WEEKENDER
Your cheat sheet for eating well and going out in Santa Cruz County.
Oct. 15, 2026
UNCORK CORRALITOS, FALL FESTS, NO KINGS
There’s a lot going on this Saturday. Here’s what you need to know.
Sip wines, beer and cider and enjoy live music at Uncork Corralitos, an annual garden party hosted by Alladin Nursery, El Vaquero Winery and Rotary Club of Freedom to fundraise for local organizations and programs. Tickets start at $50 for unlimited tasting.
Public demonstrations for No Kings: Vote Early will be held on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz at 10 a.m. and in Watsonville at the Watsonville Plaza at noon.
There are two fall festivals happening on Saturday. Wilder Ranch State Park will host its annual Harvest Festival, with living history demonstrations, crafts, games, live music and an apple tasting with dozens of rare and heirloom varieties. Santa Cruz’s Peace United Church of Christ is throwing the Peace Village Fall Fest, a celebration of the season with homemade food, pie, pumpkin decorating and a “Charlie Brown” movie screening. Both events are free.
Ink Faire, a celebration of artists who work primarily in ink, will be held at Evergreen Cemetery from noon to 7 p.m. with workshops and demonstrations on media from screen printing and tattooing to poetry and writing. This event is free.
And it’s the last weekend for Open Studios Art Tour, and it’s every artist on deck. All participants in the county will open their doors to visitors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Lily Belli
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