Treat Yourself

Find the perfect gift for you or a friend in one of Capitola’s cool boutiques, apparel shops, galleries, wine tasting rooms, surf shops, and more!

Stay a While

Come for the beach, sun, music and shopping–then extend your stay in charming and award-winning accommodations!

Feeling Hungry?

White table cloths or on the beach–Get great food, a variety of cuisine and unforgettable views all in Capitola Village.

Live Music with JAde and Special Guest Ted Porter

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Judy Appleby Tracy and Deenie Rose bring their sweet voices and wonderful covers for your listening pleasure! Deenie and Judy continue to play a wide range of music - from […]

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Pumpkin Carving

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Let's get that Pumpkin Carved! Our Annual Pumpkin Carving is back! Come out for a fun evening of creating a Jack O' Lantern of your own that you take home. […]

$13

Live Music with the Billy Reese Band

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

A longtime Santa Cruz local, Billy Reese is a multi-instrumentalist playing an eclectic mix of rock, folk, americana, country, and blues. He has spent the last several years performing with […]

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Live Music with Ryan Price

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Ryan is a master Looping Artist, and so much more. Seriously, he is amazing to watch and listen to LIVE. Mixed genres of music heard through the sounds of percussive […]

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Live Music with Big Bad Wolf – Halloween Party!

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Hailing from Aptos, in Santa Cruz County, California, Big Bad Wolf howls with a special off-the-beaten-path brand of tasty and danceable blues-based classic rock from groups and artists like Creedence, […]

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Sunday Afternoon Live Music with Ted Welty

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Your Sunday Afternoon's just got better! We've added some Live Music for you. Enjoy a nice chill day with some talented music to ease the day. Wine. Beer. Food. Fun. […]

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Live Music with Nomad

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Dave “Nomad” Miller calls Santa Cruz, CA his home and continues to perform regularly, doing engaging solo-acoustic performances as Nomad and high-energy full band performances with Drifting Compass. The performances […]

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Live Music with Rio Road – Halloween Party!

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Rio Road is an eclectic quartet serving up an easy up-tempo mix of light rock, a bit of blues, and many popular tunes. The name was derived from a nod […]

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Spooktacular Halloween Soiree with Live Music by Hunny Pot

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Come enjoy a chill vibe with this returning duo performance (while sipping fabulous wines) at Capitola Wine Bar!  Hunny Pot (Diana Z&Jim Lewin) brings together worlds of rock, folk, reggae, […]

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Live Music with Dan Frechette

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Dan Frechette celebrates a wealth of song knowledge encompassing everything from oldies and classic Rock & Roll to Vintage Blues, R&B, Motown, Classic Country to Old Tyme, Woody Guthrie to […]

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Live Music with Malakai and the Love Creek Band

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Bring their eclectic sounds doing amazing originals; Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, Bob Marley and Stevie Nicks. Enjoy their unique sound as they perform, Rock, Country, Reggae and more!

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Live Music with the Joe Leonard Jazz Trio

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Joe Leonard has an amazing posse of friends that are extremely talented musicians, all itching for a chance to play. Let's see who Joe brings with him this time.  Look […]

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Wine Bottle Succulent Workshop with Brenda Villaneuva

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

November 3rd, 3-5pm: Wine Bottle Succulent Garden Artist Brenda Villaneuva will guide you through the process. Discover the joy of creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind succulent Garden. Create for yourself or perhaps as […]

$45.00

Live Music with Blue Lightening

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Johnny G and Robin!! Blue lightning is a duo featuring Robin Randle Ellison on vocals and guitar, and John Gullic on guitar and vocals. They do rockin boogie country twangy […]

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Live Music with 7th Wave

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Check out this gem. It's a trio of musical talent. Too good to not see this trio again!. 7th Wave puts harmonies to the chord! Great music selection. Professional performers […]

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Live Music with the Jefferson Hancock Band

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

The Jefferson Hancock Band plays heavy hits from the late '60s through the '90's with cover tunes from Alice Cooper to Alice in Chains. The band specializes in hard rock […]

