CALENDAR OF EVENTS
1st Friday of Every Month, 2012 – Ventura
First Fridays
Ongoing–every Fri, Sat, Sun – Watsonville
For the Love of Grapes and Glass
January - February – Pismo Beach
Monarch Butterfly Grove Talks
Jan–May & Oct–Dec, Wednesdays – Aptos
Wine Wednesdays at Sanderlings
January 26-February 5, 2012 – Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
February 4, 2012 – Pismo Beach
California Western Monarch Day
February 4, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Father/Daughter Dance
February 5, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Volcom Greatwhite Surf Competition
February 11, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Natural Bridges Migration Festival
February 25, 2012 – Santa Cruz
31st Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off
March 2-3, 2012 – Pismo Beach
World of Pinot Noir
March 3–April 12, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Hummingbird Days
March 9, 2012 – San Luis Obispo
"Hollywood to Hearst Castle" Event
March 10, 2012 – Salinas
'A Legendary Evening' event presented by Public Recreation Unlimited
March 10-11, 2012 – Cayucos
Cayucos Sea Glass Festival
March 14-18, 2012 – Cayucos
20th Annual "Taste of Solvang"
March 16, 2012 – Los Olivos
Schoolhouse Music Evenings presents Helen Callus, Violist and Max Levinson, Pianist
March 16-18, 2012 – Ventura
20th Annual Spring Home & Garden Show
March 16-18, 2012 – Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show
March 16-18, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Paddlefest
March 16-18, 2012 – Solvang
Taste of Solvang
March 18, 2012 – Oxnard
16th Annual Celebration of the Whales Festival
March 21-April 15, 2012 – Ventura
Hello! My Baby Musical at Rubicon Theatre Co.
March 22-25, 2012 – Ventura
Craftcation, Indie Business and DIY Conference
March 25, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Pacific Breeze Concert at Dinosaur Caves
March 30, 2012 – Arroyo Grande
17th Annual Orchid Show Preview Benefit
March 31-April 1, 2012 – Arroyo Grande
17th Annual Central Coast Orchid Show and Sale
April 2, 2012 – Capitola
Capitola Easter Egg Hunt
April 7, 2012 – Capitola
Capitola Village Easter Egg Hunt
April 7, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Easter Eggstravanganza
April 13-15, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach KiteXPO
April 15-17, 2012 – Pismo Beach
27th Annual Classic Car Show
April 19-20, 2012 – Oxnard
California Strawberry Festival
April 20-22, 2012 – Pismo Beach
8th Annual Taste of Pismo
April 22, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Pacific Breeze Concert at Dinosaur Caves
April 22, 2012 – Watsonville
Day of the Child/Earth Day
April 21-22, 2012 – Ventura
First Ventura County Off-Road Show
April 28-29, 2012 – Ventura
Paint Ventura
April 28-29, 2012 – Santa Cruz
12th Annual Big Stick's Logjam Surfing Contest
April 29, 2012 – Big Sur
27th Annual Big Sur Marathon
May–Oct – Santa Cruz
Farm-to-Table Wine Dinner Series
May 3, 2012 – Ventura
Ventura Music Festival
May 5, 2012 – Ventura
4th Annual Spring Garden Tour
May 6, 2012 – Watsonville
Cinco de Mayo Celebration
May 13, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Pacific Breeze at Dinosaur Caves
May 16-June 10, 2012 – Ventura
Gem of the Ocean Play at Rubicon Theatre Co.
