Entertainment events in Santa Cruz

Check out happening entertainment events all around Santa Cruz, CA

Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos y Los Survivors at Moe’s Alley Santa Cruz!!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Tommy Emmanuel at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

 Thu, 23 Apr Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Nick Lowe at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

 Mon, 30 Mar Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Lee Ritenour in Santa Cruz

 Thu, 09 Apr at 05:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Emmylou Harris

 Fri, 17 Apr at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Earth Day Santa Cruz Festival

Sat, 18 Apr at 11:30 am Downtown, Santa Cruz

Pat Metheny Tickets

 Sun, 03 May at 07:30 pm Santa Cruz, California

Protoje at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sat, 09 May The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Henry Fong in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 17 Apr at 08:00 pm Motiv

Jim Messina & The Band

 Sun, 10 May at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre

Moe's Alley Presents: Cimafunk

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Habib Koité in Santa Cruz

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center

The Hu at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

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

Landon McNamara in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:30 pm The Catalyst

David Sedaris

 Sun, 10 May Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Caballos y banda #2

 Sun, 26 Apr at 12:00 pm Calistoga, Napa Valley

Snazzy Productions presents PAUL THORN and WILL HOGE

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre

Moe's Alley and KPIG Present: César Rosas (of Los Lobos) & Los Survivors w/ Volker Strifler & Gary Silva

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 46

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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

Valerie: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse

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

Mark Lettieri in Santa Cruz

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Moe's Alley Presents: The Brothers Comatose - Live at The Rio Theatre - w/ Moshe Vilozny

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre

Downtown Santa Cruz Spring WINE WALK - May 2026

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

Martha High's FUNKY DIVAS with Fred Wesley & The New JBs

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

Moe's Alley Presents: Perfect Giddimani w/ Eric Cotton & One Love Bomb + Selecta 7

 Sat, 11 Apr at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Andre Nickatina

 Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Agent Orange at Moes Alley

 Fri, 05 Jun Moes Alley

Public Image Ltd

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

The Brothers Comatose at Moes Alley

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Death Angel at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

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

Death Angel

 Sat, 20 Jun at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Allah-Las

 Wed, 27 May at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

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

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

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | Santa Cruz

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center

Pleasure Point Street Fair

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

The Red Pears & Together Pangea

 Wed, 01 Apr at 04:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst

Santa Cruz Memorial Day Weekend Bar Crawl 2026

 Sat, 23 May at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz USD 0 to 23

Roy Rogers and The Delta Rhythm Kings

 Sat, 18 Apr at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley

Cobrah at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Snazzy Productions presents GEORGE KAHUMOKU JR. and JIM 'KIMO' WEST

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

The Motet

 Sun, 29 Mar Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz Cycle Fair

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Bicycle Trip Santa Cruz

Marty O'Reilly at Moes Alley

 Thu, 02 Apr at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Sports - band at The Atrium - The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Fri, 08 May at 11:59 pm The Atrium - The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Magic Hunks Australia at The Blue Lagoon

 Sat, 04 Apr The Blue Lagoon

Grandaddy

 Fri, 22 May Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

Josiah and the Bonnevilles

 Fri, 22 May The Catalyst

Cesar Rosas

 Fri, 03 Apr at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley

Emo Kids - Emo Dance Party Band Live at The Catalyst, Santa Cruz

 Fri, 03 Apr at 08:00 pm 1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Vandelux at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Thu, 16 Apr at 09:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

SWEET VOODOO at Abbott Square!

