First Friday Santa Cruz

Events

Events

3Bros First Friday Featuring Leah Rose

3Bros Santa Cruz 1100 Fair Ave, B, CA

Come by 3Bros to celebrate local cannabis and art! Brand Deals! Free snacks! Featuring Leah Rose as our resident artist!

Join us Pride month of June! Celebrating our NEW location 1349 Pacific Ave. Nicely Gallery, decor and design is celebrating 2 years all month. We will be closed on the 4th after 4:00

Nicely: Gallery, Decor and Design 1349 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

We moved Nicely: 1349 Pacific Ave. Nicely Gallery, Decor and Design Join us and celebrate our Grand Opening on Pacific Ave. All month! Michelle Nicely will have her studio in the space along with all the other fine art and antiques we always have and more... double the space. We also host workshops, culminating co-ops […]

Summer Strokes ~ Artist Collective Show at The Painted Cork Art Studio on the Westside!

The Painted Cork ~ Arts, Crafts and Drafts 2100 Delaware Ave, Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

First Friday at The Painted Cork – A Two-Day Summer Art Affair Santa Cruz, come indulge your senses. Join us at The Painted Cork Art Studio on the corner of Delaware & Swift for a two-day celebration of local art, flavor, and community spirit. Featuring fresh, expressive works from Kimberly Kalifornia, Lucas Musgrave, and a […]

Jubilant July Fest

Santa Cruz Clay 2100 E Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Marvel at a collection of emerging and established clay artists displaying wares and celebrating life!

Anna Oneglia: Returning

Tumbleweed Found 1025 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

RETURNING Anna Oneglia is a California based painter and printmaker. Her latest work, showing at Tumbleweed Found, stems from trips made to Japan over the last few years. A lover of slow travel, she enjoys returning to the same places, hoping to go deeper and see more. Here, she’s returning to Santa Cruz to show […]

First Friday Fusion: Watercolors & Wonders

Om Gallery 1201 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

Get ready for an extraordinary First Friday on July 4th, from 5-9 PM, at Om Gallery (1201 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz)! Join us for a captivating evening celebrating local talent with art by Shanna Kuempel and live music from Towse. We're thrilled to feature Shanna Kuempel, a beloved local favorite artist renowned for her stunning […]

Minnow Arts Presents: UNIT FIVE Water at the Edge of Change, new works by Mark Shunney

Minnow Arts 204 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Through the lens of living in Unit 5 Locust Street, Mark Shunney experiments with time, space, common objects and performance to reflect on how water is at the edge of personal, geological, and geopolitical change. Water shapes land and our bodies – essential to planetary existence and integral to native peoples land stewardship and spirituality. […]

First Friday at the Santa Cruz Hostel: Featuring Brad Burkhart

Santa Cruz Hostel 321 Main Street, Santa Cruz, CA

First Friday at the Santa Cruz Hostel! Join us on Friday, July 4th for a magical evening at the historic Santa Cruz Hostel, nestled in the charming Carmelita Cottages. We're celebrating with an inspiring mix of art and local culture—and you’re invited! Featured Artist: Explore the bold and evocative sculptor and poet, Brad Burkhart, whose […]

July First Friday @ Treehouse Dispensary!

Treehouse Dispensary 3651 Soquel Dr, Soquel, CA, United States

Photo: Comunidad Siempre from Juntos: The Treehouse Collection by Iriecycle Arts July FIRST FRIDAY at TREEHOUSE! Summer is here! Community is more important than ever, come spend time with us together. Stop by & enjoy great music, great deals on cannabis, great gift opportunities from local artisans, & great community. :) We offer specials on […]

“A True Thing Which Can Kill You”  : a female artist collective

Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

The multidisciplinary exhibition "A True Thing Which Can Kill You"  features a female artist collective driven by the experiences around loss. Each artist infuses a mixture of humor, critique, and visual discomfort into work inviting viewers to encounter their fears, laugh at their delusions, and bear witness to the human experience of grief. A performance […]

First Friday July fourth, 2025

Santa Cruz Art Expressions 1545-A Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

