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Events for the City of
Santa Cruz Wharf. The scenic Santa Cruz wharf is the perfect setting for enjoying
events while taking in the ocean view.
Learn to surf, sail, kayak and more! Register now for City Parks and Recreation
programs. Details.
Current
Events and Highlights
Locals Day on the Wharf - lunch and dinner specials
plus savings on parking every Tuesday on the Santa Cruz Wharf. Santa
Cruz Wharf Locals Parking Program
Art
on the Wharf, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Event
day program.
Roughwater
Swim, Saturday, August 2, 11 am, Main Beach
Aloha Races & Polynesian
Festival, Sunday, August 17, 2008. Entry
form for races. Application
for booth space.
Boardwalk Friday Nights Summer Series:
July
25 - Blue Oyster Cult - "Reaper” & “Burnin’ For You”
August
1- John Waite - "Missing You” & “Could’ve Been”
August
8 - Santana original lead singer Gregg Rolie - “Black Magic Woman” &
“Evil Ways”
August 15 - Papa Doo Run Run - Santa Cruz Beach Party
August
22 - Gin Blossoms - “Hey Jealousy” & “Follow You Down”
August
29 - The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill - "She's a Beauty" & "Talk
to Ya Later"
26th
Annual Clam Chowder Cook off RESULTS | | |
 There
is a wide variety of Critters and Creatures
in the Monterey Bay. Check out this video by Michael Harris of a Humpback
Whale off of Santa Cruz
California
Sea Lions (video), Zalophus californianus
Sea
lions often come to mind when the word "seal" pops up. They are by far the most
abundant pinnepeds in the region. Actually, seals and sea lions are in different
taxonomic families.
What we are most likely to encounter around the Wharf are California sea lions
and harbor seals. The sea lions have--among other things--much larger front flippers,
external ear flaps, and separate/rotating rear flippers that allow them to walk
and climb out of water. They have more agile squirming bodies than harbor seals.
Seals have no ear flaps, have shorter flippers, and look less flexible.
The result is that the sea lions
can climb up rocks and leap onto Wharf crossbeams, while the harbor seals wriggle
their way out on gentle slopes and low lying rocks, like those in the San Lorenzo
River. | |
 Wharf
Panoramas
Click on images
below to see 360* panoramas.
Note: These Panoramas
are about 370 KB each and could take a couple of minutes to download on a dial-up
modem.
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