What's on in Capitola for free?
51 upcoming events
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Events in Capitola for free
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Mon19
Monday 19 October
Tue20
Tuesday 20 October
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Wednesday 21 October
Tue 20 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎹Blues
David Da Silva Open Jam
The Sand Bar
Tue 20 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at East End Gastropub
East End Gastropub
Tue 20 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Trivia Night at Britannia Arms Of Capitola
Britannia Arms Of Capitola
Wed 21 · 11 AMFree
📖Story time🎪Kids' show3–5 yrs
Preschool Storytime and Stay & Play @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Wed 21 · 2 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services💼Career
In-person Tech Help @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Thu22
Thursday 22 October
Fri23
Friday 23 October
Later
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
Girl Grom Surf Club Santa Cruz Meetup
Capitola Beach next to jetty on East side
Fri 23 · 8:30 PMFree
🎸Rock🪕Folk / Acoustic
Climbing Trees Live at The Sand Bar
The Sand Bar
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Mystery Month Author Panel
Capitola Branch Library
Sat 24 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Writer's Working Group
Capitola Branch Library
Sun 25 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎸Rock
John Michael Open Jam
The Sand Bar
Mon 26 · 10:30 AMFree
🗣️Talk
Club de Escucha de Santa Cruz
Capitola Branch Library
Mon 26 · 1 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
Reading Poems Together
Capitola Branch Library
Mon 26 · 6 PMFree
🏛️Politics & Economy🤝Volunteering
Neighbors for Neighbors
Capitola Branch Library
Tue 27 · 4 PMFree
🧸Kids
Tales to Tails at Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Tue 27 · 7 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🎹Blues
David Da Silva Open Jam at The Sand Bar
The Sand Bar
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
🎸Rock🎹Blues
T. Rollin T & Guest
The Sand Bar
Thu 29 · 3:30 PMFree
Make & Explore @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Thu 29 · 7 PMFree
📽️Documentary🎬Cinema
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Capitola Branch Library
Sat 31 · 12 PMFree
🎯Board games
Are You Game?
Capitola Branch Library
Sun 1 · 3 PMFree
🔬Science
Santa Cruz Cyber Security Club
Capitola Branch Library
Mon 2 · 10:30 AMFree
🪇Music for toddlers0–3 yrs
Sensory Time with the Monterey Bay Aquarium!
Capitola Branch Library
Tue 3 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Medicare and YOU
Capitola Branch Library
Sat 7 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
But First, Food
Capitola Branch Library
Sun 8 · 11 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🧾Drop-in services
Sunday Assembly
Capitola Branch Library
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Dyslexia Support Group
Capitola Branch Library
Fri 13 · 5 PMFree
C2C Family Carnival Night
New Brighton Middle School
Sun 15 Nov · 1:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Nina Schuyler in Conversation with Karen Joy Fowler
Capitola Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 11 AMFree
🏷️Other
Families, Youth and Prevention Subcommittee (JAG)
Capitola Branch Library
Fri 20 Nov · 1 PMFree
🏷️Other
Santa Cruz Cyber Security Club
Capitola Branch Library
Fri 20 Nov · 3 PMFree
Mushrooms: Wonders of the Woods!
Capitola Branch Library
Tue 1 Dec · 10 AMFree
Dance Time
Capitola Branch Library
Sun 6 Dec · 11 AMFree
Advisory Council of Teens (ACT) @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Mon 7 Dec · 10:30 AMFree
📖Story time0–2 yrs
Infant/Toddler Storytime at Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Sat 2 Jan · 10 AMFree
🗣️Language café
English Language Conversation Group
Capitola Branch Library
Wed 6 Jan · 11 AMFree
Preschool Storytime and Stay & Play @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Wed 6 Jan · 2 PMFree
In-person Tech Help @ Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Tue 12 JanFree
🧸Kids
Tales to Tails at Capitola
Capitola Branch Library
Thu 14 Jan · 3:30 PMFree
Ocean Activities with the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Capitola Branch Library
Thu 18 Feb · 1 PMFree
Mister Boom Boom
Capitola Branch Library
See also in Capitola for free
Mon 19 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Lúpulo
Lúpulo, Santa Cruz
At 7 PM$28.75
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎙️Small gig
MARTY O'REILLY
The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz
Tomorrow · 4 PM$23.18
🌴Reggae🎫Concert
BLVK H3RO & THE 3PEAT BAND PLUS - BLAKKAMOORE - BIG KLEF- SELECTA 7 SOUND
Woodhouse Brewing And Blending, Santa Cruz
Tomorrow · 7:15 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Giulia Ballarè
Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz
Mon 19 · 8 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Last Dinosaurs
The Catalyst
Sat 24 · 6 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🎫Concert
Kirtan for Cause: A fundraiser for START Rescue!