🌟 FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK 📅 Friday, July 4, 2025 | 5–9 PM 📍 Santa Cruz Art Expressions — 1545 Pacific Ave (above Lulu’s) Come celebrate First Friday this Fourth of July with an evening of art, music, and community! Experience the captivating work of Kelli C. Foss, known for her dynamic use of color […]

Peter Koronakos’ Oddball Animal Show at Artisans & agency

Artisans & agency 1368 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Peter Koronakos’ Oddball Animal Show, is returning this July to Artisan’s and agency. This year’s show, entitled Artist’s Favorites: Oddball Animals 2025, opens on July 1, and features a cast of 15 delightful, whimsical and/or humorous animals. Peter has been making animal sculptures from reclaimed everyday objects for over 20 years. He researches each real […]

Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room/Wine bar Closed 7/4! Please come to Beth Purcell Mosaic’s Closing Reception Fri. July 25

Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Wine Bar 525 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Please join us for Beth Purcell’s CLOSING RECEPTION 
Friday July 25, 6-9pm! Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Wine Bar is CLOSED for July 4th First Friday!! But the show is open through the end of July!! Visit us Sat/Sun 12-8pm | Wed/Thurs 4-8pm | Fridays 4-9pm BETH PURCELL – ARTIST STATEMENT -
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In This Moment – Reception 7/4 and 7/5 6-8PM

M.K. Contemporary Art 703 Front Street, SANTA CRUZ, CA, United States

Ah, summer in Santa Cruz - moody mornings, clear skies by noon, and golden evenings... In a world that can feel heavy with uncertainty and noise,  In This Moment offers a place of beauty and solace. This exhibition brings together six California artists whose work explores light, rhythm, and emotional nuance through painting and photography. […]

First Friday at the Homeless Garden Project

The Homeless Garden Project Downtown Store 1338 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Join us for First Friday at the Homeless Garden Project Store on Friday, July 4, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM at 1338 Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz. This month, we’re excited to feature local artist Karen Ann Perkins, whose bold and vibrant contemporary abstract pieces—created with pastels, acrylics, inks, and watercolors—will be on display. While […]

Trinket Shelf

Little Giant Collective 115 River St. S., Santa Cruz, CA

Little Giant Collective presents Trinket Shelf by Angel Gonzales Angel Gonzales is a printmaker based in Santa Cruz, California. Working primarily with woodcut her work is inspired by traditional tattoos, trinkets and all of the little objects you can’t help but collect. She loves finding items at local antique stores, from gumball machines and blind […]

Rhia Hurt Art Reception and Jewelry Pop-Up

Stripe the Store 107 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Join us in welcoming local artist, Rhia Hurt, to Stripe! Come see her paintings on our walls and check out her pop-up featuring her line of handmade jewelry, Faith & Rhia. Rhia Hurt’s “Balancing Act” series explores contemporary abstraction through evocative surfaces and associative color relationships. Drawing on action painting and inspired by the global […]

Art and Wine at the Silver Mountain / Bottle Jack tasting room

Bottle Jack Winery & Silver Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room 328 Unit D Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Experience Art and Wine at Silver Mountain and Bottle Jack! Come view the fantastic artwork of Barbara Gerry on display at the tasting room of Silver Mountain and Bottle Jack—where great wine and inspiring art come together under one roof! 🎨 Meet the Artist: Chat with Barbara Gerry about her work during First Saturday, July […]

JUST ONE SECOND: THE ART OF THE WHITE RABBIT – Friday, July 11, 2025 from 6:00-7:30pm at Solaire Restaurant + Bar

Solaire Restaurant + Bar at Hotel Paradox 611 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Just One Second, The Art of White Rabbit, is a look into the way artist Cheyanne Donald sees the world around her. The history, the imagery, the colors, how it all stands out, and how it feels to her when she steps into that space. Through art she hopes you can feel that too! There’s […]

Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room features painter Sarah Orre and her “Local Landscapes”

Big Basin Vineyards Tasting Room and Wine Bar 525 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

We are pleased to have Sarah at the Tasting Room this summer! What a treat! Come by and see her colorful landscapes, enjoy a world class glass of wine, and perhaps one of our famous Pinza's? Or some lighter fare of a charcuterie platter? If you are feeling really creative-- sign up for Sarah's Paint […]