What’s Happening This Weekend: Friday Oct 30 – Sunday Nov 1

Here’s the Santa Cruz County & Santa Cruz Mountains Halloween Weekend Roundup, Thursday, October 29 through Sunday, November 1! Listings are organized by day, then by town, starting in the San Lorenzo Valley. Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🦇Halloween Parties • Trick-or-Treating • Live Music •  Costume Balls • Día de los Muertos • Theater & Film

~ ALL WEEKEND ~

— SAN LORENZO VALLEY —

🌲✨ Sequoias at Night Light Show 📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Final weekend! Friday & Saturday | 7:30 – 9:00 pm
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton | Lighted forest stroll (about 0.8 mile) featuring art by Anna Bobisuthi | $15.90 – $26.50
Info: roaringcamp.com/sequoia-lights

🎶🎃 Jerry’s Middle Finger 📍 Felton Music Hall
Friday & Saturday, October 30–31 | 8:00 pm
6275 Highway 9, Felton | Two-night Halloween Fingerhead Family celebration

💃🎃 Freaker’s Ball: Through the Looking Glass 📍 Brookdale Lodge
Friday & Saturday, October 30–31 | Doors 6:00 pm | Music 7:00 pm – 2:00 am
11570 Hwy. 9, Brookdale | Raindance presents its annual costume party | Fort Knox Five, Little John w/ Matt Hartle, Samba Circus & 20+ DJs | Costume contest

— SCOTTS VALLEY —

🎃 Pumpkin Patch & Winter Veggies 📍 Love Apple Farms
Last days! Thursday & Friday 12:00 – 6:00 pm | Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
5311 Scotts Valley Dr., Scotts Valley | Free Entry | Haunted Greenhouse

— NORTH COAST —

🎃 U-Pick ’Em Pumpkins 📍 Rodoni Farms
Through Saturday, October 31 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
4444 Hwy. 1, Davenport (two miles south) | Rain or shine | Corn maze
Info: rodonifarms.com

~ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 ~

— SAN LORENZO VALLEY —

🌶️ Fermented Hot Sauce Class 📍 Mountain Feed & Farm Supply
Friday, October 30 | 5:00 pm
9550 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond | Take home a fermenting kit

✨ The Mountain Affair 41st Annual Fundraiser 📍 Highlands Park Senior & Community Center
Friday, October 30 | 6:30 – 9:30 pm
8500 Hwy. 9, Ben Lomond | Fine food, local wines, live music & silent auction | Supports Mountain Community Resources
Tix: communitybridges.org/mountainaffair

🎃🎶 Halloween Eve w/ American Underdog 📍 Henflings Tavern
Friday, October 30 | 8:00 pm
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

— SCOTTS VALLEY —

🎃🎶 Halloween Food Truck Friday w/ Firepeach + Hocus Pocus 2 📍 Scotts Valley Skypark
Friday, October 30 | 4:30 pm | Movie at dark
Scotts Valley | Free | Season finale | Food trucks, live music, beer & wine | Costumes encouraged | Bring lawn chairs

🎶 The Rodney James Trio 📍 Kissed by an Angel Wines
Friday, October 30 | 5:30 pm
222 Mt. Hermon Rd. Ste. I, Scotts Valley

🎬🎹 A Haunting Evening of Silent Cinema 📍 The Landing
Friday, October 30 | 7:00 pm
251B Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley | “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) & “Frankenstein” (1910) w/ live piano by Kylan deGhetaldi | Presented by Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild

— SANTA CRUZ —

☕ CreativeMornings: ALTITUDE w/ Jeremy Stone 📍 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History – Atrium
Friday, October 30 | 8:30 am
705 Front St., Santa Cruz | Free | Coffee, goodies & a short talk | Come in costume!

