ATTRACTIONS: THINGS TO SEE & DO
Artichoke Festival
www.artichoke-festival.org
Castroville Community Center
It's just a green vegetable that grows from a green plant each summer. To honor the artichoke Castroville holds a festival each May.
Monterey Bay Strawberry Festival
www.mbsf.com
The city and growers celebrate our number one crop with entertainment, crafts and strawberry treats featured each year on the first weekend in August.
Santa Cruz County Fair
www.santacruzcountyfair.com
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 152
September just wouldn't be September in Watsonville without the annual Santa Cruz County Fair. It features show time extravaganzas, live music from local and world-renowned artists, 4-H exhibits, horse and car shows, arts and craft displays. Kids love the rides, the carnival games, the shows and the treats. Adults love it all, from the traditional merry-go-round to colorful flower exhibits and award-winning baked goods.
Watsonville Fly-In & Air Show
www.watsonvilleflyin.org
Watsonville Municipal Airport
Things look up in Watsonville when the town hosts the annual Fly In. Daredevils perform hair-raising tricks in the air. They freefall, spin and roll. The show performers are skyward acrobats; men and women who love danger and live for the next aeronautic thrill. Over 40,000 people come to the Air Show to watch the performances and get a close-up view of more than 500 helicopters, antique aircraft, military planes and home built beauties. The event is on Memorial Day weekend.
Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts
www.mellocenter.com
East Beach & Lincoln Streets, Watsonville
Tel: 831/763-4047
The Center is an 838-seat state-of-the-art professional performance facility, offering a community center for musical productions, dramas, artistic venues, seminars, and events for large audience participation. The Pajaro Valley Performing Arts Association is responsible for the management of the Center for all aspects of production acquisition and scheduling.
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Best know as the home of the Santa Cruz County Fair and the Watsonville Speedway, the fairgrounds hosts numerous events every year. Located two miles east of Watsonville, with 100 acres of usable space, it is the ideal setting for events and festivals such as: auto races, home shows, arts & crafts, horse shows and the Fourth of July celebration.
Art Galleries
Pajaro Valley Arts Council
37 Sudden Street
Watsonville
831/722-3062
MUSEUMS
Pajaro Valley Historical Association
Bockius-Orr House and Volck Museum, Snyder Archive
332 East Beach Street
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/722-0305
WINERIES
Alfaro Family Vineyard and Winery
496 Hames Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/728-5172
Bargetto's Winery
3535 N Main Street
Soquel, CA 95073
831/475-2258
Natal Vineyards
1310 Green Valley Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/750-0271
Nicholson Vineyards Winery
2800 Pleasant Valley Road
Aptos, CA 95003
831/724-7071
River Run Vintners
65 Rogge Lane
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/726-3112
Roudon-Smith Vineyards
2364 Bean Creek Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95066
831/438-1244; 831/438-5123 (FAX)
Silver Mountain
P.O. Box 3636
Santa Cruz, CA 95063 831/353-2278
Storrs Winery & Vineyards
303 Potrero St. #35
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831/458-5030
Zayante Vineyards
420 Old Mount Road
Felton CA 95018
831/335-5770
Golf Courses & Country Clubs
Spring Hills Golf Course
31 Smith Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/724-1404
Unique Attractions in Watsonville & Nearby
Agriculture History Museum
www.aghistoryproject.org
2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville
831/724-5898
Annie Glass Retail Store
310 Harvest Drive, Watsonville
Open Mon - Sat. 10am - 4pm
831/761-2041
www.annieglass.com
California Pajarosa
133 Hughes Rd., Watsonville
Group tours by appointment
831/722-6374
www.pajarosa.com
Corralitos Market & Sausage Co., Inc.
569 Corralitos Road
Corralitos, CA 95076
831/722-2633
Elkhorn Slough
1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville
Wed - Sun 9am - 5pm $2.50 Admission
831/728-5939
www.elkhornslough.org
Gizdich Ranch
Family Fun You Pick Berries/Apples
55 Peckham Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/722-1056 www.gizdich-ranch.com
Rodgers House
Santas Cruz County Fairgrounds
2601 East Lake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076
831/724-5671
Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk
400 Beach Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5491
831/423-5590
Amusement park on the beach.
Open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day
www.beachboardwalk.com
Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens
2600 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville
831/763-0939
www.sierraazul.com
1301 Main St., Watsonville
831/768-3270www.ci.watsonville.ca.us