May 19-20, 2012 – Castroville
Castroville Artichoke Festival
May 24, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Annual Classic California Golf Tournament
May 26-27, 2012 – Castroville
Castroville Artichoke Festival
May 26–27, 2012 – Aptos
20th Annual Santa Cruz Blues Festival
May 26–27, 2012 – Sant Cruz
28th Annual Santa Cruz Longboard Club Invitational
May 26–27, 2012 – Arroyo Grande
Aroyyo Grande Strawberry Festival
May 28, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 31-June 3, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Wine, Waves, and Beyond
June 2-3 & 9-10, 2012 – Sant Cruz County
Vinter's Festival
June 9-10, 2012 – Capitola
7th Annual Capitola Rod & Custom Classic Car Show
June 15-17, 2012 – Pismo Beach
27th Annual Classic Car Show
June 21-24, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Roll Out the Barrels Weekend
June 23, 2012 – Ojai
Ojai Valley Lavendar Festival
June 23, 2012 – Santa Cruz
18th Annual Woodies on the Wharf
June 26, 2012 – Santa Cruz
21st Annual Japanese Cultural Fair
July 4, 2012 – Aptos
Aptos 4th of July Celebration
July 4, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Annual 4th of July Fireworks Celebration
July 4, 2012 – Ventura
4th of July Street Fair
July 4, 2012 – Ventura
Pushem-Pullem Parade for Kids
July 4, 2012 – Oxnard
15th Annual Fireworks by the Sea Summer Concert Series
July 5-July 8, 2012 – Ventura
Summerfest - All Breed Dog Show
July 7, 2012 – Oxnard
Concerts by the Sea Summer Concert Series
July 12-15, 2012 – Pismo Beach
28th Annual Central Coast Wine Classic
July 14, 2012 – Oxnard
Concerts by the Sea Summer Concert Series
July 14-15, 2012 – Oxnard
11th Annual Channel Islands Harbor Fine Arts & Crafts Series
July 17–August 26, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Shakespeare Santa Cruz
July 18-29, 2012 – Paso Robles
California Mid-State Fair
July 21, 2012 – Oxnard
Concerts by the Sea Summer Concert Series
July 22, 2012 – Oxnard
Central Coast British Car Club Show
July 22, 2012 – Santa Cruz
40th Annual Wharf to Wharf Race
July 25-29, 2012 – Pacific Grove
Feast of Lanterns
July 27-29, 2012 – Gilroy
34th Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival
July 28, 2012 – Oxnard
Concerts by the Sea Summer Concert Series
July 28-29, 2012 – Oxnard
19th Annual Oxnard Salsa Festival
July 28, 2012 – Los Olivos
3rd Annual Cellar Classic: An Auction of Rare & Fine Wines
July 28–August 12, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
August 1-12, 2012 – Ventura
Ventura County Fair
August 4, 2012 – Oxnard
Vintage VW Car Show
August 4-5, 2012 – Watsonville
18th Annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival at Monterey Bay
August 12, 2012 – Pismo Beach
4th Annual Shell Beach Art Walk
August 11-12, 2012 – Scotts Valley
Scotts Valley Art & Wine Festival
August 12, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Central Coast Chili Challenge
August 18-20, 2012 – Pismo Beach
St. Anthony's Celebration
August 25, 2012 – Oxnard
Anacapa Classic Outrigger Canoe Race
August 26, 2012 – Santa Cruz
20th Annual Aloha Celebrity Races & Polynesian Festival
August 27, 2012 – Ventura
Ventura Food Tours
August 28, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Party on Price Street
August 31–September 3, 2012 – Capitola
Capitola Begonia Festival
September 8-9, 2012 – Capitola
30th Annual Capitola Art & Wine Festival
September 9, 2012 – Oxnard
Ventura Vintage Rods Harbor Run 21
September 11-16, 2012 – Watsonville
127th Annual Santa Cruz County Fair
September 13-16, 2012 – Watsonville
Monterey Bay Birding Festival
September 14-16, 2012 – Ventura
Ventura 20th Annual Fall Home & Garden Show
September 15, 2012 – Morro Bay
Avocado & Margarita Festival
September 21-23, 2012 – Monterey
55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
September 27-30, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Sunset's Savor the Central Coast
September 29-30, 2012 – Arroyo Grande
Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival
Mid October–Feb 1st – Santa Cruz
Tours of the Monarch Butterfly Grove
October 4-8, 2012 – Pismo Beach
4th Annual Central Coast Railroad Festival
October 6-7, 2012 – Pacific Grove
Butterfly Parade & Historic Home Tour
October 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 2012 – Santa Cruz County
Open Studios Art Tour
October 14, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Welcome Back Monarchs Day
October 19-21, 2012 – Pismo Beach
6th Annual Clam Festival
October 20, 2012 – Big Basin
The Missing Arm of William Waddell
October 25-28, 2012 – Pismo Beach
36th Annual Jubilee by the Sea
October 27, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Pumpkins on the Pier
October 28, 2012 – Oxnard
Channel Islands Harbor Farmer's Market Pumpkin Fun Day
November 2-4, 2012 – Pismo Beach
22nd Annual Harvest Celebration Weekend
November 3, 2012 – Pismo Beach
34th Annual Marching Band Review
November 11, 2012 – Pismo Beach
Veterans Day Celebration on the Pier
November 24, 2012 – Capitola
Surfin' Santa
November 24–December 1-2, 8-9, 15-20, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train
December 7, 2012 – Pismo Beach
12th Annual Holiday Harmony and Tree Lighting
December 7, 2012 – Pismo Beach
2nd Annual Light Up Pismo Beach
December 13, 2012 – Pismo Beach
5th Annual Holiday Stroll
December 15, 2012 – Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Bird Club: 56th Annual Christmas Bird Count
December 31, 2012 – Santa Cruz
New Year's Eve Party
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