• Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn
    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Faculty Community Network – Indigenous

    Faculty Community Networks
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Each group is open to any interested faculty (including Senate faculty, lecturers, and other faculty titles), with a goal of engaging faculty across ranks and disciplines, to improve faculty retention and success. Groups meet roughly once per month and meetings vary between in-person, remote, and hybrid. Lunch is provided to groups meeting in person.

    Free
  • Rainbowsgiving

    Cantu Queer Center Crown Lane, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Cantu Queer Center is excited to host our 4th annual Rainbowsgiving, a community meal for folks who would like an alternative and inclusive gathering for Thanksgiving / 4th Thursday in […]

  • Gingerbread House Decorating

    Chat with Merrill Provost Aims McGuinness and friends while decorating a gingerbread house.

    Create the house of your sweet dreams using the provided materials – perhaps you’ll win a small prize.

  • Free Coffee, Tea, & More with Merrill Provost Aims McGuinness

    Grab a free cup of locally owned coffee and chat with Provost Aims at Coffee with the Provost! Most Wednesdays through the quarter from 9–11 a.m.

    Meet us for coffee, tea, breakfast snacks and good conversation outside the Merrill College Office, across from the mailroom.

  • College Night: One Planet, One Home

    College Nights
    College Nine and John R. Lewis Dining Hall

    College Nine and John R. Lewis College, in collaboration with UCSC Dining, present “One Planet, One Home” a conservation college night during International Education Week. Join us Wednesday, December 3 […]

  • Week 10 Wellness: Healing Support for Finals Stress

    Mary Holmes Fireside Lounge 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for a moment of pause and restoration as you prepare for finals Hosted by the Division of Student Affairs and Success in collaboration with On the Margins Free […]

  • GradWiC Womxn’s Lunch

    GradWiC Womxn’s Lunch

    Join Graduate Womxn in Computing (GradWiC) for our final Womxn’s Luncheon of the quarter. We will be on the E2 Lanai patio weather allowing, or E2-599 in the case of inclement […]

  • First Friday Slug Meetup at the Institute of Arts and Sciences

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

    Spend First Friday with fellow Slugs at the Institute of Arts and Sciences (IAS) on December 5. Enjoy student-led tours of Weather and the Whale (at 5:30 & 6:00 p.m.), […]

  • Arts and Unwind

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Need a break? Come hang out, relax, and make some art! We’ll have beading, scrapbooking, drawing, painting—basically all the crafty vibes you need to unwind. Plus, don’t miss the tie-dye […]

  • Finals Relief: Boba and Massage

    Quarry Plaza Student Union, Santa Cruz, CA

    Take a break from the stress of studying for finals and enjoy boba and a short massage on the head and neck. It’s free for UCSC students and will be […]

    Free
  • Seymour Marine Discovery Center Day Trip

    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for a full-day trip to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center on January 17 This FREE event is open to all UCSC students and includes a day by the […]