Featured Events

4th Annual Burrito Bash! Saturday, September 29, 2019 11:00am-6:00pm. A day of live music, a car show, food, activities, jalapeno eating contest, brews and burritos!

Walk, run, skip, or roll at the 38th Annual Human Race Walkathon and Fun Run on Saturday May 12th. Enjoy music along the 5-mile course, a people's parade, costumes, yummy bites throughout the day, and family-friendly activities at the post-race party as the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County rolls out the red carpet for all fundraising superstars. The Human Race is our community's largest giving campaign. This year, more than 125 Human Race teams are reaching out for your support. You can lend your hand by simply giving a donation to your favorite cause, becoming a fundraiser, or making a donation and participating on Race Day. Your donation serves as your entry into the race.

The only requirements to enter the Pacific Collegiate School lottery are to submit the application available at pcslotteryapp.com (available on 10/15/18) and submit by the deadline (3/11/19 at 3:30PM) and attend one of our informational meetings if you have not done so in the last two years. Siblings of current PCS students are exempt from this requirement. Due to room capacity and seating limitations, an RSVP is required to attend one of our meetings. Click below to RSVP and register for a meeting. Thank you!

Final concert of our 2018-19 season on April 6 at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium at 7:30 pm and on April 7 at the Mello Henry J Center For Performing Arts at 2:00 pm.

The Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture 57th Annual Awards Dinner Auction & Dance. That’s Amore At the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 5:00 PM – 10:30 PM

The Monterey Bay Cactus and  Succulent Society will hold its annual Spring Show and Sale April 12-14 in Watsonville. Attendees can learn from seasoned plant experts and view hundreds of cacti and succulents, as well as pottery and supplies at the three-day event. Also on board...

Big Creek Lumber & Building Materials would like to invite you to our customer appreciation day! Saturday June 2nd from 10am to 2pm at the Watsonville location-1400 W. Beach st. (831) 722-7137. The days festivities will include vendor demos, a fresh Taco Bar, drawings for prizes, great deals, and live music.

Each year Watsonville's business community holds a factory sale, which is held on Saturday, December 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are great deals on the many products grown, manufactured or produced right here in Watsonville. 

The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is returning in full force this year, back to a three-day event for the first time since 2019.  The popular event runs this Friday through Sunday and will include food booths, many featuring strawberry-themed treats, as well as a beer garden,...

https://player.vimeo.com/video/363839532 Cholitas: Five indigenous Bolivian women, or cholitas, set out to climb the highest peak of the Americas, Mount Aconcagua. 82 minutes. In Spanish & Aymara with English and Spanish subtitles. En español y aymara con subtítulos en inglés. Watch CHOLITAS_trailer or watch full film in...