🐦 Guided Birding Walk 📍 Wilder Ranch State Park
Friday, October 30 | 9:00 am
1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz | Free ($10 parking) | Beginner-friendly 2.5-mile walk | Bring binoculars | Rain cancels

🧙‍♀️ 3rd Annual WestEdge Witch Walk 📍 Lighthouse Field
Friday, October 30 | 5:00 pm
West Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz | Don your finest witch-wear for a sunset walk along West Cliff

🎶 KAVA JAH Birthday Bash 📍 Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
Friday, October 30 | 5:30 pm
119 Madrone St, Santa Cruz | Reggae w/ Kava Jah & The Remedy plus DJs

🎷 Two of Us 📍 Madson Wine
Friday, October 30 | 6:00 pm
328 Ingalls St. Ste. G, Santa Cruz | Rebecca Coupe Franks (trumpet) & Nancy Heth (vocals & piano)

🎶 Los Pendejos Imbéciles 📍 Shanty Shack Brewing
Friday, October 30 | 6:00 pm
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz | Danceable covers from Tom Petty to Talking Heads

🤘 AGATG Halloween Show 📍 Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building
Friday, October 30 | 6:00 pm
846 Front St., Santa Cruz | Arsonists Get All The Girls, The Millionaire$, Hiroshima, Shortiez & Weight of Light

🎬 Kupuna ‘Āina: Hawaiʻi, The Land Remembers (Santa Cruz Premiere) 📍 Resource Center for Nonviolence
Friday, October 30 | 6:30 pm
612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz | Q&A w/ directors Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo | Complimentary tickets available

🎩 Alex Ramon Magic Show 📍 The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center
Friday, October 30 | 6:30 pm
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz | $30 adults | $25 kids 3–12 | VIP available | Marks 100 years since Houdini’s death

🎃🎶 Sweet VooDoo Pre-Halloween Costume Bash 📍 Abbott Square Market
Friday, October 30 | 7:00 pm
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

🦇 Bite Me! Again: Halloween Eve 📍 Cat Alley Street (upstairs at The Catalyst)
Friday, October 30 | Doors 7:00 pm
1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz | No cover | Deathrock, goth, techno & dance punk DJs | Macabre Makers Faire | Final event in this space

🛍️ Thrifting After Dark 📍 FreeStyle Clothing Exchange
Friday, October 30 | 7:00 – 10:00 pm
110 Cooper St., Santa Cruz | $5 off purchases & $5 alley bins

🎶 Empire Grade 📍 Hwy17 Studios
Friday, October 30 | 7:00 pm
831 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz

🎭 Barnstorm Presents: The Flick 📍 UCSC Theater Arts, Studio B100
Friday, October 30 | 7:30 pm
1156 High St., Santa Cruz

🎃🎶 Crepe-O-Ween Night #1 📍 The Crepe Place
Friday, October 30 | 8:00 pm
1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz | Harry & The Hitmen as Hall & Oates, Bounce House as Black Sabbath & Blister in the Sun as the Violent Femmes

🎭 Feathers & Teeth 📍 Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre
Friday, October 30 | 8:00 pm
1001 Center St., Santa Cruz

🎃🎶 Fishhook Halloween Costume Party 📍 The Crow’s Nest
Friday, October 30 | 8:00 pm
2218 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz | Costume contest | Arrive early

🎶 Eternities (Katie Porter & Bob Bellerue) 📍 Indexical
Friday, October 30 | 8:00 pm
1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz | Experimental bass clarinet & sound art

🎶 The Mother Hips w/ Skyway Man 📍 Moe’s Alley
Friday, October 30 | 9:00 pm (Doors 8:00 pm)
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz | $37 Adv | $40 Day of Show | 21+

💃 Dance or Die: A Drag Rave w/ Sam Bennaroch 📍 The 418 Project
Friday, October 30 | 9:00 pm
155 River St. South, Santa Cruz

— CAPITOLA, SOQUEL & APTOS —

🍬 Free Family Trick or Treat 📍 Capitola Mall
Friday, October 30 | 4:00 pm
Capitola | Free

🎶 Cruz Control 📍 Discretion Brewing
Friday, October 30 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
2703 41st Ave. Ste. A, Soquel

🎃🍕 Parents Night Out: Pumpkins & Pizza 📍 Art Factory Studios
Friday, October 30 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
7960 Soquel Dr., Aptos | Kids carve or paint pumpkins | Pizza included | Reserve early

— WATSONVILLE & CORRALITOS —

🥕 Watsonville Farmers Market 📍 Watsonville City Plaza
Friday, October 30 | 2:00 – 7:00 pm
358 Main St., Watsonville

— LOS GATOS & SARATOGA —

🎶 Gaby Castro 📍 Mountain Farmers’ Market
Friday, October 30 | 2:30 pm
23845 Summit Rd., Los Gatos (Santa Cruz Mountains)

