No Attitude Allowed Volleyball Tournament | Nov. 1 (8:30 a.m.)

Main Beach, Santa Cruz
www.active.com

Seaside Crafts at the Seymour Center | Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (1-3 p.m.)

Create fun crafts that feature the cool creatures of the tidepools. Make a seastar suncatcher, or create your own sea anemone! There are activity sheets, scavenger hunts, and a take home souvenir of your day.

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
End of Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz
831-459-3800, seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

First Tuesday Free at the Seymour Center | Nov. 4 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)

Visit our aquarium, exhibit hall, and touch tanks. Take a tour or explore on your own. Join us as we explore Monterey Bay with our hands-on family programs!

Seymour Marine Discovery Center
End of Delaware Avenue, Santa Cruz
831-459-3800, seymourcenter.ucsc.edu

A Taste of Santa Cruz | Nov. 6 (6-9 p.m.)

Cocoanut Grove, Beach St., Santa Cruz
831-464-2000, www.cocoanutgrovesantacruz.com

Big Sur Sur Half Marathon and 5K Forrest Run | Nov. 9

This half marathon features a scenic, flat fast course that loops around Fisherman’s Wharf, Cannery Row and the Pacific Grove coastline.

831-625-6226, www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org

Veterans’ Day Remembrance | Nov. 11 (11 a.m.)

Watsonville Location to be announced
www.ci.watsonville.ca.us

USTA Santa Cruz Academy Jr. Open Tennis | Nov. 15 - 16

Cabrillo College, Aptos
www.active.com

Fall Wine Release and Cheese Party | Nov. 15 (noon-5 p.m.)

Sample annual wine releases that are perfectly paired with a selection of Praise Cheeses. Tasting fee: $15.

Roudon-Smith Winery
2364 Bean Creek Rd., Scotts Valley
831-438-1244, www.roudonsmith.com

Pigeon Point Light Station 136th Anniversary Celebration | Nov. 15 (10 a.m.-8 p.m.)

California State Parks, Pigeon Point Hostel, and the United States Coast Guard commemorate the 136th Anniversary of the first lighting of Pigeon Point Lighthouse. This annual event features an open house in the historic fog signal building from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The highlight of the evening is from 6-8 p.m. when the historic lighthouse's Fresnel Lens lights up the sky. Exhibits in the 1899 Fog Signal Building feature lighthouse history, videos, marine mammals, and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park
Hwy. 1, 25 miles north of Santa Cruz
650-879-2120, www.santacruzstateparks.org

Holiday Lights Train | Nov. 24 (sunset-9 p.m.)

Ride a beautifully lit holiday train through the streets of Santa Cruz as you sip hot-spiced cider, listen to carolers and meet Santa Claus. One hour. Departs from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk station. Tickets are $15 per person. Reservations suggested.

Roaring Camp, Felton
Tickets/Info: 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com