Name: Kids Day
Start: 2026-05-02T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Cooper Street and Pacific Avenue between Locust and Church Street

Cooper Street and Pacific Avenue between Locust and Church Street

Kids' Day will take place on May 2, 2026. Exhibitors will be lined up on Cooper Street and Pacific Ave (between Church St. &amp; Locust St.) There will also be performances and demonstrations all day long in Abbott Square. Plus, many Downtown businesses will be offering discounts and specials just for kids.

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Kids Day

Kids' Day will take place on May 2, 2026. Exhibitors will be lined up on Cooper Street and Pacific Ave (between Church St. &...

Resource Center For Nonviolence

The Hive Poetry Collective is proud to carry forward Santa Cruz’s beloved tradition of the Muse—now in its 44th year! This annual gathering—this year, part of the Ripple Effect Santa Cruz Arts Festival—uplifts women-identified and non- binary poets and honors the creative spirit that has inspired our community for over four decades.
Join us Tuesday, April 21 at 6:30pm for a two-hour poetry reading at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. The evening will feature vibrant and diverse poetry from 17 poets, including two Cabrillo students, coming together to share original work and celebrate the power of language and community; Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Elizabeth Robinson, Kaily Dorfman, Veronica Kornberg, Rebekah Wolman, Chopsy Gutowski, Pearl Kan, Amanda Chiado, Hilary King, Heather Duffy, Andrena Zawinski, Cassandra Bautista, Zoe Ly Bredesen, Jennifer Trainor, Wilma Marcus Chandler, Rachel Huerta, and Andrea Wilson.
Suggested donation is $10-$40. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Your donations will help Monarch Services of Santa Cruz County continue their work offering aid to survivors of violence and abuse. Parking is available onsite and across the street at the County Government Building.

Local Event: In Celebration of the Muse

In Celebration of the Muse

The Hive Poetry Collective is proud to carry forward Santa Cruz’s beloved tradition of the Muse—now in its 44th year! This...

Breath+Oneness Yoga

Breath, Body, Earth:&nbsp;An Earth Day Reset Through guided meditation and conscious, connected breathing, we’ll explore the body as a living manifestation of nature. This Earth-Body connection practice invites you to move beyond eco-anxiety and cultivate a deep, nurturing bond with the planet. Leave feeling grounded, resilient, and empowered to help keep our Earth a safe and healthy home for all species.
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Local Event: Breathing Into Wholeness: An Earth Day Reset

Breathing Into Wholeness: An Earth Day Reset

Breath, Body, Earth: An Earth Day Reset Through guided meditation and conscious, connected breathing, we’ll explore the body as...

Music Scholarship for Private LessonsOpportunity Grant Scholarships Opportunity Grant Scholarships are awarded annually to students whose families cannot afford private music lessons.&nbsp;Applications for the 2026-2027 school year are due April 21, 2026.&nbsp; Students should start ASAP, as letters of recommendation are required. Applications are available on the Santa Cruz County Music Teachers' Association website:&nbsp;<a href="https://sccmtac.org/scholarships/#grants" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://sccmtac.org/scholarships/#grants</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Local Event: Opportunity Grant Music Scholarship

Opportunity Grant Music Scholarship

Music Scholarship for Private LessonsOpportunity Grant Scholarships Opportunity Grant Scholarships are awarded annually to...

Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), UC Santa Cruz

UCSC Arts &amp; Ecology Festival 
On Earth Day, UC Santa Cruz launches the inaugural Arts &amp; Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance, a campus-wide gathering that refuses to treat climate change as a problem of carbon alone. Instead, it brings together artists, scientists, students, and community partners to engage the deeper conditions of the crisis, and to open space for cultural, political, and imaginative transformations grounded in repair, reciprocity, and collective futures. 
 
Taking place at the Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), the festival unfolds as a full day of exhibitions, film screenings, performances, workshops, talks, and public engagement. Developed through an open call that drew an overwhelming response across disciplines, the program reflects a growing field of practitioners working across environmental research, land-based knowledge, climate resistance, and practices of repair that move beyond dominant institutional and economic frameworks.

Arts &amp; Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance
April 22, 2026 — 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), UC Santa Cruz
Admission: Free and open to the public

Local Event: UCSC Arts & Ecology Festival

UCSC Arts & Ecology Festival

UCSC Arts & Ecology Festival 
On Earth Day, UC Santa Cruz launches the inaugural Arts & Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance,...