🎶 Vito & Friends 📍 The Cats
Friday, October 30 | 7:00 pm
17533 Highway 17, Los Gatos | SLV blues standout Vito Dettore & band

~ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN ~

— SAN LORENZO VALLEY —

🌲 Redwood Loop Tour 📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Saturday, October 31 | 12:00 pm
101 N. Big Trees Park Rd., Felton | Free

🌳 Tree Identification Walk 📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Saturday, October 31 | 3:00 pm
101 N. Big Trees Park Rd., Felton | Free | 1-mile walk | Meet at the visitor center | Hard rain cancels

🍬 Trick-or-Treat Street Boulder Creek 📍 Downtown Boulder Creek
Saturday, October 31 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Boulder Creek | Trick-or-treat at local businesses

🎃 Century 21 Pumpkin Decorating Contest: Voting Night 📍 Century 21 Masters Realtors
Saturday, October 31 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm
13117 Hwy. 9, Boulder Creek | Vote for your favorite pumpkin | Prizes $100, $50 & $25

🍬 Trick-or-Treat with Felton Merchants 📍 Downtown Felton
Saturday, October 31 | 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Felton | Trick-or-treat at local businesses

🎃 Halloween Party on Riverside Avenue 📍 Riverside Avenue
Saturday, October 31 | 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Ben Lomond | Annual do-it-ourselves pop-up street festival

🎶 Brand & Brudnick 📍 Aroma Restaurant
Saturday, October 31 | 5:30 pm
9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎃💃 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 | Spooky art by Chaz Nowatski
Tix: lilleaeske.com

🎃🎶 Highwire Halloween Dance Party 📍 Joe’s Bar
Saturday, October 31 | 8:30 pm
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

💃🎃 Henflings House of Horrors Halloween Throwdown w/ DJ Dr. Funkstein 📍 Henflings Tavern
Saturday, October 31 | 9:00 pm
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond | No cover | Costume contest w/ cash prizes | Kitchen open late

— SCOTTS VALLEY —

🗺️ 7th Annual Scotts Valley Halloween Treasure Hunt 📍 TOGO’S Scotts Valley
Saturday, October 31 | 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Scotts Valley | Free | Pick up a treasure map & visit participating businesses

🎃🎶 The Swag Tones Halloween Party 📍 Bruno’s Bar & Grill
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 pm
230 Mt. Hermon Rd., Scotts Valley

— SANTA CRUZ —

📚🎃 Spooky Storytime 📍 Branciforte Branch Library
Saturday, October 31 | 10:30 am
230 Gault St., Santa Cruz | Come in costume for treats & prizes | All ages

🌊 Guided Coastal Walk 📍 Wilder Ranch State Park
Saturday, October 31 | 11:00 am
1401 Coast Rd., Santa Cruz | Free ($10 parking) | 2.5-mile family-friendly walk | Ranch History Tour at 1:00 pm

🎢🎃 Halloween at the Boardwalk 📍 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Saturday, October 31 | Trick-or-treat 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz | $12 trick-or-treat package (candy bag + $10 game card) | Costume contest | Fright Walk beneath the Boardwalk

🍬 Downtown Trick or Treat 📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Saturday, October 31 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Santa Cruz | 50+ businesses handing out treats | Plus Afrobeats Night at Abbott Square Market 4:00 – 10:00 pm

🎭 Barnstorm Presents: The Flick 📍 UCSC Theater Arts, Studio B100
Saturday, October 31 | 2:00 pm
1156 High St., Santa Cruz

🍬 Trick-or-Treat on the Wharf 📍 Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
Saturday, October 31 | 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz | Part of 13 Days of Halloween | Photo booth & Great Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt

👻 Santa Cruz Official Halloween Bar Crawl 📍 Ulterior
Saturday, October 31 | 3:00 pm
Santa Cruz

🐶🎃 Halloween Dog Costume Contest 📍 Abbott Square Market
Saturday, October 31 | 5:00 pm (Sign-ups 4:00 pm)
725 Front St., Santa Cruz | Limited to 20 pups | Prizes for best costumes

🎃🎶 Mission West’s Annual Halloween Party 📍 Mission West
Saturday, October 31 | Doors 5:00 pm
2405 Mission St., Santa Cruz | $10 cash | 21+ | Space Heater, Batucada Allstars & It’s Good To Be Here DJ Crew | Costume contest | Food trucks

