Ongoing

Beautiful Universe – An astrophotography exhibit

Museum of Art & History 705 Front St, Santa Cruz

Beautiful Universe is a pop-up exhibit in collaboration with the UC Santa Cruz Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics that will be on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History from May 21 to 31. In over more than 20 photos, you will see galaxies, novae, supernovae, reflection and emission nebulae, and interstellar […]

Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm

Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm
UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz

Come enjoy picking your own organic strawberries and/or blueberries at the campus farm! Our delicious, organic berries will be plentiful this spring and we hope you can come enjoy the […]

Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours

Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz

Younger Lagoon Reserve tours are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 18 participants. Call 831-459-3800 or sign-up online. Virtual tours are available online.  

Free

Rooted in Identity — Mixed Identity Retreat

Crown Provost House 660 Crown Service Road, Santa Cruz

Join the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center on Saturday 5/30 from 10:30am-1:30pm at the Ethnic Resource Centers (located at the Crown Provost House) to explore the unique experiences of those with mixed racial and cultural identities within the AA/PI/SWANA communities! This event will include affinity spaces, a book-club style discussion, and a zine-making activity to connect with other students and reflect on […]

Herbs and Tending the Inner Garden

UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz

The way to care for humans and gardens have lots of similarities. We will explore the realm of self care, health maintenance and disharmony management through the lens of herbal […]

Office Hours Under the Sea

Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz

Join Ronaldo Wilson and special guests for a site-specific, endurance performance as part of there are no words, but melodies. The exhibition emerges at the intersections of Black poetics, performance, and visual art toshuttle between verbal and non-verbal forms of language, rendering the boundaries of identity and meaning slippery. Drop in and visit Wilson’s office […]

Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise

Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz

This exhibition brings together a range of analog games – including board, card, role-playing, and other participatory works – that engage social and political realities in different ways. The works span widely circulated commercial games to independently produced projects, one-of-a-kind artworks by artists, faculty, alumni, and students, and materials drawn from UC Santa Cruz Special […]

Free

Arts Staff Live!

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz

UCSC Arts Staff Live! 2

FREE and open to the public

Go Bananas! Carnival

Upper East Field

Get ready to turn the field yellow! Presented by the Division of Student Affairs and Success Leadership and Involvement Team Join us for the ultimate end-of-year bash as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Banana Slug as our official mascot. We’re transforming the East Field into a high-energy carnival packed with thrills, food, and […]

SOAR— Los Mejicas Grupo Folklórico

Grupo Folklórico Los Mejicas
Theater Arts Mainstage 411 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz

Come enjoy Los Mejicas’ 54th Anniversary Spring Show: Aqui Estamos y No Nos Vamos, Con Amor a Mi Mexico on Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30 at the UCSC Theater Arts Mainstage. — ADMISSION – Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30 p.m. – Please note that seating is not […]

TICKETS REQUIRED; General Admission