Downtown Santa Cruz is hosting its annual Kids Day this Saturday, May 2, from noon to 4 p.m. on Cooper Street and on Pacific Avenue between Locust and Church streets.
The streets will be transformed into a car-free zone filled with free hands-on activities and live entertainment for kids of all ages.
This is the first year that Kids Day is expanding onto Pacific Avenue, creating an additional indoor activity hub in the storefront that was once occupied by Palace Art & Office Supply.
Presented in partnership with Abbott Square and Growing Up In Santa Cruz, the event features activity booths hosted by local organizations, along with performances and demonstrations by Be Natural Music, All About Theatre, International Academy of Dance, Santa Cruz Museum of Discovery, Jewel Box Band and Kirby School.
Downtown businesses including Fusion Fare, Ibiza, Go Ask Alice, Lively Kids, Pacific Wave, The Salty Otter Sports Grill, Palmetto Superfoods, Botanic & Luxe, Mission Hill Coffee & Creamery, Stripe the Store, Artisans & agency, 3D Entrepreneurs Club, Woodstock’s Pizza, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta Bar, Comicopolis, Super Silver and Mythic Games. Many of the businesses are offering in-store specials for the event.
For more information, visit the Downtown Association website.
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