The 2024 Harvest Festival will feature live music, an apple pie bake-off (see rules and more info here), kids' activities, pumpkins for sale, delicious food, and more! 

$5 admission / Free admission for kids under 12, UCSC, Hartnell College, and Cabrillo College students with a student ID, Semillas program families, and Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden members. Please pre-register with credit card or pay cash at the gate.

Schedule / Activities

11:30am: Live music by Peter Weiss the Singing Scientist and the Earth Rangers

12:30pm: Farm tour (leaves from pumpkin painting area)

1:15pm: Live music by Son Jarocho Santa Cruz

1:45pm: Storytelling at the Gatehouse ampitheater

Plus:

• Face painting
• Pumpkin sales
• Apple pie bake-off (see contest overview and rules)
• Flower printing
• Tractor rides
• Honey tasting
• Apple pressing
• Storytelling
• Sammy the Banana Slug mingling and photo opportunities

Food from the Penny Ice Creamery, S&B Food Truck, Pana Venezuelan Food, Dos Hermanos Pupuseria.

Bicycling, car pooling, ridesharing, and public transportation are encouraged as parking is limited. If you drive to the event, please plan to park in UCSC Lot #104 (East Remote parking lot) and walk or take a complimentary shuttle to the farm. There will be directional signage to help you get to the correct parking lot and farm entrances. The UCSC Farm has uneven terrain and can be difficult for those with limited mobility to traverse.

Please bring a reusable water bottle to save plastic and stay hydrated! Pets are not allowed on the UC Santa Cruz campus (with the exception of service animals).

Photo-Jim Clark