Village Yoga Santa Cruz
Sun 25 · 3 PM$39.19
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Ledward Kaapana, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz, Sunday 10/25, 3-5pm
Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street
Fri 30 · 6 PM$18.86–24.65
🤘Metal🎫Concert
AGATG Halloween Show @ The Vets Hall in Santa Cruz
Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Cruz
Sat 31 · 8 PM$46.13–52.89
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
AJ Lee & Blue Summit :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 10/31
Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz
Fri 6 · 12 PMFree
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Jazz at the Library
Downtown Branch Library, Santa Cruz
Sat 7 · 7 PM$12.51–30
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Concert II: RETURN OF: Night of the Living Composers
Peace United Church of Christ, Santa Cruz
Sat 7 · 9 PM$49–156
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Legend Zeppelin - Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz
At 11 AMFree
🎪Street party🌱Ecology
Live Oak Refillery 2 Year Anniversary Celebration
Live Oak Refillery, Santa Cruz
At 5 PM$17.85–23.18
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Santa Cruz SBK Festival Warm-Up Social Series * Bachata Meets Salsa.
Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center, Santa Cruz
At 7 PM$9.30–23.17
❓Quiz
Santa Cruz Halloween Singles Mixer 2026
Santa Cruz, CA
Tomorrow · 9:30 PMFree
💿DJ set
::The Box:: w/ DJs Usual Suspects
The Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz
Thu 22 · 8 PM$12–15
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Inner Rhythm ~ still on pause
Inner Rhythm ~ still on pause, Front Street
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party🌐World music
Día de los Muertos Celebration
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Sat 24 · 4 PM$15.81–46.03
🎉Club
Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl
Santa Cruz
Sat 24 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
Santa Cruz Bible Church Fall Fest
Santa Cruz Bible Church
Wed 28 · 5 PM$49.87
🎉Parties
MANE Kitchen & Cocktails Official Launch Party
1222 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
Ecstatic Dance Santa Cruz ~ still on pause
Ecstatic Dance Santa Cruz ~ still on pause, Seabright Ave
At 10 AM$20
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
SOULARUS Saturday Morning Dance (Santa Cruz)
SOULARUS Saturday Morning Dance (Santa Cruz)
At 4:30 PM$108.55
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
Special Comedy Festival Pass
Downtown Santa Cruz
At 5:30 PM$23.18
🎤Stand-up
13th Annual Swanky Comedy Show/ Alley Oop
The Alley-Oop, Santa Cruz
At 6:30 PM$17.85
🎤Stand-up
13th Annual Santa Cruz Comedy Fest/ Woodhouse
Woodhouse Blending & Brewing, Santa Cruz
At 7 PM$28.52
🎲Improv😂Comedy
Chase, Cox & Henderson
Broadway Playhouse, Santa Cruz
Wed 21 · 8 PM$20
🌀Ecstatic dance🧘Wellness
SOULARUS Wednesday Night Dance (Santa Cruz)
SOULARUS Wednesday Night Dance (Santa Cruz), Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz
Sun 25 · 10:30 AM$23.18
👑Drag show
Color Coded Drag Brunch - Halloween Show
Mariposa Coffee Bar, Santa Cruz
Fri 6 · 7:30 PM$23.18
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
DNA Presents Comedy on First Fridays
Small Theater, Santa Cruz
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM$28.52–33.85
🪄Magic🎤Stand-up
The Zabrecky Hour - Magic Show
Large Theater, Santa Cruz
Wed 14 · 2 PM$250–300
🗣️Talk
Conference: UCSC Festival of Monsters
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz
Thu 22 · 3 PMFree
📚Literature
R.E.A.D.: Read Every Amazing Detail @ Live Oak Library Annex
Live Oak Library Annex (LOLA), Santa Cruz
At 7 PMFree
🎬Cinema🤝Volunteering
Seeds for Liberation Film Showing by Reel Work Labor Film Festival
SEIU Local 521, Santa Cruz
Tomorrow
🗣️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
Sat 24 · 12 PM$10–15
🍽️Food🌱Ecology
Santa Cruz Mac Down
Portuguese Hall of Santa Cruz
Wed 28Free
🎬Cinema
Cinema and Snacks @ Branciforte
Branciforte Branch Library, 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
Fri 6 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🕊️Human rights
Circulo de Liderazgo y Aprendizaje de C2C/ C2C FLLC
Live Oak Community Center, Santa Cruz
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Venues in Capitola for free
Capitola City Hall Community Room
1 event
Capitola Branch Library
36 events
Kula Connections
5 events
The Sand Bar
9 events
Britannia Arms Of Capitola
1 event
Capitola Beach
2 events
New Brighton Middle School
1 event
Capitola Beach next to jetty on East side
1 event
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales
2 events
1855 41st Ave
1 event
1855 41st Avenue, Capitola, CA, USA
1 event
East End Gastropub
1 event