• Welcome Black BBQ

    Stevenson Knoll

    The African American Resource and Cultural Center (AARCC) is excited to invite you to our Welcome Black BBQ! Friday, October 9th 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Stevenson Knoll (Click on the link for directions) Join AARCC for an afternoon filled with delicious food, music, games, and fun activities! This event is a great opportunity to […]

  • Women’s Center Welcome Fall Ball: 2016 Throwback

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    We’re Going Back to 2016 💿✨ The UCSC Women’s Center invites you to our Welcome Fall Ball: 2016 Edition! Grab your chokers and flower crowns and get ready for a night of throwback music, dancing, DIY crafts, nostalgia, and 2016 vibes. Come Join Us For. . . 🎁 Raffle Prizes to Win 🌸 DIY Flower […]

  • SPAM New Media Festival – Night Two: Jean Carla Rodea + Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos + EPOCH

    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival launches it’s California edition of their annual festival with performances by interdisciplinary artist Jean Carla Rodea, collaborative duo Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos, and new Santa Cruz-based project EPOCH. Jean Carla Rodea Jean Carla Rodea is an interdisciplinary artist with a research-based practice, originally from Mexico City and currently based […]

    Free
  • UCSC Farm U-Pick

    UCSC Farm U-Pick
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come enjoy picking your own organic produce at the campus farm! When: U-picks will take place on Saturdays from 9am to 12pm through October 10. What: Enjoy farm fresh corn, apples, tomatoes, flowers and more! Where: Free parking will be available in the Hay Barn lot or lot 115/116 during u-pick hours. Please do not park […]

  • SF Tech Week Hackathon @ UCSC SVC

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

    One weekend. One room. Three tracks: Robotics, Cloud AI, and Local AI. Build something real with AI — alongside students, engineers, founders, and neighbors from across the Bay Area. Bring an idea, a laptop, and a willingness to ship. We’ll provide the rest: mentors, models, meals, and a stage to demo what you made. Open […]

    Free
  • Santa Cruz Maker Studios at Seymour Center!

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

    Looking for fun, weekend family activities? Join us on select Saturdays through the end of the year for hands-on, ocean-themed maker projects for kids! ✨ Featured Workshops:  🌊 Build and Test a Seawall: Learn marine engineering by testing custom defenses 🐋 Make a Wooden Sea Creature: Build a custom wooden ocean friend 🐠 Ocean-Theme 3D […]

  • SPAM New Media Festival Night 2: Sunken Cages + Rohan Chander & Scott Li + Ava Koohbor

    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival continues with performances by electronic percussionist Sunken Cages, collaborative duo Rohan Chander & Scott Li, and artist / instrument builder Ava Koohbor. About the Artists Sunken Cages is the project of Indian-born drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin. He has studied with US Jazz master-drummer Andrew Cyrille and has worked as a […]

    Free
  • El Centro Fall Welcome: La Bienvenida Dominguero

    Oakes Lower Lawn Oakes College, Santa Cruz, CA

    Through music, arts, food, storytelling, and intentional relationship-building, Bienvenida cultivates comunidad while honoring El Centro’s mission of affirming Chicanx and Latine communities. Open to all UCSC students, Bienvenida is sponsored by El Centro: Chicanx Latinx Resource Center, Kresge and Porter Colleges, and the Center for Leadership and Involvement. RSVP: bit.ly/BIENVENIDA-26 You Belong Here: The programs […]

    Free
  • Min Jin Lee – American Hagwon

    Rio Theater 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, United States

    Bookshop Santa Cruz and The Humanities Institute welcome Min Jin Lee, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko, who returns with American Hagwon—a breathtaking […]

  • Essential and Effective Job Search Skills

    Virtual Event

    This relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from “What do I want to look for?” to “What are the best tools to find jobs I am qualified for?” to “Which steps are the […]

  • Essential and Effective Job Search Skills

    Virtual Event

    This relevant and informative online workshop will cover a broad overview of many essential skills and tools to set you up for success in your job search – everything from “What do I want to look for?” to “What are the best tools to find jobs I am qualified for?” to “Which steps are the […]

  • October Slugs and Steins with Professor Matt O’Hara

    Virtual Event

    The Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon In the 1930s and 40s, amateur explorers and hardened plant hunters combed the Amazon in […]

  • Fellowships for Research in Japan – In-person Info Session

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

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is the largest funding agency for academic research in Japan. Fellowships are offered for Ph.D. students, post-doctorate scholars, researchers, and faculty members […]

  • Sustainability & Dining at UCSC

    Virtual Event

    Join UCSC Dining and campus sustainability partners for a one-hour lunchtime webinar on how food, dining operations, and campus food systems connect to sustainability, basic needs, and climate action. This Zoom session will highlight UCSC Dining’s sustainability accomplishments, including reusable container programs, waste reduction, composting, food donation, sustainable procurement, plant-forward menu innovation, and the Bring […]

  • $ustainable $lug Fund $howcase

    Namaste Lounge 615 College Nine Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    $ustainable $lug Fund $howcase Connects Students with Three Major Campus Granting Bodies Free Food! An upcoming campus event brings together the Carbon Fund, Campus Sustainability Council, and the Earth Futures […]

  • Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference

    Festival of Monsters 2026
    Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 313 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz, United States

    The 2026 Festival of Monsters Academic Conference (Oct. 14-18, 2026) explores how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and communication, cursed texts, monster poetry and more. Monster-related games will be played. Comics writer Iván Brandon and bioethicist author Rosemarie Garland Thomson  are scheduled to give the keynote talks. The academic conference will take […]

    Free
  • 2026 Fall STEM Career & Internship Fair

    Stevenson Event Center Stevenson Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    If you are interested in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or research, then take advantage of this opportunity to meet recruiters from companies looking to fill various positions (both technical and non-technical). Learn more about internships and full-time career opportunities. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and recent alumni are all welcome to attend!