🫕 Fondue & Fizz Halloween Party 📍 Calvary Episcopal Church Hall
Saturday, October 31 | 6:00 pm
Santa Cruz | Fondue & bubbly benefiting the Santa Cruz Symphony League

💃 Rave at the Grave 📍 The Catalyst
Saturday, October 31 | 7:00 pm
1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz | Main room & Atrium

🏴‍☠️🎶 Pirates Ball w/ AJ Lee & Blue Summit + Broken Compass 📍 Rio Theatre
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 pm
1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

🎃🎶 Crepe-O-Ween Night #2 📍 The Crepe Place
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 pm
1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz | Kentucky Mule as CCR, Cold Water Law Firm as The Clash, Supernaut as Cream & the Ooo-Maus as The Doors

🎭 Feathers & Teeth 📍 Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 pm
1001 Center St., Santa Cruz

🎃💃 Cake By The Ocean Halloween Party 📍 The Crow’s Nest
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 pm
2218 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz

🎶 13th Annual Halloween Ball w/ China Cats Grateful Dead Tribute Band 📍 Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 – 11:00 pm
846 Front St., Santa Cruz | All ages | Costume party, contest & dance
Tix: mountainmusicproductions.com

🧛 Vampire Ball 📍 Chaminade Resort & Spa
Saturday, October 31 | 8:30 pm
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz | Vampire DJ, costume contest, photo booth, fortune tellers & fire dancers | Cash bar

🎃🎶 Moe’s Alley Halloween Bash w/ High Step Society + Floratura 📍 Moe’s Alley
Saturday, October 31 | 9:00 pm (Doors 8:00 pm)
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz | $25 Adv | $30 Day of Show | 21+

— CAPITOLA, SOQUEL & APTOS —

🥕 Aptos Farmers Market 📍 Cabrillo College
Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos

🎃 Aptos Village Halloween Parade 📍 Aptos Village
Saturday, October 31 | 11:00 am
Aptos | Family-friendly fun with Aptos Village businesses

🎃 Halloween Celebration on Aptos Village Green 📍 Aptos Village Green
Saturday, October 31 | 1:00 pm
Aptos | Candy, costumes & community fun | Hosted by the Aptos Village Chamber of Commerce

🎃🎶 Michael Gaither’s Halloween Show 📍 Whale City
Saturday, October 31 | 4:00 pm trick-or-treating | 5:30 pm music
Aptos | No cover | Costume contest | “Thrill the World” zombie flash mob

🎃🎶 Junebug Bayer Halloween Show 📍 Discretion Brewing
Saturday, October 31 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
2703 41st Ave. Ste. A, Soquel

🎃🎶 Alecia Haselton 📍 Bay Bar & Grill
Saturday, October 31 | 7:00 pm
209 Esplanade, Capitola | Spooky covers & spacy originals

— LOS GATOS & SARATOGA —

🎶 Benito Rose 📍 The Cats
Saturday, October 31 | 7:00 pm
17533 Highway 17, Los Gatos | Six-piece band playing hits from the ’70s through the 2000s

~ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ~

— SAN LORENZO VALLEY —

🐕🚂 Corgi Train Adventure 📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Sunday, November 1 | Arrive 10:00 am | Depart 10:30 am
5401 Graham Hill Rd., Felton | Ride the steam train through the redwoods w/ your corgi | Silicon Valley Weekly Corgi Meetup

🌲 Redwood Loop Tour 📍 Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
Sunday, November 1 | 12:00 pm
101 N. Big Trees Park Rd., Felton | Free

🎶 Anthony Arya 📍 Hallcrest Vineyards
Sunday, November 1 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm
379 Felton Empire Rd., Felton

🎶 Sunday Pro Jam 📍 Henflings Tavern
Sunday, November 1 | 5:00 pm
9450 Highway 9, Ben Lomond

🎶 PrettyUgly 📍 Felton Music Hall
Sunday, November 1 | 7:00 pm
6275 Highway 9, Felton

🎶 Stanley Simmons 📍 Felton Music Hall
Sunday, November 1 | 8:00 pm
6275 Highway 9, Felton | 21+ | Standing room

