Events

May 2026

• Wed 20

  • 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Queer Joy Crafting Time (Communi-tea)

  • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

    Drop-in Figure Drawing

    FREE and open to the public.

• Thu 21

  • 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

    Annual BE Student Project Showcase

  • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

    Younger Lagoon Reserve Tours

    Free
  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    Black on the Block

  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    Let’s Talk

  • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

    Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism Book Talk with Thea Riofrancos

  • 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    College Night: Sanrio

  • 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

    Of Nature and the Cosmos—April in Santa Cruz

    FREE and open to the public

• Fri 22

  • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Virtual Event

    Let’s Talk

  • 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    Something held by poetry

  • 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

    Building Retention and Recovery: Strategies to Avoid Burnout

  • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Opening Reception: Envisioning Health for All Photo Exhibit!

• Sat 23

  • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Berry U-Pick at the UCSC Farm

  • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

    Volunteer Workday at the UCSC Farm

• Sun 24

  • 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Spring Exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences

  • 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

    Visualizing Abolition Screening Series: Beyond Access

  • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    Santa Cruz Pickwick Club presents: Bleak House

    Free
  • 2:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    Who Can I Run To?, by Alyssa Windom—2026 Dharma Grace Creative Writing Award and Theatrical Production

  • 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

    Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles, directed by Kinan Valdez

    Free – $20