Santa Cruz Starlight Evening Dinner Party
Evening train and dinner excursion from the beach to the redwoods. Upon arrival, a delicious barbecue dinner and live music awaits you.
SCM Brewgrass Festival
Join us in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains for the 5th Annual Brewgrass Festival. Soak up the sounds of live Bluegrass music under the towering redwoods, sip on craft brews from local breweries, and dig into delicious eats from your favorite food trucks.
Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
Nationally recognized Pit-Masters and local Grill Gurus alike battle it out for cash prizes, trophies and the honor of having their secret recipes voted Best BBQ at the Roaring Camp Cook-Off. Come hungry and vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice award. Want more than a taste? BBQ vendors will be ready to serve full plates of a variety of BBQ favorites and sides.
Labor Day Weekend
This Labor Day Weekend, take either the Redwood Forest Steam Train or the Santa Cruz Beach Train. Join us in the Town of Roaring Camp for family-friendly activities and live music from Steve Bennett.
Holiday Lights Train
A seasonal tradition returns to Santa Cruz with the Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train. Vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, roll through city streets past homes of Santa Cruz.
Chanukah Train
We’ll share in Chanukah traditions and ride the train through the streets of Santa Cruz listening to Chanukah music and enjoying warm latkes and hot apple cider provided by Chabad by the Sea. Play festive games and win prizes!
*Security will be present
New Year’s Train
Bring in the new year aboard the New Years Holiday Lights Train. Ride vintage train cars beautifully decorated with holiday lights through the streets of Santa Cruz. Light-up hula hoopers and a live DJ will keep spirits bright and help bring in 2025 right.
Santa Cruz Mountain Mushroom Festival
Drawing on Far West Fungi’s 40 years of experience in the mushroom community, we are gathering the best and the brightest who have shaped the industry to host a massive two-day fungus extravaganza.
Memorial Weekend BBQ on the Meadow
The grounds will be alive with the sizzling aroma of barbecue. Several nationally renowned vendors will be cooking up mouth watering BBQ ranging from classic favorites to innovative culinary creations. Local craft brewers Shanty Shack will be selling from their rotating tap list of small batch creative beers using locally grown flavors to create everything from Hazy IPAs to sours and pilsners.
Bubble Bonanza
Get ready to step on board the Bubble Train. Zillions of Bubbles will float through the air as you travel down the tracks through the Redwood Forest. Sing Bubble songs with the phenomenal Peter Apel on a 20 minute train ride full of bubble fun. Your train ticket also includes a 20 minute show inside Bret Harte Hall.
