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2013 eVents
Cheer on your Santa Cruz Warriors, the most advanced players in the world outside of the NBA as they compete in a 3,200 seat facility near the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 7:00 pm Location: 903 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.713.4400 www.santacruzbasketball.com

20 Warriors vs Los Angeles

Children 12 and under can hunt for Easter eggs on the beach and visit with the Easter Bunny. Free. 11am Location: Capitola Beach, in front of Capitola Venetian, Capitola Phone: 831.475.6522 www.capitolasoquelchamber.com

30 Capitola Village Easter Egg Hunt

Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters & climb the highest peaks with amazing big screen stories! Different films each nite! 7pm Location: Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.459.2806 www.ucscrecreation.com Wacky chefs compete for prizes during this “soup-er” day of chowders. Free. 10am - 4pm, Tasting starts at 1pm Location: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz Phone: 831.423.5590 www.beachboardwalk.com

22-24 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Hop on down for the annual Easter Sunday Brunch & festivities. Easter egg hunts, the Easter Bunny & more. 9am - 3pm Location: One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.475.5600 www.chaminade.com

31 Easter Sunday Celebration at Chaminade

Honor the spirited women that lived & worked in the Basin throughout its history. Free. Walk at 1pm Location: Big Basin Redwoods State Park, 21600 Big Basin Way, Boulder Creek. Phone: 831.338.8883 www.mountainparks.org An evening of fun & amazement! Come enjoy the aerial acts, clowns, magic and fun for all ages! 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm Location: Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. Phone: 831.438.1010 www.scottsvalleychamber.com

12 Mother’s Day Walk: Women of Big Basin

14-16 American Clown Circus

April

23 Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off

This run/walk takes in some of Santa Cruz’s most scenic seaside neighborhoods & spectacular coast north of town. 8am Location: Starts at Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz. Phone: 408.356.0518 www.firstwave-events.com

7 Santa Cruz Half Marathon & 10K

Enjoy special entertainment to kick off the 2013 season! Free. Location: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.423.5590 www.beachboardwalk.com A free day of fun, including hayrides, ice cream making, butter-churning, spinning, blacksmith demos, hay baling. Free. 10am - 3pm Location: Agricultural History Museum, 2601 East Lake Ave., Hwy. 152, Watsonville. Phone: 831.724.5898 www.aghistoryproject.org

18 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Kickoff the Season!

18 Day on the Farm!

Exhibit of 400 quilts, featured artist Gloria Loughman and fashion show (Sat), live quilt auction (Sun), merchant mall, cafe, children’s activities, bargain garden. Sat. 10am - 5pm, Sun. 10am - 4pm Location: Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 152, Watsonville Phone: 831.475.0402 www.pvqa.org

23-24 35th Annual Quilt Show “Think Global, Quilt Local”

The SCMBF is Santa Cruz County’s premier mountain biking event, bringing together the community in a mix of racing, contests, clinics and an industry expo with booths and demo products. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Location: Western Dr. & Mission St., Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.427.9937 www.santacruzmountainbikefestival.com

13 4th Annual Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Festival

March

Annual celebration of the Hummingbirds that feed, mate, and nest in the gardens. Free with admission. 10am - 4pm Location: Arboretum at UCSC, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz Phone: 831.427.2998 http://arboretum.ucsc.edu This is the 27th year of the largest paddle powered surf contest in the world. Every international athlete worth their salt will be in attendance. It is a 3-day surfing contest for wave skiing, standup and surf kayaking. Free. 7am - 5pm Location: Steamer Lane at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz Phone: 831.458.4887 www.asudoit.com

2-3 Hummingbird Days

Popular music and hidden treasures from the four centuries that led up to the Baroque period. 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: UCSC Music Recital Hall, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.459.2159 www.scbaroque.org Your chance to visit wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains not normally open to the public. Taste wine & have a great time. 11am - 5pm Location: Various Wineries, Santa Cruz Mountains. Phone: 831.685.VINE (8463) www.scmwa.com Premier environmental event with information, activities for kids, live music and focus on green businesses. Free. 11am - 4pm Location: San Lorenzo Park and Benchlands behind County Building, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.477.3988 www.ecocruz.org Enjoy a free day of arts & crafts, live entertainment, relay races, interactive booths, guided nature tours & more. Free. 12 - 4pm Location: Ramsay Park, 1301 Main Street, Watsonville. Phone: 831.768.3240 www.watsonvillerec.com The event will be a fun-filled day of activities for children and adults, with exciting rubber duck races, carnival games, food and music. All proceeds go to scholarships & local charities. Free. 10:30am - 3:30pm Location: Harvey West Park, 300 Evergreen St., Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.458.2414 www.duckyderbysantacruz.com

