What's on in Aptos?
51 upcoming events
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Events in Aptos
Thu8
Tomorrow
At 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop
Afterschool STEAM @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
TodayFree
🧸Kids
Tales to Tails at Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
At 3:30 PMFree
👾Video games
Afterschool STEAM @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Tomorrow · 1 PMFree
📚Literature
Aptos Hybrid Book Discussion Group
Aptos Branch Library
Tomorrow · 2 PMFree
🀄Mahjong
Mah Jongg Club
Aptos Branch Library
Fri9
Friday 9 October
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🗺️Guided tour
R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Our Community Reads: Voting Party
Aptos Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
🏷️Other
Santa Cruz Women's Network Monthly Event
Cantine Winepub
Fri 9 · 11:15 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Cognitive Impairment Caregiver Support Group
Aptos Branch Library
Fri 9 · 11:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time3–5 yrs
Special Preschool Story Time @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Sun11
Sunday 11 October
Mon12
Monday 12 October
Tue13
Tuesday 13 October
Later
Tue 13Free
♙Chess
Aptos Youth Chess Club
Aptos Branch Library
Thu 15 · 4:30 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Cognitive Impairment Caregiver Support Group
Aptos Branch Library
Thu 15 · 5:30 PMFree
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
Pub Run with Other Brother Beer Aptos!
Other Brother Beer Aptos
Fri 16 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature
Bring Your Own Book Discussion Group
Aptos Branch Library
Fri 16 · 11:30 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🪇Music for toddlers3–5 yrs
Preschool Story Time & Craft
Aptos Branch Library
Sat 17 · 10 AM$0
🧘Wellness🎷Swing
Advanced Tantra Program 2026
Santa Cruz County
Mon 19 · 12:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Preparing for Life's Transitions
Aptos Branch Library
Tue 20 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Supporting Brain Health
Aptos Branch Library
Wed 21 · 3:30 PMFree
👾Video games6–18 yrs
Afterschool STEAM @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Fri 23 · 7:15 PMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Reiki Sound Bath | Yoga, Meditation & Sound Healing
SoulCare Studios
Sat 24 · 12 PM$65–85
🧘Wellness🎷Swing
Introduction to Tantra Level 2 : Half-Day Immersion
Santa Cruz County
Sat 24 · 2 PM$25
🍽️Food🤝Volunteering
Cake Massacre 2026 - Halloween Edition
Valencia Hall
Wed 28 · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Scam Prevention Symposium
Aptos Branch Library
Wed 28 · 3:30 PMFree
👾Video games🎨Creative workshop6–18 yrs
Afterschool STEAM @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Thu 29 · 4:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
Howl-oween Pet Costume Parade and Contest
Seacliff Inn, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Sun 1 · 11 AMFree
💼Career
Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Mon 2 · 1 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Medicare and YOU
Aptos Branch Library
Tue 3 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Expressive Arts & Wellness
Aptos Branch Library
Thu 5 Nov · 5 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Friends of the Aptos Library Meeting
Aptos Branch Library
Sat 7 Nov · 12 PM$0
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Foundations Tantra Program 2026
Santa Cruz County
Sat 7 Nov · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Basic Composting @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Sat 7 Nov · 6 PM$0
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Sacred Sensual Saturday | In Person Tantra Puja
Santa Cruz County
Tue 10 Nov · 10:30 AMFree
Medicare and YOU
Aptos Branch Library
Tue 10 Nov · 12 PMFree
Community Health Leaders Collective
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
Sat 14 Nov · 2 PMFree
Mary Alice Copp Artist Reception
Aptos Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk
10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
Aptos Branch Library
Wed 18 Nov · 2 PM$25
BACK TO BASICS: The Power of Technology and Influence
Seascape Golf Club
Fri 20 Nov · 6 PMFree
Scarlett Fyre "Weir All Grateful" Thanksgiving Party
4461 Porter Gulch Rd
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market
Friends of the Aptos Library Booksale
Aptos Branch Library
Sat 5 Dec · 6 PM$50–100
🧘Wellness🎷Swing
Sacred Sensual Saturday | In Person Tantra Puja
Santa Cruz County
Sun 3 Jan · 11 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Advisory Council of Teens
Aptos Branch Library
