Bay Area Burger Week is a 12-day celebration of special menus honoring America’s greatest contribution to global culinary culture: the burger. Taking place June 18 through June 29, the 2025 event features many Downtown Santa Cruz eateries, including Pana Venezuelan Food, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Hula's Island Grill, The Salty Otter, Hook + Line, Belly Goat Burgers, Laili, and Rosie McCann's so far!The Downtown Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Market has relocated to their new home, taking over the streets at Cedar and Church. This is a temporary stepping-stone, movement toward the build out of their permanent food hub in the Downtown corridor. Let’s show up with a bang. This is our market and our Downtown!Time to sharpen those crayons and pencils for Comicopolis' Pokemon Coloring Contest for kids ages 4-7 and 8-12! Stop by Comicopolis to pick up your coloring pages and rules. Entries accepted June 1 - July 31. Winners announced August 6.Take the guesswork out of teacher, staff, graduation, and Father's Day gifts, and give a special someone the gift of Downtown Dollars.Accepted at ~90 Downtown businesses, you can't go wrong with giving your recipient the gift of choice. Downtown Dollars don't expire and have no fees. They are a perfect gift for teens, teachers, coworkers, a recent grad, family or anyone in your life who appreciates having many options to spend. Buy Downtown Dollars today at the Downtown Info Kiosk, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Pacific Cookie Company or online!Santa Cruz Dance Theater is delighted to present Cinderella, a breathtaking full-length ballet set to the exquisite music of Sergei Prokofiev. This enchanting production will take the stage at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium on June 21 and June 22, with performances at 1PM and 4:30PM each day. Featuring a talented cast of local ballet students alongside accomplished professional dancers from across the state, Cinderella promises to be a spellbinding experience for audiences of all ages.
