Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 313 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz
Free
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Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference
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
Monday, October 12, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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October 14, 2026Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment
Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment
The Festival of Monsters screens the 1955 classic sci-fi horror film The Quatermass Experiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at The 418 in Downtown Santa Cruz. This screening includes a live introduction by monster maven Dr. H. Marshall Leicester (UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Literature). A trio of British astronauts are launched […]
$15
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Monstrous Games
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Iván Brandon & guests
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Blood on the Clocktower
Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion
The Festival of Monsters presents “A Devilish Discussion,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the Museum of Art and History in Downtown Santa Cruz. Authors Kiersten White (The Fox […]
Free
Festival of Monsters: Monstrous Games
Join players at Game Santa Cruz for a three free sessions of monster-related board and card games on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, as part of the Festival of Monsters, sponsored the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies. Monstrous Games session number 1 at 2 p.m. includes Gloom and Mysterium. Monstrous Games session number 2 […]
Free
Festival of Monsters: Iván Brandon & guests
Writer Iván Brandon (Wolverine, Deadpool, Secret Invasion) will join writer Clay Mcleod Chapman (Edge of Venomverse, Creepshow) and other special guests 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at Atlantis Fantasyworld to […]
Free
Festival of Monsters: Blood on the Clocktower
Use your powers of deduction during a special Festival of Monsters edition of the bone-chilling bluffing game Blood on the Clocktower, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026., at Game Santa Cruz. Players join opposing teams of Good and Evil in this game overseen by a Storyteller who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The […]
$25
Sunday, October 18, 2026
No events on this day.