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

Winter 2026 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.

52nd Annual Print Sale

52nd Annual Print Sale

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

The 52nd anniversary of the UCSC Print Sale runs in conjunction with the Art Department’s Spring Open Studios. Hundreds of original prints will be for sale in a variety of […]

FREE and open to the public.

Spring 2026 Open Studios

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

Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout the studios and classrooms in the Visual Art Center at UC Santa Cruz.

FREE and open to the public.

Return to the Redwoods 2026

John R. Lewis College College Ten Road, Santa Cruz, CA +1 more

Get ready to Return to the Redwoods! Reconnect with friends, family, and fellow alumni as you explore the beauty of UC Santa Cruz. From the kick-off party and Stars & […]

Last modified: Oct 22, 2025