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Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, 2-4:30 p.m. • Santa CruzYou and your family are in for such a treat! We'll use this Black Friday to #OptOutside and to delight in monarch 🦋🦋🦋 butterflies wrapping up their annual migration and hunkering down for the winter. We'll do a short hike to see the monarchs, followed by beach play and some tidepooling — and it's a VERY LOW TIDE day, perfect for tidepooling! ⭐ We'll meet in the afternoon since that's when the butterflies wake up! If you have trouble making 2 p.m. and want to join later, you can! It will be easy to find us.
👉 SIGN UP HERE: https://www.familyadventuresquad.org/adventures/p/11/27-blackfriday-monarchbutterflies-beach-tidepools
🥳 ALSO PART OF OUR FALL BUNDLE 🥳
Your whole fall, planned for you and your family — with our signature outings! 🍂
We have so much FUN on these adventures — they sell out every year — so this fall we're capping numbers and prioritizing families who choose the bundle option first. Book both remaining fall day trips in one go, Blue Angels and Black Friday Monarchs, and your family saves $20 compared to booking each one separately at the early-bird rate.
You can still book this outing on its own, but bundle families get priority booking and guaranteed spots on both dates. Drop-in spots will be limited.
✈️ 10/11 — Blue Angels Front-Row View, Tunnels, Cannons, Beach Play & Optional DoorDash Dinner (San Francisco)
🦋 11/27 — Black Friday: Monarch Butterflies, Tidepools, Beach & Optional Pizza + Ice Cream
👉 GET THE FALL BUNDLE: https://www.familyadventuresquad.org/bundles/p/fall-family-adventures-save-bundle
WHAT TO EXPECT for 11/27, BLACK FRIDAY ADVENTURE
🦋🦋🦋 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: We'll visit a grove where migrating monarch butterflies have nestled up for the winter! Miranda will bring her kid-friendly telescope 🔭 so all of the littles can get a peek! We'll also scan the trees for some resident owls 🦉🦉🦉
🦀🌟🦭🐚🏵️🦪🪸 SUPER LOW-TIDE TIDEPOOLING MAGIC + BEACH PLAY: It's a very low tide day — the best kind for tidepooling! We'll scout for hermit crabs, sea urchins, sea anemones, blue mussels and as many seastars ⭐⭐⭐ as we can count!! Families can also hang out on the beach 🏖️ while kids build sandcastles 🏰🏰🏰 and dams!
🍕🍦🍕🍦🍕 DINNER: Since we're meeting in the afternoon, we'll try to organize a simple meal for the group. We’ll order cheese pizza; participants need to sign up and pay for pizza in advance. Whoever is interested can join us for ice cream after beach play!!
🖼️🌇🌊 STUNNING VIEWS + SUNSET: We'll take in some stunning views and a wonderful sunset so definitely bring your nice camera 📸📸📸
🔍 SCAVENGER HUNT: Embark on a fun scavenger hunt around these very special tidepools + forest!!!
DIFFICULTY: About 1-mile EASY hike. There are some stairs so it's best to bring a front- or backpack carrier.
📍 Approximate location (about 15 minutes from our meeting spot; exact meeting point is shared after sign-up + payment)
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU + YOUR FAMILY ON THE TRAIL!
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