Upcoming Events

Picture of the Wednesday night sailboat races at sunset

Picture of Tuesday Crow's Nest Beach BBQs, live band, dancing, beach, lighthouse

Picture of the 2021 Day on the Bay Regatta, sailboats racing, one mile buoy

Wednesday Night Sailboat Races
April through October
Wednesday Night Sailboat Races begin for the season in March (with Daylight Savings), and run through fall ending in October. Wednesday Night Races begin at 6:30 pm – 8 pm. For more information on races / regattas highlights, contact the Santa Cruz Yacht Club at (831) 425-0690, or visit their website Santa Cruz Yacht Club.

Crow’s Nest Thursday Beach Barbeques
To be announced 2024
Each Summer on Thursday evenings the Crow’s Nest offers its Summer Beach Barbeque series with fun and funky live entertainment, right on the beach. For additional event details, click here.

Please be reminded that parking is impacted during these events. Check out the harbor’s parking options.

32st Annual Day on the Bay Regatta
To be announced 2024
The Santa Cruz Yacht Club sponsors the annual Day on the Monterey Bay Regatta in support of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Santa Cruz County. Each year regatta participants, volunteers, and contributors come together to raise money for programming that supports and connects the community. Please visit the Santa Cruz Yacht Club website of the BBBS event page for more information.

Picture of the Lighted Boat Parade, vessel decorated with Christmas lights

Lighted Boat Parade
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Sponsored by the Santa Cruz Yacht Club and including a canned food drive benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank, the Lighted Boat Parade features 50 beautifully-decorated power and sailboats parading through the Santa Cruz Harbor. Charter boats available. This is a family event with hot drinks and snacks available at various locations through the south harbor. Please visit the Santa Cruz Yacht Club website for more information.

Special Events
A special event permit is required for all scheduled events at the harbor. These events include special regattas, small boat and stand-up paddleboard (SUP) group lessons and excursions, outdoor classroom activities, photo shoots, weddings, beach parties, volleyball tournaments, etc. For more information about the approval process for obtaining a special event permit, pricing, availability, special conditions, and restrictions, contact the harbor office at (831) 475-6161 or scpd@santacruzharbor.org.

Harbor Beach Volleyball Courts
For information on how to make a volleyball court reservation please click here.

Website Accessibility Policy

Santa Cruz Port District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Santa Cruz Port District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (831) 475-6161

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Santa Cruz Port District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Santa Cruz Port District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (831) 475-6161.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.