SC Baroque Festival offers 3 off-season Special Events each year: The Fall Organ Benefit Concert, Music in the Gardens Tour,and the Boomeria Organ Concert & Crawl.

Fall Organ Benefit Concert
Saturday, November 15, 2008 ~ Holy Cross Church

Organist Bruce Sawhill is joined by a brass ensemble or our annual fall benefit concert. More details to be announced on this website in the coming months.


11th Annual Music in the Gardens Tour
Sunday, May 24, 2009 from 1 to 5 pm ~ 5 Santa Cruz area gardens

As in previous years, we feature 5 of the area's finest private gardens, with snacks, drinks, and wine at each location. 5 different music groups complement the natural splendor and culinary selections with musical offerings spanning a range of folk and ethnic styles. This event is a fundraiser and proceeds benefit the continued operation of the Baroque Festival's annual concert season. Tickets are $30 ($25 for subscribers) and available through SCBF, the UCSC Ticket Office, the Civic Center Box Office, and various local garden and music stores (TBA on our website).

Check back for more information on the 2009 tour. For information on the 2008 tour Click Here


Boomeria Organ Concert Crawl
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 1 to 5 pm ~ Chapel Royal at Boomeria (Bonny Doon)

View: Review (2007)

Explore the fantastic environs of BOOMERIA, enjoy delicious snacks & drinks outdoors, and – best of all – hear a selection of organists play the wonderful pipe organ in the Chapel. The festivities will begin with cannon thunder and Preston Boomer performing Spanish Battle Music. Boomeria is located in Bonny Doon and directions will be provided to ticket holders. Admission: $50. Please note: advance ticket sales only. The annual Boomeria Organ Concert is a fundraiser for the SC Baroque Festival. Your ticket purchase benefits our upcoming season of early music concerts.

Click here for more information on Boomeria.
Click here to read an article about Preston Boomer.