Festivals in Santa Cruz

Check out happening festivals events all around Santa Cruz, CA

Clam Chowder Cook-Off

 Sat, 21 Feb at 10:00 am Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival 2026

 Sun, 08 Feb at 12:00 pm The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center

Santa Cruz St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

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

Squid-Fest West Benefit Concert & Auction

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Resource Center For Nonviolence USD 55

FashionTeens

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm The Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz, CA Free

Record Store Day!

Sat, 18 Apr at 10:00 am 939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Dance Medicine with DJ Avira Pearl

 Tue, 27 Jan at 07:00 pm Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz - Saturday, February 28

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre, Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, USA USD 31

Submerge w/ AGUAMAYYIM

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:45 pm 402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Trail Running Film Festival

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

Santa Cruz beach boardwalk 2026

 Sat, 04 Apr at 02:00 pm Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Submerge w/ RËIA

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:45 pm 402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060

Imbolc - Hope and Healing

 Sat, 07 Feb at 03:00 pm Santa Cruz Masonic Center

🍀🎻Ireland's Lúnasa Live at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz - Friday, February 27

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre, Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, USA USD 29

Moe's Alley Presents: The Motet w/ Michael Wilbur

 Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 pm 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95065

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Santa Cruz - Sunday, March 1

 Sun, 01 Mar at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre, Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, USA USD 14 to 29

Santa Cruz beach boardwalk 2026

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

Richard Thompson with Zara Phillips

 Sun, 05 Apr at 08:00 pm Rio Theatre

Soupstock 2026 - the 46th anniversary of the founding of Food Not Bombs

 Sun, 24 May at 12:00 pm City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation

Satsang (solo) "The Story of You 10 Year Anniversary Tour" w/ Joey Harkum (solo)

 Thu, 16 Apr at 08:00 pm Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz

TOP DOG FILM FESTIVAL

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Rio Theatre USD 26

Santa Cruz Vegan Chef Challenge

 Wed, 01 Apr at 08:00 am Santa Cruz

Drain with No Pressure, Haywire and Secret World

 Sun, 19 Apr Quarry Amphitheater