— SCOTTS VALLEY —

🎄 Holiday Open House 📍 Zinnia’s Gift Boutique
Sunday, November 1 | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Scotts Valley | 26th holiday season kickoff | Holiday music, refreshments & raffles

— SANTA CRUZ —

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

🎶 Andrew Duhon Trio 📍 Moe’s Alley
Sunday, November 1 | 3:00 pm (Doors 2:00 pm)
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz | $30 Adv | $35 Day of Show | 21+ | Mostly seated matinee

🎿 Warren Miller’s “Days Off” 📍 Rio Theatre
Sunday, November 1 | 5:00 pm
1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz
Tix: warrenmiller.com

🎸 Alexandr Misko w/ Forest Bailey 📍 Kuumbwa Jazz
Sunday, November 1 | 7:00 pm
320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz | Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso & his one-of-a-kind “Frankenstein Guitar”

🎷 Free Live Jazz Downtown w/ The Django Sheridan Collective 📍 Mariposa Coffee Bar
Sunday, November 1 | 7:00 pm
1010 Pacific Ave. Ste. E, Santa Cruz | Free

🎭 Barnstorm Presents: The Flick (Closing) 📍 UCSC Theater Arts, Studio B100
Sunday, November 1 | 7:30 pm
1156 High St., Santa Cruz

🎶 Parlor Greens 📍 Moe’s Alley
Sunday, November 1 | 8:00 pm (Doors 7:00 pm)
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz | $20 Adv | $25 Day of Show | 21+ | Funky organ trio

— CAPITOLA, SOQUEL & APTOS —

🧘 Drop-in Meditation 📍 Land of Medicine Buddha – In the Gompa
Sunday, November 1 | 9:00 am
5800 Prescott Rd., Soquel

🎲 Community Fundraiser BINGO 📍 Aptos Grange
Sunday, November 1 | 2:30 pm
2555 Mar Vista Dr., Aptos

🎶 The Back Porch Boys 📍 Discretion Brewing
Sunday, November 1 | 3:00 – 5:00 pm
2703 41st Ave. Ste. A, Soquel | Delta blues to Chicago | Every 1st Sunday

🎤 Karaoke w/ Moondog 📍 Fast Eddy’s Billiards Dart Room
Sunday, November 1 | 5:00 pm
4300 Capitola Rd., Capitola

🔔 Sunday Sound Bath + Reiki 📍 Kula Connections
Sunday, November 1 | 7:00 pm
708 Capitola Ave., Capitola

— WATSONVILLE & CORRALITOS —

🥬 Corralitos Farm and Garden Market 📍 Corralitos Farm and Garden Market
Sunday, November 1 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
127 Hames Rd., Corralitos

🎁 Watsonville Taiko Holiday Boutique 📍 Kizuka Hall
Sunday, November 1 | 12:00 – 4:00 pm
150 Blackburn St., Watsonville | Gift baskets, local crafts & raffle for a handmade quilt

💀🚲 Calles Libres / Open Streets Watsonville 📍 Callaghan Park & Brennan Street
Sunday, November 1 | 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Downtown Watsonville | Free | Car-free streets, live music, dance & Día de los Muertos traditions

— LOS GATOS & SARATOGA —

🎶 Double Down Time 📍 The Cats
Sunday, November 1 | 6:00 pm
17533 Highway 17, Los Gatos | Blues trio

~ EXHIBITS ~

🏛️ 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 | Open Wednesday – Sunday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

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

🕹️ High Score: Vintage Arcade and Midway Games 📍 Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Now open
705 Front St., Santa Cruz

~ COMING UP ~

🌊 Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival 📍 The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center
Saturday & Sunday, November 7–8 | 10:00 am
400 Beach St., Santa Cruz

🎬 Mountainfilm on Tour Santa Cruz 📍 Rio Theatre
Saturday, November 14 | 9:00 am
1205 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz

🦀 “Famous” Crab & Shrimp Feed 📍 Portuguese Hall of Santa Cruz
Saturday, November 14 | 4:00 pm
216 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz

🐦 Greyhound Rock Day Trip: “All About Birds” 📍 Greyhound Rock
Friday, November 27 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
North Coast, Santa Cruz County | Free | Coastal bluff birding hike | Space limited; registration required | Hosted by Santa Cruz County Parks

🎄 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 14

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