Festivals in Santa Cruz

Check out happening festivals events all around Santa Cruz, CA

17th Annual Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival 2025

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Stereolab in Santa Cruz

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:30 pm Rio Theatre

A Taste of Ireland - Santa Cruz, CA

 Sun, 05 Oct at 06:00 pm Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

Santa Cruz Day of The Dead Bar Crawl - Dia De Muertos

 Sat, 01 Nov at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz USD 15 to 31

International FLAT Day 2025

 Fri, 03 Oct at 04:30 pm Santa Cruz USD 0 to 135

🍀 Tempest Rocks Woodhouse Brewing 🎻🎸

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm Woodhouse Blending & Brewing

Boardwalk Chili Cook-Off

 Sat, 25 Oct at 09:00 am Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Downtown Santa Cruz Fall WINE WALK -November 2025

 Sun, 09 Nov at 02:00 pm Oswald USD 34 to 50

🎻 Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Live at Kuumbwa Jazz 🎻

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour SC Adventure Night

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 28

DURRY at The Atrium - The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Sat, 18 Oct The Atrium - The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley Presents: Spafford

 Sat, 01 Nov at 08:59 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Yelle Tickets

Fri, 10 Oct at 09:00 pm San Francisco CA "The City"

Fossil Family Fun Day

 Sat, 04 Oct at 11:00 am 1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95062

Young Dubliners "Head For The Light Tour" w/ The Uninvited

 Fri, 07 Nov at 09:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Hobie Reunion 2025

 Sat, 18 Oct at 01:30 pm Santa Cruz Harbor USD 35

SCCF Presents: LAUGHTOPUS A WEEKEND OF LAUGHTER (SAT)

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:30 pm Woodhouse Blending & Brewing USD 29 to 45

Big Richard at Moes Alley

 Thu, 16 Oct at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Submerge w/ RABELLION

Thu, 16 Oct at 07:45 pm 402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

SCCF Presents: LAUGHTOPUS A WEEKEND OF LAUGHTER (FRI)

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:30 pm Woodhouse Blending & Brewing USD 29 to 45

The New Mastersounds - "Ta-Ta For Now Tour" w/ The Westones

 Thu, 23 Oct at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

JRMF Math Festival at UC Santa Cruz

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:30 pm Science and Engineering Library Free

Santa Cruz St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Santa Cruz USD 0 to 36

Harvest Festival

 Sat, 04 Oct at 12:00 pm Downtown Santa Cruz, California

Harvest Moon Soirée: LIVE Jazz Cabaret & Burlesque Show

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm MJA Vineyards USD 13 to 53

Felly at Moes Alley

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Moe's Alley Presents: The Slackers w/ The Inciters

 Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

🎻 Scotland's Breabach Live at Kuumbwa Jazz Center 🎻

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm Kuumbwa Jazz

Agent Orange

 Fri, 24 Oct at 04:00 pm Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building

Destin Conrad at The Catalyst Santa Cruz

 Wed, 05 Nov at 08:00 pm The Catalyst Santa Cruz

Southern Culture On The Skids

 Fri, 07 Nov Moe's Alley

Submerge w/ AGUAMAYYIM

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

Stereolab:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 10/24

 Fri, 24 Oct at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 56

Festival of Dreams Santa Cruz

 Fri, 10 Oct at 03:00 pm Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History USD 151 to 178

Holiday Parade Registration 2025

 Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 am Downtown Santa Cruz USD 61 to 1,336

Festival of Dreams

 Fri, 10 Oct at 10:00 am Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

L'eclair at Moes Alley

 Tue, 11 Nov at 08:00 pm Moes Alley

Submerge w/ SCOTT NICE

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

Moe's Alley Presents: The Nth Power

 Thu, 20 Nov at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

Mists Fall Investiture

 Sat, 22 Nov at 10:00 am 828 N Branciforte Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-1028, United States

Conference: Festival of Monsters at UCSC

 Wed, 15 Oct at 04:30 pm Digital Arts Research Center USD 225 to 275

Santa Cruz, CA - Warren Miller's "SNO-CIETY" - 7:30 PM

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:30 pm The Rio Theatre

SANTA CRUZ: Warren Miller's SNO-CIETY

 Tue, 11 Nov at 07:30 pm Rio Theatre

Day of the dead

Sun, 02 Nov at 11:00 am 402 Ingalls St suite 19, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Spooky Rave

 Thu, 30 Oct at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

George Kahumoku Jr & Daniel Ho, The Pono Hawaiian Grill, Nov 18, 6:30 PM

 Tue, 18 Nov at 06:30 pm Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street USD 34

Stereolab

 Thu, 23 Oct Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

The 25th Annual Santa Cruz Film Festival

 Wed, 08 Oct at 12:00 am Santa Cruz Film Festival

Big Richard

 Wed, 15 Oct at 04:00 pm Moe's Alley

Contra Dance with Tanya Merchant and music by Corn Likkers!

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

Capitola & Santa Cruz Ward Trunk or Treat

 Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Big Richard (21+)

 Fri, 17 Oct at 03:00 am Moe's Alley

Stereolab

 Sat, 25 Oct at 03:00 am Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz

The Frights

 Wed, 03 Dec at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Agent Orange

 Sun, 26 Oct at 01:00 am Veterans Memorial Building

Southern Culture on the Skids (21+)

 Sun, 09 Nov at 04:00 am Moe's Alley

Willis

 Thu, 06 Nov at 04:00 pm Live in the Atrium at The Catalyst

Marianas Trench

 Tue, 21 Oct The Catalyst

Living Legends

 Thu, 11 Dec at 04:00 pm The Catalyst

Parking Hayden Pedigo

 Wed, 05 Nov at 04:00 am The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz beach boardwalk 2026

 Wed, 04 Feb at 10:33 am Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk & Wharf