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  • Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon

    Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, who returns with American Hagwon—a breathtaking contemporary epic, by turns […]

  • Race the Flame logo with Sammy the Slug racing through the forest and jersey reading "ready, prep, go SC!"

    Race the Flame – A Wildfire Preparedness Run/Walk

    Upper East Field

    Race Details Date: Oct. 17, 2026 Start Time: 8:00 AM Location: East Upper Field, UCSC Entry Fee: Adults are $20 and kids 12 and under are $15 Register for the race today! In an […]

    $15 – $20
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    Harvest Festival

    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Connect with community on the campus farm at the annual Harvest Festival! Harvest Fest will have activities for all ages including face painting, flower pressing, pumpkin painting, cider pressing, tractor […]

    Free – $5
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    Lineages of Workers Inquiry in the U.S.

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

    The 1970s saw a burst of working-class struggle in the United States. In a moment of crisis, workers responded with courage and determination to fight back. A wave of strikes and rank-and-file rebellion led a number of feminist scholars and activists to investigate, contextualize, and broadcast this activity. Some engaged in oral history, others in […]

    free

  • Taking Charge of Change: Five Fundamental Truths for Mastering the Chaos of Life

    Taking Charge of Change: Five Fundamental Truths for Mastering the Chaos of Life With Jim Hjort  Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 | Noon PT Virtual via Zoom Hosted by the UCLA Alumni Association, open to all UC alumni Change is the only constant in life, and every day we are called to reckon with this. Today, […]

    Free
  • Please join our Wiki-a-thon to support BIPOC Scientists and Engineers! Cartoon of a black woman with a laptop.

    Wiki-a-thon to support BIPOC Scientists and Engineers

    Jack Baskin Engineering Baskin Engineering 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    No experience necessary! We will provide a list of scientists who don’t yet have pages, or you can come up with your own. The event will begin with a short training on how to edit Wikipedia, followed by time to write your own article on a scientist, engineer, or technologist of your choice.

    Free

  • Seymour Center Homeschool Day: Spectacular Science

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

    Calling all homeschool families! Join the Seymour Center on Friday, October 30, at 10 a.m. for a morning of hands-on science investigations, aquarium feeds, a scavenger hunt, and lots more. • Enjoy hands-on science investigations, crafts, and a scavenger hunt. • Make an enormous whale skeleton appear in front of your eyes, then walk inside it with our […]

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    23rd Annual Graduate Research Symposium

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    This event celebrates and highlights the work of UCSC graduate students in all academic divisions. Any enrolled graduate student is welcome to present either a poster, talk, or mixed media presentation. The event is free and open to the public.

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    Social Justice in Climate Finance Symposium

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    December 4, 2026 at UC Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Campus The Social Justice in Climate Finance Symposium brings together global communities within and beyond academia to envision how to mobilize climate financing for the benefit of frontline communities. To meet our collective climate challenges, we must reimagine how billions of dollars are invested into building […]

  • Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum

    Volunteer at the UCSC Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Volunteer Information Sessions at the Arboretum Do you love gardens and gardening? The UCSC Arboretum & Botanic Garden has a wonderful community of staff, students, and volunteers, ready to welcome you. Opportunities include staffing our gift shop & retail nursery and working to care for our gardens and greenhouses.  To learn more, join us at […]

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    Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still

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

    Carlos Motta’s When Time Stands Still, the artist’s second solo show with the IAS, features new and recent installations, videos, and sculptures highlighting the artist’s preoccupation with the historical and aesthetic productions of difference and marginalization that shape the present. The selection of artworks in the exhibition explore the unsettling experience of living in a time that seems […]

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    Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá

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

    Organized in partnership with the Center for Art and Advocacy, located in Brooklyn, New York, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá (Not From Here, Not From There) by multidisciplinary artist Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez features a wide range of artworks  that issue a bold declaration of dual belonging, including altars, an elaborately immersive botanica, paintings referencing […]

  • student holding a summer session sign in the forest

    Summer Session Enrollment Open

    Summer Session Enrollment Open
    Virtual Event

      Summer Session enrollment is now open! All continuing students can add classes in MyUCSC. Incoming students must register to enroll. Get ahead on your degree, explore new subjects, or catch up on requirements. Financial aid is available. Learn more and enroll at summer.ucsc.edu

  • Seymour Center’s Art in the Aquarium

    Seymour Center’s Art in the Aquarium
    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Dive into your creative side and make a splash with us! 🎨🌊 Bring the whole family and unleash your inner artist while surrounded by fascinating ocean life. Whether you’re a budding painter or just looking for a fun weekend activity, you’ll leave with your very own sea-inspired masterpiece to take home! 🐠✨ Join us on […]

  • First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum

    First Saturday Tour at the Arboretum
    Arboretum 122 Arboretum Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    First Saturday Tours are a wonderful way to introduce yourself to the Arboretum or to deepen your knowledge of the Arboretum’s plant collections. Each tour is a little different depending on the time of year, the interests of the tour guide, and the people who join in. For example, you might learn about the birds […]

  • Seymour Center’s Seaside Storytime

    Seymour Center’s Seaside Storytime
    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    Get ready to set sail on a storybook adventure! 📚 ✨ It’s the ultimate weekend treat to spark big imaginations, foster a love for nature, and nurture the next generation of ocean heroes! 🌊 🐚 📖 Our friends at Bookshop Santa Cruz have hand-selected a collection of books about the environment that are perfect for […]