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Abbott Square Market

Santa Cruz Latin Collective @ Midtown Block Party

 Fri, 03 Jul at 06:00 pm 1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2105, United States

Protoje

 Sun, 10 May at 04:00 am The Catalyst - Santa Cruz

Submerge w/ GEOMETRAE

Thu, 02 Apr at 07:45 pm 402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons Tribute

 Thu, 07 May at 04:00 pm Cocoanut Grove

Aloha California Tour: George Kahumoku & Kimo West

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

Cimafunk

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

Submerge w/ SCOTT NICE (4th Thursday Special Edition)

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:45 pm 402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

The Supersuckers & Scott H. Biram

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

Poi Rogers and Grey DeLisle with Eddie Clendening at Kuumbwa Jazz 4/25/26

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center USD 34 to 47

First Fridays at The 418 Project

Fri, 03 Apr at 05:00 pm 155 S. River St., Santa Cruz, CA

Dance at the Shack with the Night Agents

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm Shanty Shack Brewing USD 10

The Growlers

 Wed, 16 Sep The Catalyst

Good Riddance at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley Presents: The Blues Project

 Sun, 16 Aug at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 30

Drugdealer at Moes Alley

 Tue, 14 Apr at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Evening of Hope: A Film & Panel Discussion

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Landmark's Del Mar Theatre USD 0 to 21

Trail Running Film Festival

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 20

Drain at Quarry Amphitheater

 Sat, 18 Apr at 07:00 pm Quarry Amphitheater

aurorawave Tickets

 Tue, 14 Apr at 08:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA

Yawanawá Live Music, Hapé Ceremony, Education & Art Market in Santa Cruz

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:30 pm Santa Cruz Yoga USD 47 to 93

Gary Bartz

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm 320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Renegade Orchestra at the London Nelson Community Center

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm London Nelson Community Center USD 34

Sat evening, April 4, Enjoy some Vino By The Sea, and Dance to tunes by The Ten O'Clock Lunch Band!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 06:00 pm Vino By The Sea

Fishhook ROCKS The Crow's Nest on Saturday, April 4th. Dance Party!

 Sat, 04 Apr at 08:00 pm Crows Nest Santa Cruz

Woodhouse Comedy Night

 Thu, 16 Apr Woodhouse Blending & Brewing Free

Grag Queen

 Mon, 20 Apr at 04:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst

Moe's Alley Presents: The Alex Lucero Band "Heavy and Unkind Tour"

 Sun, 07 Jun at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 24

Dumbo Gets Mad at Moes Alley

 Tue, 28 Apr at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Contra Dance- Caller: Mike Fynan; Band: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:30 pm Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange

Hot Box Peepshow

 Sat, 18 Apr at 08:00 pm The Blue Lagoon USD 23 to 29

Sports. - Band Tickets

 Fri, 08 May at 08:00 pm Santa Cruz, California

Introduction to Woodworking: Workshop

 Sat, 04 Apr at 01:00 pm Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz USD 173

Debut Show at the Crow's Nest! Friday, May 15th

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm The Crow's Nest

SEP 11 - SANTA CRUZ - PEDRO GONZALEZ LIVE

 Fri, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History USD 34 to 109

Peach Pit

 Fri, 01 May at 04:00 pm Quarry Amphitheater

Jerry's Middle Finger

 Thu, 09 Apr at 04:00 pm Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

Teflon Young King, Knolij Tafari, DJ Zelus & Ay Que Linda Reggae Party

 Fri, 24 Apr at 08:30 pm The Blue Lagoon USD 18 to 23

BanjerDan at The Over the Hill Gang Saloon

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm Over The Hill Gang Saloon

DJ Mandy

 Wed, 22 Apr at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

aurorawave

 Mon, 13 Apr at 04:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst

Cobrah

 Thu, 16 Apr at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Drain

 Fri, 17 Apr Quarry Amphitheater

Santa Cruz Flamenco

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:30 pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center USD 30 to 35

Pre-Show Hang with Badfish

 Thu, 09 Apr at 05:00 pm Moe's Alley USD 109

Santa Cruz Singles Mixer 2026

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm TBD - Santa Cruz USD 9 to 34

Going Inside, Santa Cruz Premiere

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Resource Center for Nonviolence

PawPaw Rod

 Tue, 08 Sep at 04:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst

CAUYGA CABARET II: THE SEQUEL!

 Sat, 23 May at 05:00 pm 429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States

Performing An Archive

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm Digital Arts Research Center Free