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Kids Day 2024

The Downtown Association of Santa Cruz is excited to present the return of Kids Day Downtown, in partnership with, Comcast, Growing Up In Santa Cruz and Abbott Square. Kids Day Downtown is a festival of activities, events and entertainment just for families & kids! Kids Day Downtown will be on Saturday, May 4, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM, on Cooper Street and Pacific Avenue.


Come meet an array of community groups with great youth programming! Exhibitors will include education, sports, arts, science, dance, and other youth groups, and will host hands-on activities all day. There will also be performances and demonstrations by some of Santa Cruz’s favorite youth organizations, plus in-store activities and specials at your favorite Downtown businesses!


In-Store Specials Include:


Artisans & agency: Pick up a Doug Ross Aquatic Coloring Page, Visit our Rainbow Wall and enjoy 20% off kids clothes with mention of KIDS DAY

Bookshop Santa Cruz : 15% off Young Adult and kids’ books

Botanic and Luxe : We will be offering 15% off all baby + kid items in our shop

Chocolate the Restaurant: Kids 12 and under will get half price on our Lena (most popular with kids) hot chocolate from 12-4pm on Kids Day.

Comicopolis: 15% off Kid's Graphic Novels (in-store only)

Go Ask Alice: 20%off all kids toys

Homeless Garden Project Store: We will be demonstrating how to pot seeds into a plant starter pot using soil and seeds. Kids create their own and can take home to watch their plants grow!

Izzy's Ices: $1.00 off any size Italian Ice

Level Up Video Games: Buy 1 get 1 free on assorted stickers and Pokemon mini figures.

Lively Kids : Happy Kids day! Today only take 20% off all full priced apparel!

Luz de Luna Jewelry: Jewelry making station for kids of all ages.

Mad Yolks: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Nicely: Come paint with us in Nicely! We will be transforming sheets of music into beautiful works of ART! (supplies provided)

Pacific Cookie Company: Celebrate Kid's Day with our limited edition Unicorn Snot cookies: lemon sugar with rainbow sprinkles!

So Fresh Clothing: 20% off all hats that day

Three Birds: For all the beautiful moms come treat yourself with 20% off on your entire purchase!


Exhibitors include:


Be Natural Music

Santa Cruz Derby Groms

Woodstock's Pizza

Santa Cruz Warriors

Santa Cruz City Schools

DMARCstudio

Survivors Healing Center

Mount Madonna

Laird's Academy of Martial Arts

Santa Cruz Public Libraries

City of Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department

The Penny Ice Creamery

Community Music School of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District

All About Theatre

Growing Up Santa Cruz

Comcast

Santa Cruz Dance Guild at IDA

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Santa Cruz Children's Museum

Nature-Based Ongoing Group (NBOG)

Lenz Arts

First5 CA

PARKOUR GENERATIONS Santa Cruz

Seven Directions Studio

Santa Cruz Police Department

Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County

Central Coast Alliance for Health

Yoso Wellness

Santa Cruz County Parks & Recreation

Rock N Roll Donut Bar

Spring Hill School

Discovery Preschool and Family Center


Performances and demonstrations by:


  • Be Natural Music
  • All About Theatre
  • International Academy of Dance
  • Community Music School of Santa Cruz
  • Laird’s Academy of Martial Arts
  • Bubbles by Childish


Many Downtown businesses are also offering Kids Day specials. All Kids Day info can be viewed at https://downtownsantacruz.com/do/kids-day-2