We're bringing Christmas to the beach with our festive Christmas Village. Join us for Saturday night light shows, S'mores & coco with Mel, Christmas crafts, Christmas sing along train, a chance to meet Santa, snow and so much more! 

Additional activities include: 
-Site decorating contest - 1st place will win a 2 night stay in any choice of accommodations (2 will be awarded each weekend).
-Showing of the Polar Express
-Make or add your own ornament to the community tree. 

Event occurs Friday and Saturday December 8th through December 22, 2018. 
*Two night minimum for Christmas Village Weekends*Download the details

Stay Friday May 10th and receive Saturday May 11th for $20. This weekend is all about raising funds to send kids to our care camps. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for a full list of activities that we will be having for this weekend!

Offering a NEW Haunted Trail, Pumpkin Patch Party, and The Headless Horseman. We offer now 4 weekends full of scary fun during our Halloween Spooktacular-Oct 4-6, Oct 11-13, Oct. 18-20, Oct. 25-27. Get yourself a costume, and be sure to dress up your cabin, RV, or tent to try and win a free night stay with us! Book early! We sell out every year.Download the details

Every Friday from 3pm-7pm a portion of Main Street and Peck Street in Watsonville are blocked off for the Farmer's Market! Fresh fruit, yummy food, and flowers are just some of the many goods sold at this farmer's market.

Start a new holiday tradition! Gather your family and friends and celebrate Santa Cruz style with ice skating at the beach! See the new Main Entrance Plaza transformed into a winter wonderland with ice skating, rides, games, festive foods and more!

he holidays are full of cheer in Santa Cruz with unique celebrations, beloved traditions, and a few new events this year that may become holiday traditions.Things to do in Santa Cruz during the 2018 Holiday Season include tree lightings, train rides, parades by land and sea, and opportunities to see Santa.

9th Annual Whalefest Monterey to be held on January 26 & 27, 2019
Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey, California
The Whale Watching Capital of the World™
This free, fun and educational interactive family event for all ages celebrates the migration of the gray whales and much more! The event, which features a 2-day Symposium with world-renowned marine experts and dozens of exhibit booths, benefits many local and national marine organizations that educate, inspire, and empower the public to protect the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

This annual event is located throughout three golf courses at Pebble Beach! Tickets go on sale in October 2018.. Don't forget to book a site early as the event brings thousands of spectators into the Monterey area each year!

Attention chowder lovers! Taste the best at the 38th Annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off! Sample chowder from Amateur Chefs on Saturday, followed by Professional Chefs on Sunday. Both days feature Boston and Manhattan Clam Chowder, and you can help pick a winner each day. Tasting kit proceeds benefit Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation.

U.S. Open Championship tradition continues, when Pebble Beach hosts its sixth U.S. Open on June 13-16, 2019!

Rock out for FREE on  Friday nights at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! Each night they offer two shows one at 6:30pm and another at 8:30.

Free movie nights at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Wednesday nights at 9pm! A list of their movies can be found at their website: https://beachboardwalk.com/movies

The California Rodeo Salinas is an annual event that includes bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling,horse races, specialty performances, saddle bronc riding and more! Tickets are available for purchase online with the link provided or by calling 800-549-4989.

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is the world's greatest summer food festival — three full days of incredible food, beverages, arts & crafts, live entertainment, and cooking competitions. Founded in 1979, this event is hosted by thousands of community volunteers who have raised millions of dollars for local schools, charities, and non-profit organizations.

The 47th annual wharf to wharf race happens on the fourth Sunday in July, thousands of runners from across America and around the globe return to Santa Cruz, California for the annual six-mile race to Capitola-by-the-Sea.