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  • May 2026

  • Thu 7

    Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards

    May 7 @ 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    University Center University Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for the Innovation Impact Awards program celebration, a festive event honoring some of UC Santa Cruz’s most innovative and creative individuals and communities. Thursday, May 7, 2026 4 […]

  • Thu 7

    Social Movements Across Generations: A Film Screening and Platica with Carmen Perez Jordan

    May 7 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    Cultural Center – Merrill College 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, United States

    When: Thursday, May 7, 2026 Where: Cultural Center at Merrill, UC Santa Cruz, 641 Merrill Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Time: 5:00-7:30pm, doors open at 4:30pm Join us for an […]

  • Thu 7

    Rasanblaj as Spirit Turn: Gina Athena Ulysse in Conversation with Jennifer González

    May 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Please join us for a conversation between Gina Athena Ulysse and Jennifer González, discussing Ulysse’s solo exhibition Redwoods Rasanblaj: Origins & Disentanglements. The internationally-lauded work of humanities professor Gina Athena Ulysse […]

  • Fri 8
    Two sammy slug illustrations sit down at a desk to have a chat. One is wearing a pink t-shirt and is holding a UCSC-themed water bottle. The other one in a blue shirt listens intently, with a plant in the background and a placard on the desk that says "CAPS". In the top left is "Let's Talk!" with trees that can be seen out of the window.

    Let’s Talk

    May 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Virtual Event

    Need to talk? We’re here to listen! Drop in for a confidential chat with a professional counselor who can provide support, advice and information. Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 635 […]

  • Fri 8
    2 people looking at artwork of a map

    Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    May 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the […]

  • Fri 8
    Promotional graphic for a blood drive featuring a soccer ball made of international flags hitting a net against a blue background.

    Stanford Donor Center Blood Drive

    May 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Porter Hitchcock Lounge 411 Porter-Kresge Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    For all of the advances in modern medicine, there is still no substitute for Whole Blood donations. One single donation can save three lives. Whole blood needed planned or emergency […]

  • Fri 8

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

    May 8 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
    Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    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 […]

    Free
  • Fri 8
    Learning Support Services (LSS) Successful Slug Workshops! graphic featuring a pink background and a smiling daisy mascot.

    Goal Setting

    May 8 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Successful Slug Workshops
    Academic Resources Center (ARC) 408 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    In this workshop, you will: Set SMART goals to help you get organized & on track for success. The Successful Slug Workshop series, hosted by Learning Support Services Peer Coaches, […]

  • Fri 8

    The Annual Maya K. Peterson Memorial Lecture

    May 8 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
    University Center University Center, Santa Cruz, CA

    “Colonizing Water: Empire, Commodification, and Appropriation in Africa” Matthew Bender, Professor of History, The College of New Jersey Friday, May 8, 2:30-4:00pm; Alumni Room @ UCSC’s University Center In early 2018, […]

  • Fri 8

    Music on the Meadow—April in Santa Cruz

    May 8 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm April in Santa Cruz Festival of Creative Music 2026 (AiSC)
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Music On The Meadow (MOTM) presents “Episode 0: Music with the Meadow.” MOTM showcases engagement from students, artists, scientists, scholars, and culture bearers, who engage in “listening with the meadow” […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Fri 8

    Reflections of Us Evening Bazaar – 2nd annual AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market

    May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    It’s time for the 2nd annual AA/PI/SWANA Heritage Night Market on FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, from 5-9PM @ the QUARRY AMPHITHEATER! In celebration of AA/PI Heritage Month in May and SWANA […]

  • Fri 8
    Hao Yang holding guitar

    Guitar Virtuoso Hao Yang in Concert—An Evening of Classical Guitar Music from Around the World

    May 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join acclaimed classical guitarist Hao Yang as she brings her extraordinary talent to the stage, fresh off winning the prestigious 2024 Koblenz International Guitar Competition, “Hubert Käppel,” and placing second […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates.
  • Fri 8

    UCSC Wind Ensemble

    May 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Wind Ensemble concert

    Free – $12
  • Sat 9
    u-pick strawberry patch

    Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm

    May 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    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 […]

  • Sat 9

    Pitch-In! Campus Clean Up Day 2026!

    May 9 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Help us keep our campus and county beautiful. Come volunteer to pick up litter across the county and campus. Our meet-up spot will be in front of the Porter Squiggle! We’ll […]

    Free
  • Sat 9

    Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours

    May 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours
    Seymour Marine Discovery Center 100 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA

    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
  • Sat 9
    2 people looking at artwork of a map

    Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

    May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    Visit the IAS, UCSC’s premier art galleries, for our spring exhibitions. On view April 10–August 16, 2026 are three diverse and interdisciplinary shows: Libia Posada: Everything is Going Right, the […]

  • Sat 9
    film still

    Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

    May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Visualizing Abolition
    Institute of the Arts and Sciences 100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    On view in the IAS Screening Room is a selection of short films curated by Visualizing Abolition Visiting Faculty Fellow Dr. Pooja Rangan. Prisons deny and censor the access of […]

  • Sat 9

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

    May 9 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Rules Are Not Neutral: Play As Sense-Making, Acts Of Resistance, And Imagining Otherwise
    Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery 11 Cowell Service Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    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 […]

    Free
  • Sat 9
    A vibrant field of red poppies and colorful wildflowers is overlaid with the white cursive text, "Where cultures bloom, We belong here."

    Where Cultures Bloom — We Belong here

    May 9 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
    Oakes Learning Center

    Where Cultures Bloom is a large-scale cultural celebration centered on community, expression, and belonging, grounded in the idea that UCSC is shaped by the diverse identities and voices of those […]

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