Chili Cook-Off

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

So many recipes, so many ways to delight the tastebuds (or burn them). At the Boardwalk along with the other wonderful diversions available there you can check out lots of chili masters' work. Maybe do the rides first, just to make sure everything stay in the right place.

Cars & Coffee

Weather Tech Laguna Seca Raceway 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway, Salinas, CA, United States

Are you a fan of automobiles regardless of their age, brand, or style? Like to talk to the owners and get tips, stories etc? Here's a great idea. Wake up early on Saturday and come out to Laguna Seca Raceway between 8:00 and 10:00 and join the others (like-minded of course) and their vehicles. No […]

Clean Wheeling

Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area Cienega Rd., Hollister, CA, United States

Here's a chance to do good and have fun simultaneously. Bring your vehicle and a good attitude to Area 5 at the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area (HHSVRA) and meet up to go all over and clean up the litter (and worse) that others have left.  It sounds like work but it isn't really. […]

Monterey Reptile Expo

Monterey County Fair and Event Center 2004 Fairground Rd,, Monterey Road, United States

This is another event whose title says it all. There will be displays, vendors, workshops, and lots of peer to peer interaction on the subject of reptiles. For two days at the Monterey Fairgrounds. If you have a question or concern, this would be a good place to make some contacts and see some interesting […]

Haunted Mine Tour

Monterey Fairgrounds Monterey , CA, United States

What better way to get ready for Halloween than scaring the heck out of yourself in a dark room? Here's a great opportunity for just that. At the Monterey County Fairgrounds they are sponsoring a Haunted Mine filled with dead miners and, we suppose, their canaries. From 6:00 until 9:30 each of the four last […]

Farmers Market Greenfield (Saturdays 9-1)

Greenfield El Camino Real, Greenfield, CA, United States

Although the season is drawing to a close in many areas, because of our mild climate our season continues. Many items change but there is still a wonderful selection of the veggies that thrive in fall, as well as many apples and other fruits. The local growers and their families will be glad to see […]

Glass Pumpkin Patch

Live Oak Grange Hall 1900 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

You can pick your own beautiful heirloom pumpkin, no carving though.  Come to the Live Oak Grange and indulge yourself at the same time that you benefit the Grange and its programs. Lots of unique glass pumpkins and seasonal art for sale from the studios of Chris Johnson in Davenport. http://www.chrisjohnsonglass.com for more details

Y2K International Live Looping Festival

indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

For 20 years this festival has been inspiring and supporting artists who create their own instruments and mechanisms for the creation of their live loops. Many other spinoff fests have been created around the world but this one has the pedigree. If you need a better description of this art form check out http://www.indexical.org for […]

Point Sur Halloween Tours

Point Sur Lighthouse Highway One , CA, United States

Along with the obvious history of a lighthouse there are also many stories of the supernatural. After all of those dark and stormy nights something must have happened, right? Come out to the remote lighthouse just before Halloween and see for yourself whether or not the tales are just that or is there something actually […]

Stuart Mason W/ The Weeds

St. Mary's By The Sea Episcopal Church Central and Twelfth, Pacific Grove , CA, United States

Outstanding Celtic musicians join forces with local teen talent and present you with an evening of Celtic music. The Weeds are a prominent father & son duo and Dad plays regularly with Stuart Mason. Part of St. Mary's ongoing music program that was so rudely interrupted by COVID. More details at  http://www.stmarysbythesea.org