13 Santa Cruz Baroque Festival: Hasten to the Sea

Music festival bringing you the best in Blues & American Roots music for 20 years. Fun for the entire family with food, beer & wine. 11am - 7pm Location: Aptos Village Park, Aptos. www.santacruzbluesfestival.com

25-26 21st Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival

22-24 Santa Cruz Paddlefest

20 Wine Passport Program

A fun-filled family day. Parade at 10 am, followed by Festival including music & food. Free. 10am - 4pm Location: Hwy. 9, and Covered Bridge Park, Felton. Phone: 831.612.9103 www.feltonbusinessassociation.com

25 Felton Remembers Parade and Festival

20 Earth Day Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Ballet presents a mixed repertory concert. Featuring a collaboration between Robert Kelley’s neo-classical style of choreography and Ikuyo Conant’s Watsonville Taiko. Sat. and Sun. 2:00 pm Location: Cabrillo Crocker Theater at Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos. Phone: 831.477.1606 www.scbt.org

23-24 Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre presents: “In Concert”

Visit encampments of Union & Confederate soldiers. See battles at one of the West’s longest-running Civil War reenactments. 9am - 6pm Location: Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. Phone: 831.335.4484 www.roaringcamp.com

25-27 32nd Annual Civil War Battles and Encampment

21 Day of the Child/Earth Day

The Symphony shares the transcendent joy of works by Rossini, Bruch and Brahms. The concert features guest conductor, Daniel Stewart and Klein competition winner, Francesca dePasquale, on violin. Sat. 8pm in Santa Cruz, Sun. 2pm in Watsonville Location: Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz; Henry J. Mello Center, 250 E. Beach St, Watsonville Phone: 831.420.5260 www.santacruzsymphony.org The Roaring Camp Eggspress takes children & their families to Bear Mountain to hunt for candy eggs & win prizes. Trains at 11am, 12:30 & 2pm Location: Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, Felton. Phone: 831.335.4484 www.roaringcamp.com A classic family egg hunt, complete with Easter baskets & bonnets. At noon come see who wins the Easter Bonnet contest! Free. 10am - 1pm Location: Agricultural History Museum, 2601 East Lake Ave., Hwy. 152, Watsonville Phone: 831.724.5898 www.aghistoryproject.org

23-24 Santa Cruz County Symphony Concert “Transcendence”

27 23rd Annual Ducky Derby

West Coast’s oldest, longest-running competitive surfing event, featuring amateur + pro surfers, 11 age groups. Free. See website for schedule. Location: Steamer Lane at Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.234.2278 www.santa-cruz-longboard-union.com

25-26 29th Annual Santa Cruz Longboard Club Invitational

June

30-31 Eggstraordinary Egg Hunt

May

2-Weekend event includes attractions such as tasting of special wines, food, music, art exhibits, winery tours. 11am - 5pm Location: Various wineries & restaurants, Santa Cruz County. Phone: 831.685.VINE (8463) www.scmwa.com Santa Cruz Pride is the largest free LGBTQ event on the Central Coast and the 3rd oldest Pride celebration in California. Please join the entire community for the parade and festival. Free. 11am - 3pm Location: Pacific Ave. & San Lorenzo Park, Downtown Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.425.5422 www.santacruzpride.org Celebrating its 27th anniversary with traditional performances of folkdance, shakuhachi (bamboo flutes), shamisen, Kyogen play, Taiko, tea ceremony, martial arts, Ikebana (flower arrangement), Okinawan dance, storytelling, & much more! Free. 11am - 6pm Location: Mission Plaza Park, 103 Emmett St., Santa Cruz. Phone: 831.462.4589 www.jcfsantacruz.org

1-2, 8-9 Vintners’ Festival

30 Easter on the Farm Egg Hunt

Come fly a kite for fun and prizes! Spend the day at the beach with friends and family. Free. 11am - 2pm Location: Capitola Beach, Capitola. Phone: 831.475.6522 www.capitolasoquelchamber.com A free cultural festival of traditional Mexican foods and live entertainment in historic downtown Watsonville. Family fun! Free. 11:30 am - 5:30 pm Location: Downtown Plaza, Main & Peck Streets, Watsonville. Phone: 831.761.0861 www.cityofwatsonville.org

4 Capitola Kite Classic

2 Santa Cruz Pride

5 Cinco de Mayo Celebration

8 Japanese Cultural Fair

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