Tue 5 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Aptos Youth Chess Club @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Wed 6 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
🧸Kids
Tales to Tails at Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Fri 8 Jan · 11:30 AMFree
Preschool Story Time & Craft @ Aptos
Aptos Branch Library
Thu 29 Apr · 11:30 AM$60–1,000
Fairways for Kids 2027
Seascape Golf Club
See also in Aptos
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
💜Soul / Funk🎸Rock
The Joint Chiefs Live at The Sand Bar
The Sand Bar, Capitola
At 8 PM$31.80
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - Y La Bamba w/ Vanessa Zamora + Career Woman
Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
Fri 23 · 8:30 PM$23.50–554.8(15)
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center
Thu 29 · 7 PM$125–387
🌐World music🌴Reggae
Michael Franti
Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz
Fri 9 · 8:30 PMFree
🎸Rock✨Pop
Extra Medium Live at The Sand Bar
The Sand Bar, Capitola
Sun 11 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎸Rock
John Michael Open Jam at The Sand Bar
The Sand Bar, Capitola
Sat 10 · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🗣️Language café
English Language Conversation Group
Capitola Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10:30 AMFree
📚Literature
Rabid Reader Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
La Selva Beach Branch Library
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
📚Literature
R.E.A.D.: Read Every Amazing Detail @ Live Oak Library Annex
Live Oak Library Annex (LOLA), Santa Cruz
Fri 9 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature
Live Oak Book Group
Live Oak Branch Library, Santa Cruz
Wed 14 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Water Education Class at True Source Waters WEDNESDAY OCT. 14TH @ 6:30PM
3617 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Sat 17 · 1 PM$65.87–97.88
🍽️Food🌳Outdoors
Uncork Corralitos - 2026
Alladin Nursery & Gift Shop, Watsonville
Tue 3Free
📚Literature
Branciforte Book Club Meeting
Branciforte Branch Library, Santa Cruz
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Naturalist Night: The Story of Bones
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Sat 10 · 1:30 PM$0
🍽️Food
Santa Cruz Bake & Gather
Midtown Community Center, Santa Cruz
Sun 11 · 2 PM$0–17.85
🎬Cinema
Labyrinth Film Screening
Small Theater, Santa Cruz
Wed 14 · 2 PM$250–300
🗣️Talk
Conference: UCSC Festival of Monsters
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
Sun 18
🗣️Talk
TEDxMerit Academy
Santa Cruz
Tue 20 · 6 PM$2–100
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Let's Beat Breast Cancer!
Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM$17.85
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Living Dead: Taxidermy as a tool for Conservation Education
The 418 Project, Santa Cruz
Fri 30 · 6:30 PM$17.85–50
🎬Cinema🕊️Human rights
Kupuna 'Āina: Hawaiʻi, The Land Remembers, Santa Cruz Premiere
Resource Center For Nonviolence, Santa Cruz
At 5:30 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Q-MIT Meeting
The Diversity Center
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🕊️Human rights
No Kings: Vote Early Santa Cruz County
County Courthouse Steps, Santa Cruz
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Neighbors for Neighbors
Capitola Branch Library
Sun 11 · 11 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🧾Drop-in services
Sunday Assembly
Capitola Branch Library
Tomorrow · 6 PM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+💛Inclusivity
Femme Transformation Support Group
The Diversity Center
Sat 10 · 10:30 AM
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Write Queer
The Diversity Center
Tue 13 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at East End Gastropub
East End Gastropub, Capitola
Tue 13 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Britannia Arms Of Capitola
Britannia Arms Of Capitola
At 6 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales, Capitola
Tomorrow · 12 PMFree
👾Video games
Capitola Arcade
Mercantile Arcade, Capitola
Sat 24 · 1:15 AM
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
Pokemon Champions Capitola Mall
1855 41st Ave, Capitola
At 6:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Gilman Brewing Santa Cruz Taproom Brewpub Gastropub Restaurant
Gilman Brewing Santa Cruz Taproom Brewpub Gastropub Restaurant
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Venues in Aptos
Seacliff Inn, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
1 event
Other Brother Beer Aptos
1 event
Cantine Winepub
1 event
SoulCare Studios
1 event
Santa Cruz County
5 events
Seascape Golf Club
2 events
Valencia Hall
1 event
Community Foundation Santa Cruz County
1 event
Aptos Branch Library
36 events
Seascape Beach
1 event
4461 Porter Gulch Rd
1 event