Santa Cruz Hot Spots & Local Discounts
Santa Cruz Hot Spots:
- The world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium
- The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Amusement Park
- Santa Cruz County arts, entertainment, and outdoor recreation
- The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Ano Nuevo State Park (home of the giant Elephant Seals)
- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
- Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation
Local Summer Events:
- First Fridays - arts and fun downtown
- Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in August
- County cultural events
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare
- Free Friday Night concerts at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
- Fun things to do in Santa Cruz
- Local events calendar
Check out these local discounts available to Summer Session students!
| Business | Discount | How to Redeem |
| 99 Bottles | 10% off food to students with ID | Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Amory Body Arts | 10% off any singular piercing with the purchase of jewelry, limited to a $300 ticket | Valid student ID |
| Amazon | Students get 50% off Prime, plus FREE two-day shipping | UCSC email |
| Apple Education Pricing. Available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents. | UCSC email | |
| Free admission for students | Valid student ID | |
| AT&T | Discount on wireless services, etc. | UCSC email |
| Best Buy | Various discounts and coupon codes | UCSC email |
| Camouflage | 10% store discount on their purchases. You must present a valid student ID and mention you are a student at checkout |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| CheggBooks | Rent or buy Textbooks and eTextbooks |
N/A |
| Coastal | 10% off contacts, 20% off sunglasses, 30% off glasses |
see website for codes |
| Comicopolis | 10% student discount with valid/active student I.D. on all purchases. Does not stack with other offers/discounts. Usual restrictions apply. See |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Dealhack | An “ultimate list” of student discounts in the states |
Valid student email |
| Del Mar Theatre and Nickelodeon Theatre |
Mon-Wed .50 cents off general admission. |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| First Fridays | Free to roam around most of the business in Downtown Santa Cruz and explore beautiful artwork on the first Fridays of every month |
N/A |
| Goodwill of Santa Cruz & Monterey Counties | Discount Days (Seniors, Students, and Military get 10% Off with valid ID) Monday -Wednesday, Color of the Week sales and additional Daily Specials! |
Mention "student discount" before they ring you up |
| Lenovo | Various discounts on laptops, desktops, tablets, etc. |
UCSC email |
| Microsoft | Students and parents save 10% |
UCSC email |
| Mission Hill Creamery | 10% discount to students for the summer |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| My Cupcake Corner | 10% discount with student ID |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| On The Hub | Various discounts on software |
UCSC email |
| Pacific Edge Climbing Gym |
Fridays Student Day Pass $40 off monthly membership |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker Make sure to ask for these discounts |
| San Francisco Asian Art Museum | Free admission on the first Sunday of every month AND $20 admission on any other day |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden | Free admission on the second Tuesday of every month |
N/A |
| San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers | Free admission on the first Tuesday of every month AND $6 admission on any other day |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum | Free admission on the first Tuesday of every month AND $12 admission on any other day AND $5 Thursday nights after 5 pm |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| San Francisco GLBT History Museum | Free admission on the first Wednesday of every month AND $3 admission on any other day |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design | Free admission on the first Tuesday of every month AND $6 admission on any other day |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Santa Cruz Boardwalk | Retro Nights Mondays & Tuesdays after 5 p.m. |
NA |
| Santa Cruz Derby Girls |
Reduced GA ticket at $12.49, and is only available the day of the game, starting at box office open (5 pm, no online sales) |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | $2 Admission, PLUS every 1st Friday FREE |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Santa Cruz Shakespeare | $20 Groundling Blanket |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Saturn Cafe | 50% off Drafts, Appetizers, & Wine, M-F, 4-7pm |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| SpareFoot Storage Finder |
15% off upon move-in of any unit booked through SpareFoot.com |
Booking confirmation code |
| Student Beans | Over 10,000 student discounts and deals |
UCSC email |
| Student Universe | Discounted flights, hotels, activities, tours, etc. |
UCSC email |
| Woodstock's Pizza | $6 off an XL 1 topping. Open very late for campus delivery! |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | Free admission on the first Tuesday of every month and 10% off discounted admission for students. |
Valid student ID with Summer sticker |