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Live Music With Kip Allert

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Kip, Kip!  - He's back! One of our favorites. He is sure to play one or two of your favorite tunes. You are going to want to sing along or […]

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Holiday Card Making Workshop with Lisa Diaz

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

November 10th: Holiday Card Making Workshop Artist Lisa Diaz will guide you through the process. Discover the joy of creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind cards. Lisa will guide you through the process […]

$30.00

Live Music with Glennie B

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Glennie B has been playing, writing & recording music since he was about seven years old. Over the years he has performed with numerous bands up and down the California […]

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Live Music with the Ukulele Club

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

The ukulele scene in Santa Cruz has really grown since the founding of the Ukulele Club of Santa Cruz in January of 2002. Before that, the only ukulele events in […]

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Live Music with Vinny Johnson – Acoustic Blues

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Enjoy live music at your favorite local wine bar. As we curate fine wine, beer, food and art; you can also add music to that list! Vinny Johnson, ah...there is […]

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Live Music with 7th Wave

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

7th Wave is a very musical, acoustic band composed of three lead singers. Each member is vocally featured and backed up to create very melodic three part harmonies. Cynthia Larson […]

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Live Music with Ryan Price

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Ryan is a master Looping Artist, and so much more. Seriously, he is amazing to watch and listen to LIVE. Mixed genres of music heard through the sounds of percussive […]

Free Entry

Holiday Glass, Resin Nightlight Workshop with Brenda Villaneuva

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

November 17th: Holiday Glass Resin Night Light Artist Brenda Villaneuva will guide you through the process. Unleash your imagination and bring your ideas to life with this glass and resin […]

$30

Live Music with B-Movie Kings

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

The B-Movie Kings are a classic rock party band based in Santa Cruz, CA since 1997. Be sure to catch our show ... you won't be disappointed!

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KIckbackSmall Business BIG 12 Day Sale

Kickback 201 Capitola Ave, Capitola, United States

Kickback boutique presents our Small Business BIG 12 Day Sale in store and online at shop kickback.com. 10% OFF - 50% OFF EVERYTHING! The sale extends over 12 days, from […]

Live Music with Nomad

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Singer-songwriter Dave "Nomad" Miller performs solo-acoustically at Capitola Wine Bar in Capitola Village, CA. Sharing heart-on-sleeve, travel-worn original songs as well as an eclectic variety of covers. Music is from […]

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Live Music with The Messiahs

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

An offshoot of Santa Cruz's iconic rock band Snail, the Messiah's original melodies and hot guitar riff; Ken Kraft, Craig Owens and Bob O'Neill are the Messiahs. They play acoustic […]

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Live Music with Big Bad Wolf – Janell’s Birthday Bash!

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Hailing from Aptos, in Santa Cruz County, California, Big Bad Wolf howls with a special off-the-beaten-path brand of tasty and danceable blues-based classic rock from groups and artists like Creedence, […]

Free

Live Music with the Levi Jack Duo

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Founded in 2015 by long-time musical partners Marty Martin' (guitar and vocals) and Rich Thomas (lead guitar and vocals) of Corduroy Jim, Levi Jack brings out a more Alt Rock-Americana […]

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Paint & Sip with Shanna

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Paint & Sip with Shanna Kuempel. Subject: Begonias Shanna will guide you through the process to make a unique painting. All supplies are provided to create your masterpiece. All we […]

$40.00

Live Music with Bad Dog

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Bad Dog is BACK!!! Featuring Jefferson Hancock and Johnny G!

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Friday Night Live Music with Hunny Pot

Capitola Wine Bar & Merchants 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Come enjoy a chill vibe with this returning duo performance (while sipping fabulous wines) at Capitola Wine Bar!  Hunny Pot: You might recognize them as they played here before under […]

Free Entry

Live Music with Malakai and the Love Creek Band

Cork & Fork Capitola 312 Capitola Ave, Capitola, CA, United States

Malakai and the Love Creek Band will bring their eclectic sounds doing amazing originals; Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, Bob Marley and Stevie Nicks. Enjoy their unique sound as they perform, […]

Free