Produce Pop-Up

Produce Pop-Up

Affordable produce from the campus farm and local farmers market for students and the community! Fall 2025 Schedule Wednesdays: 11am–3pm at Quarry Plaza Fridays: 11am–3pm outside the Science & Engineering Library

Barnstorm Presents: Musical Theater Showcase

Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Step into the spotlight with Barnstorm’s musical theater showcase — an intimate, cabaret-style evening featuring standout performances by our talented students. From beloved Broadway tunes to hidden gems, this lively […]

Free – $20

Fall 2025 Open Studios

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout studios and classrooms at the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz. The Open Studios event features student art work […]

FREE and open to the public.

UCSC Concert Choir

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

UCSC Choir

General Admission

UCSC Jazz Combos

Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

UCSC Jazz Combos present a fall quarter concert

Fermentation Basics

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

Unlock the secrets of delicious, healthy, and home-crafted food at our Home Fermentation Workshop! This hands-on class dives deep into the art and science of fermentation, from understanding how beneficial […]

Sliding scale

BE Climate Connectors

Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

Dear Baskin Engineering community, We’re excited to invite you to the kickoff of this year’s BE Climate Connectors series — a monthly gathering designed to bring together faculty, instructors, researchers, graduate students, […]

Cardiff Open House

Cardiff House 114 Carriage House Road, Santa Cruz, CA

Cardiff Open House is an opportunity for campus partners and the greater community to visit the American Indian Resource Center's new shared location with the Women's Center at the Cardiff […]

SC County Spelling Bee 2026

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education coordinates the Elementary (grades 4-6) and Junior High (grades 7-9) County Spelling Bee Competition.

free

Teaching Symposium — Teaching Week 2026

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

This is the kick-off event for Teaching Week 2026. The symposium will showcase the work of instructors (including grads, lecturers, senate faculty) presenting on a teaching innovation, activity, program, or […]

Free

Distinguished Teaching Award Lecture — Teaching Week 2026

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

Join us as Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Laurie Palmer, Professor of Art, shares her insights on teaching. This lecture is one of the key events featured in Teaching Week 2026.
Starting in 2018-2019, the Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching on our campus. This annual award is an opportunity to acknowledge the pedagogical contributions of our colleagues that include—but also go beyond—any one particular course. It seeks to recognize an instructor that has made significant contributions to educational equity within and beyond UC Santa Cruz.

Free to the public
Last modified: Oct 24, 2025