Upcoming Santa Cruz Events

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Kick Off to Summer Drone Show

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Bonnie Raitt at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

 Wed, 14 Oct at 07:30 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Joe Russo's Almost Dead at Quarry Amphitheater

 Sat, 01 Aug Quarry Amphitheater

The Lost Boys - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 12 Jun at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Santa Cruz Beach Classic

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk USD 0 to 322

Jurassic Park - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 31 Jul at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Bonnie Raitt & Jon Cleary

 Tue, 13 Oct at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Thu, 21 May The Catalyst Santa Cruz

13 Going on 30 - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 10 Jul at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Moe's Alley Presents: La Santa Cecilia

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 35

30th Annual Woodies on the Wharf

 Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Public Image Ltd :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 9/5

 Sat, 05 Sep at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 77 to 83

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

 Fri, 22 May at 04:00 am The Catalyst - Santa Cruz

Ferris Bueller's Day Off 🎉 40th Anniversary - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

 Fri, 31 Jul Quarry Amphitheater

Bonnie Raitt with Jon Cleary

 Thu, 15 Oct Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Bobby McFerrin in Santa Cruz

 Sun, 17 May Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Back to the Future - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 17 Jul at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Snatam Kaur in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 25 Sep at 07:30 pm Rio Theatre

The Hu at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Fri, 05 Jun at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

A Minecraft Movie - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 24 Jul at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Built to Spill :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 8/26

 Wed, 26 Aug at 07:00 am Rio Theatre

La Alegria Del Mariachi with guest artist Lupita Infante(Sat,May 16)

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm Recital Hall USD 0 to 12

Downtown Santa Cruz Spring WINE WALK - May 2026

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Oswald USD 34 to 50

Mannequin Pussy at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sat, 16 May at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Mannequin Pussy in Santa Cruz

 Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm The Catalyst

The Psychedelic Furs & We Are Scientists

 Mon, 15 Jun at 02:00 am Quarry Amphitheater

Grandaddy at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Andre Nickatina

 Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Moe's Alley Presents: Cimafunk

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 35

Allah Las at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Thu, 28 May at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Henry Fong in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 17 Apr Motiv

Valerie: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 45

Joe Russo's Almost Dead

 Sun, 02 Aug at 01:30 am Quarry Amphitheater

Oliver Tree - Santa Cruz, CA

 Fri, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Quarry Amphitheater

Aldous Harding:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 9/29

 Tue, 29 Sep at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 46

La Santa Cecilia in Santa Cruz

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley

Queerlantis 2026 presented by Santa Cruz Pride

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:00 pm Veterans Memorial Building USD 34 to 109

GZA

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 am The Catalyst - Santa Cruz

Ani DiFranco with Valerie June

 Sun, 16 Aug at 02:00 am Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

🖤 35th Santa Cruz Juneteenth 2026 🖤

 Sat, 13 Jun at 12:00 pm 301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Moe's Alley Presents: Black Uhuru

 Sat, 12 Sep at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Kicking & Screaming - FREE Movies on the Beach

 Fri, 26 Jun at 09:00 pm 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Provoker in Santa Cruz

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm The Catalyst

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Tickets

 Thu, 21 May at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz CA

The Rasmus in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm The Catalyst

2026 Tuesday Night Live Concert Series

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm 55 Municipal Wharf St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States

Club01 - BEACH GOTH NIGHT (Santa Cruz, Ca.)

 Fri, 22 May at 09:00 pm The Blue Lagoon USD 10

Improv Comedy MashUp

 Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm Broadway Playhouse USD 29

Santa Cruz Pride

 Sun, 07 Jun at 12:00 pm Downtown Pacific Avenue Santa Cruz.

Gza

 Fri, 29 May at 08:00 pm The Catalyst-CA

Public Image Ltd

 Fri, 04 Sep at 04:00 pm Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

Art and Ecology Summer Camp

 Mon, 08 Jun at 09:00 am Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History USD 375 to 402

Josiah and the Bonnevilles at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

18th Annual Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival 2026

 Sat, 07 Nov at 10:00 am Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Agent Orange at Moes Alley

 Fri, 05 Jun at 08:30 pm Moes Alley

Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl

 Sat, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz USD 11 to 31

Moe's Alley Presents: La Santa Cecilia

 Sat, 13 Jun at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Monolord

 Thu, 11 Jun at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Moe's Alley Presents: Israel Vibration & Roots Radics

 Fri, 19 Jun at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Monolord at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

DaBoii, Younginsosleaze in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm The Catalyst

The Deep Read: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake

 Sun, 31 May at 04:00 pm Quarry Amphitheater Free

Andre Nickatina in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 22 May at 08:00 pm The Catalyst

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - The Heavy Heavy w/ Lou Hazel

 Fri, 15 May at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 32

Moe's Alley Presents: Moga Family Band x The Psycodelics

 Wed, 08 Jul at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Pleasure Point Street Fair

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am 41 St. Pleasure Point Capitola Ca

Ani DiFranco

 Fri, 14 Aug at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Eagles of Death Metal at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Mon, 31 Aug at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Public Image Ltd

 Sun, 06 Sep at 02:00 am Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

Mannequin Pussy

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Tantra Speed Date® - Santa Cruz! (Meet Singles Speed Dating)

 Sat, 09 May Yoga Center Santa Cruz USD 49 to 140

Allah-Las

 Wed, 27 May at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Ani DiFranco at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

 Sat, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

2026 DIYine: A Celebration of Homebrewing

 Sat, 13 Jun at 06:00 pm Veterans Memorial Building USD 35

Cimafunk

 Sat, 16 May at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley

Josiah and the Bonnevilles

 Fri, 22 May The Catalyst

Grandaddy

 Fri, 22 May Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy: Chapter Two - Santa Cruz, CA

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz USD 55 to 70

Ani DiFranco in Santa Cruz

 Sat, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm

James McMurtry and the Martial Law Review :: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 7/23

 Thu, 23 Jul at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 56 to 62

Snazzy Productions presents MARY GAUTHIER

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

John Pizzarelli in Santa Cruz

 Mon, 14 Sep at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Built To Spill in Santa Cruz

 Wed, 26 Aug at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre

The Blue Lagoon's 45th Anniversary Party!

 Fri, 22 May at 09:30 pm The Blue Lagoon

Babe Rainbow :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 7/18

 Sat, 18 Jul at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 45 to 52

The Supersuckers & Scott H. Biram

 Tue, 26 May at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley

Moe's Alley Presents: Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band

 Sat, 05 Sep at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

China Cats Grateful Dead Dance at The Santa Cruz Vets Hall

 Sat, 23 May at 08:00 pm The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building

Dance or Die - Burnin Up at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sat, 06 Jun at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Family Mystic w/ Trianna Feruza & The Heavy Hitters + Blü Egyptian

 Thu, 28 May at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 20

Robyn Hitchcock

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 am The Crepe Place

Valerie June in Santa Cruz

 Sat, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

The Growlers

 Fri, 18 Sep at 03:00 am The Catalyst - Santa Cruz

RayBurger at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Thu, 11 Jun at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Restaurant Walk

 Wed, 20 May at 05:30 pm Downtown Santa Cruz USD 50

The Growlers at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Thu, 17 Sep at 08:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

(((folkYEAH))) Presents: JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm The Crepe Place USD 29

Death Angel at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sun, 21 Jun at 07:30 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

The Smithereens in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm Moe's Alley
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