday, October 11 | 2:00 pm
1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz | $45.11

☘️ Celtic at the Brewery 📍 Steel Bonnet Brewing
Sunday, October 11 | 2:00 pm
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley | $35 – $45

🎭 Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde 📍 Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building
Sunday, October 11 | 2:00 pm
846 Front St., Santa Cruz

🎺 San Jose Wind Symphony Presents “A Novel Concert” 📍 McAfee Performing Arts Center
Sunday, October 11 | 3:00 pm
20300 Herriman Ave, Saratoga

🎶 Sunday Pro Jam 📍 Henflings Tavern
Sundays | 5:00 pm
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🔔 Sunday Sound Bath + Reiki 📍 Kula Connections
Sunday, October 11 | 7:00 pm
708 Capitola Ave, Capitola

~ COMING UP ~

🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple Farms
Monday, October 12 | 12:00 – 6:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley | Free Entry

📻 The Mountain Road Celtic Music Radio 📍 KBCZ 89.3 FM
Mondays | 8:00 pm
Boulder Creek | Streaming: kbcz.org

🎶 Bonnie Raitt w/ Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen 📍 Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Wednesday, October 14 | 7:30 pm
307 Church St., Santa Cruz | Tix: ticketmaster.com

☘️ Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Session 📍 Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Thursday, October 15 | 7:00 pm
Santa Cruz

🪕 Bluegrass Java Jam 📍 Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company
Every Thursday | 7:00 pm
101 W. Main St., Los Gatos

🎶 Rosebud ☮️ 📍 Shanty Shack Brewing
Saturday, October 17 | 2:00 pm
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🧙‍♀️ Witches Ball w/ Sweet VooDoo 📍 Brookdale Lodge
Saturday, October 24 | Kid-Friendly Night Market 4:00 pm | Witches Ball 9:00 pm – 1:00 am
11570 Highway 9, Brookdale | Costume contest, live music, multiple bars & stages | Presented by Beneath the Redwoods Events
Info: btrevents.com

🎃 Free Pumpkin Painting Workshop 📍 Love Apple Farms
Sunday, October 25 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley

✨ The Mountain Affair: Celebrating Our Community and the Place We Call Home 📍 Highlands Park Community Center
Friday, October 30 | 6:30 – 9:30 pm
8500 Highway 9, Ben Lomond | Hosted by Mountain Community Resources & Community Bridges
Info: communitybridges.org/mountainaffair

🎃💃 Halloween Dance Party w/ DJ T-Bub 📍 Lille Æske Arthouse
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 – 11:00 pm
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek | $15 Adv | $20 Door | Disco, Funk, House & Classics

🎄 SLV Chamber Holiday Market 📍 Felton Covered Bridge Park
Sunday, December 13 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Felton | Free | Rain or shine | Handmade gifts from local artists & makers, live music, caroling & holiday lights
Info: slvchamber.org/holidaymarket | Vendor signups through November 8

~ EXHIBITS ~

🎨 Dreaming in Color: Tina Masciocchi & Kathryn Pierno 📍 Thomas Gallery at Mountain Arts Center
Now – October 25, 2026
9341 Mill St., Ben Lomond | Featured Artists Exhibit

🏛️ Retrospect 📍 Grace Gallery
Now – Late 2026
12547 Hwy 9, Boulder Creek | A look back at the first 50 years of the San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society

🖼️ Moments That Made US 📍 Belardi Gallery
Now – January 24, 2027
6299 Gushee St, Felton