Upcoming Events
Summer Launch and NliveN's 2nd Birthday Party!
Kick off the summer season with our first “Saturday Joy Run” of the month! We will gather for connection, then walk or run for 1-1.5 hours (you may go for a shorter or longer time, if you wish!). Then, wish The NliveN Movement a happy second birthday, honor those who have contributed to the past two years of meaningful and mindful movement that matters, and cast vision for what you want this next year to be full of! Plus, did we mention there will be cake??
Summer 2026 calendar
Sat., June 6, 8am
Summer Launch! Joy Run + NliveN 2nd Birthday Post-Run Party!
Corner of Natural Bridges Dr. & Delaware Ave., Santa Cruz
Kick off the summer season of NliveN with a run or walk at Natural Bridges! Then, celebrate The NliveN Movement’s second birthday with a post-run party.
Tues., June 9, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: What’s Your Why?
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
“Choose Your Own Adventure” Workout
Sat., June 13, 8am
Joy Run + Foraging
Henry Cowell State Park, Big Trees Dr. & Hwy 9, Felton
Run or hike through old-growth redwoods, up mountains, and along flowing waters while gathering items to stay aligned with your “why - and learn to forage and make redwood tea, a delicious post-run refreshment.
Tues., June 16, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Resilience
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Fast-and-Float Intervals + Core Strength
Thurs., June 18, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Fall Creek, Felton
Thurs., June 24, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Four-Mile Beach, Santa Cruz
Sat. June 20, 8am
Saturday Joy Run: Resilience Scavenger Hunt Deeper Nisene Marks (Porter Family Picnic Area)
Sat., June 20, 6pm
Summer Solstice Party @ Twin Lakes State Beach
Celebrate summer with our annual Summer Solstice Beach Party! Enjoy friends, food, a bonfire, and a special (optional) summer solstice ritual to set intentions for this beautiful season.
Tues., June 23, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Pride, Diversity, & Identity
Anna Jean Cummings Park
Hill Pyramid Workout
Sat., June 26, 8:30am
Pride Month 5K Prediction Run/Walk + Scavenger Hunt Ramsay Park, Watsonville
Celebrate Pride Month by honoring the queerness of nature with our Pride Nature Scavenger Hunt and/or participating in our Prediction Run/Walk! Guess how long it will take you to complete a 5K at any effort, pace, or movement style you desire. The three racers who finish closest to their predicted times win!
Tues., June 30, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Courage
Seacliff State Park
Chutes & Ladders Hill Workout
Thurs., July 2, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Upper Wilder Ranch State Park Santa Cruz
Sat., July 4 - TBD
Tues., July 7, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Play
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Game Night! (Play team-based games that incorporate running and/or walking)
Thurs., July 9, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Pogonip Open Space Preserve, Spring Street Trailhead, Santa Cruz
Sat., July 11, 8am
Joy Run + Post-Run Polar Plunge
Seacliff State Beach
Enjoy a beautiful run or walk along the ocean - and then dive in with our (optional) post-run polar plunge!
Tues. July 14, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Embodiment
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
400m Repeats
Tues. July 21, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Connection
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Buddy Workouts + Strength Training
Thurs., July 16, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Wilder Bluffs
Thurs., July 23, 6pm
Trail Adventure
The Forest of Nisene Marks
Sat., July 18, 8am
Joy Run + Post-Run Yoga Ocean View Park, Santa Cruz
Connect with your mind, body, heart, spirit, nature, and community with this morning of mindful movement! From morning miles to an optional post-run, trauma-informed, all-levels and all-bodies yoga session, we’ll celebrate and honor body peace.
Tues., July 28, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Joy
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Ladder Workout
Tues., Aug. 4, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Community
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Yasso 800s
Tues., Aug. 11, 6pm
Dig Deep Night: Wildness
Anna Jean Cummings Park, Soquel
Super Loops
Sat., Aug. 15, 8am
Mini-Backyard Ultra Glenwood Open Space Preserve, Scotts Valley
How many loops can you do? Work as a team in our relay division or run or hike individually and see if you can hit your goal! Prizes will be awarded for most loops, fewest loops, most team spirit, and more in this fun, friendly, and silly challenge!
Sat., Aug. 15, 12:30pm
End-of-Season Celebration, Details TBA!
Thurs., June 11, 6pm
Trail Adventure
Wilder Ranch State Park, Bluffs Trail
Thurs., July 30, 6pm
Trail Adventure Henry Cowell State Park, Felton
Thurs., July 30, 6pm
Trail Adventure Glenwood Open Space Preserve, Scotts Valley
Thurs., Aug. 13, 6pm
Trail Adventure TBD
Sat., July 25, 8am
Joy Run + Post-Run Coffee 41st Ave & Portola Dr, Capitola
Practice connection - to yourself, to earth, and to each other - in a meaningful run or walk along East Cliff Drive (and a great shakeout opportunity for Wharf to Wharf racers)! Then, keep the connection going with some post-run coffee and breakfast at Cat & Cloud.
Sat., Aug. 1, 8am
Summer Adventure Retreat Big Sur (Exact Location TBA)
You’re invited to lose map and find your “compass” - what makes you come alive - in our annual summer adventure retreat. We’ll explore the sacred wildness of Big Sur - and of our own selves! - and then take the adventure to the banks of the Big Sur River with a picnic and lounging at the Big Sur River Inn.
Sat., Aug. 8, 8am
Joy Run + Post-Run Farmers Market Natural Bridges Dr. & Delaware Ave.
Lean into community with our Saturday Joy Run, and then explore the offerings at the Westside Farmers Market!