<h3>A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath</h3>
With Rebecca Machado $25
Join Rebecca for a sound bath infused with the energy of love for a heart-opening experience. You will be surrounded by the gentle vibrations of crystal singing bowls, with the intention of love woven into the session. The frequencies can help you relax deeply, release emotional blockages, and feel a warm connection to yourself and others. 
Rebecca Machado
Rebecca is a LMFT who works with trauma management and recovery in her private practice. Over the past twenty years she has delved deep into her yoga practice to become a certified yoga instructor, a Theta-Healing practitioner, and recently added her crystal bowl certification to the repertoire of her practice. Combining her holistic background, Rebecca will infuse each session with love-based energy to create a heart-opening experience where one can feel a sense of calm, peace and divine connection to self and others.

Local Event: A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath

A Love Infused Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
With Rebecca Machado $25
Join Rebecca for a sound bath infused with the energy of love...

Calling all nature-inspired artists! Host a booth at the Art in Bloom event at Wilder Ranch State Park on Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This celebration of spring allows artists to sell their art, interact with nature enthusiasts and spend a day at the state park!Display and informational booths are free. Vendor booths are $50, and fees help Friends support local state parks.
 Learn more and apply for a booth by emailing wilderranch@ports-ca.us

Local Event: Art In Bloom

Art In Bloom

Calling all nature-inspired artists! Host a booth at the Art in Bloom event at Wilder Ranch State Park on Saturday, April 25,...

There is a natural intelligence moving through all living things — a subtle life force that restores balance, regulates the nervous system, and supports the body’s innate capacity to heal.
Reiki is one way of learning to work with that living energy. Reiki is often translated as Universal Life Energy — the vitality that flows through and connects all life. Reiki is simple, intuitive, and calming. Many people experience it as a return to coherence — a settling of the body and mind into their natural rhythm.
In this hands-on Reiki 1 training, you will learn how to connect with this gentle healing energy and begin working with it for yourself and others.
During this training you will receive your Level 1 Reiki attunements, opening the energetic channels that allow Reiki to flow through your hands. Once received, this connection remains with you for life.
 This training is appropriate for anyone who feels called to explore healing work, deepen their intuition, or cultivate a supportive practice for their own wellbeing. No previous experience is necessary.
Many people take Reiki 1 simply to support their own healing and nervous system regulation. Others go on to integrate Reiki into their professional work as therapists, bodyworkers, yoga teachers, educators, caregivers, or community healers.
Trista Mallory Glazowski is a Reiki Master in the Usui lineage and the founder of Zabet Glows, a Santa Cruz–based practice devoted to flower essence support, energy and sound healing.
Her path into energy healing began after the death of her grandmother, which sparked a deeper curiosity about healing, presence, and the subtle ways we support one another through life’s transitions.
She received her Reiki 1 training in 2016 and Reiki 2 in 2017 at Maha Rose in Brooklyn, New York. In 2018, shortly after the birth of her first daughter, she completed her Reiki Master training, guided by her sister — a Reiki Master, Interfaith Minister, and Nurse.
Today Trista shares Reiki through both private sessions and trainings, emphasizing grounding, energetic awareness, and helping people reconnect with their intuition and their body’s innate capacity for balance and coherence.

Local Event: Reiki 1: Foundations of Energy Healing - 2 Day Training

Reiki 1: Foundations of Energy Healing - 2 Day...

There is a natural intelligence moving through all living things — a subtle life force that restores balance, regulates the...

Reiki 1: Foundations of Energy Healing - 2 Day Training

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El Capulin Nursery

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready to make your garden / backyard beautiful 595 green valley rd Watsonville ca Open Everyday 8am-5pm

We offer a wide variety of plants/trees from fruit trees, flowers, palms, grasses and succulents, our property is over 3 acres full of plants ready...

Illusive Comics & Games, LLC

All are welcome at Illusive Comics &amp; Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized, and welcoming shop. It's easy for anyone to come in and wander, and shop. Roll some gorgeous dice and play some boardgames if you have the time. We will you pick out the perfect item you're looking for! We have the largest selection of new comics in the Bay Area. You can also find Dungeons &amp; Dragons, Pokemon, Magic: the Gathering, and a huge selection of boardgames. We've got comic books for every age, starting with Superhero board books. We have a full weekend of events all of the time, which we update on our website each week. There's also space for free Boardgaming for you and your friends. Illusive has been a Santa Clara mainstay since 2007. We're on Stevens Creek at Lawrence Expy and 280, next to Harbor Freight, on the other end of the center from MicroCenter. Open every day of the year, our Holiday Hours for 2026/27 are Mon 11a-7p Tues 12p-7p Wed 11a-8p Thur 11a-7p Fri 11a-9p Sat 10a-7p Sun 11a-7p (Libraries, Teachers and Schools- contact us for bulk ordering discounts for your schools and fundraising options!)

All are welcome at Illusive Comics & Games, located in Santa Clara. Woman owned and all spectrum friendly, we are a brightly lit, well organized,...

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