Join Soquel Creek Water District, The Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County and Santa Cruz County Parks for a Free Family Fun Day about water!
Location: Heart of Soquel Park behind the Soquel Post Office. See location on map.
Water Harvest Festival Schedule Saturday October 20th:
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12 pm- 3 pm 14 activity booths, face painting, tours of the park. Pick up your activity passport from the welcome table hosted by Capitola Veterinary Hospital.
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12pm-2pm Enter your name in the costume contest.
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1pm-2pm: The Banana Slug String Band Duet will play songs about watersheds and the animals that live in them!
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2:15 Costume Contest parade and judging.
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2:45 Costume Contest winners announced and prizes given!
Hands-on activities and information tables will be hosted by:
- Allterra Solar - water and solar power
- Central Fire District - fire hydrants and fire trucks
- Love's Gardens - water-wise gardening, rain water harvesting, greywater and irrigation parts to put together
- Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project - "How much rainwater can we use?" activity and "Watershed Hand"
- Mosquito Abatement of Santa Cruz County - rain tanks and mosquito display
- Museum of Discovery of Santa Cruz - polluted water clean up and rain gauges
- Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County - fish painting
- San Lorenzo Lumber - rain tanks and irrigation parts and pieces
- Santa Cruz County Parks Department - tours of the park and water at the parks
- Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency - groundwater model and aquifer bean bag toss
- Santa Cruz Natural History Museum - local geology and groundwater permeability activity
- Save Our Shores - watershed model and how to protect the ocean water
- Soquel Creek Water District - Water Education trailer, rain tank auction and bubble art
- Water Conservation Coalition of Santa Cruz County - Water Trivia Game Wheel
Read the press release for more details.
Would you like to volunteer at an activity booth? Fill out this Volunteer form and email it to the event coordinator by October 10th.
Getting there: There is limited free public parking around the park. Ride your bike or take the bus to minimize traffic. The closest bus stop; corner of Main St. and Soquel Dr. served by bus #69W and #71
Event questions? Contact Vai from Soquel Creek Water District at vaidehic@soquelcreekwater.org or Angie Gruys from RCD agruys@rcdsantacruz.org