Santa Cruz Arts Events

Event Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays Summer Block Party

1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2105, United States 29 May 2026

Save The Waves Film Festival - Santa Cruz, CA

Rio Theatre 12 Jun 2026

La Santa Cecilia in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 13 Jun 2026

Reggae Ambassadors Third World: A Tribute To Stephen Cat Coore featuring Kumar Fyah w/ The Rudians

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 4 Jun 2026

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

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Queerlantis 2026 presented by Santa Cruz Pride

Veterans Memorial Building 6 Jun 2026

Aldous Harding:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 9/29

Rio Theatre 29 Sep 2026

🖤 35th Santa Cruz Juneteenth 2026 🖤

301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 13 Jun 2026

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

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Black Uhuru

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 12 Sep 2026

Public Image Ltd

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 4 Sep 2026

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

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 7 Nov 2026

Babe Rainbow in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 18 Jul 2026

Pleasure Point Street Fair

41 St. Pleasure Point Capitola Ca 27 Jun 2026

Carmina Burana at the Quarry Amphitheater

Quarry Amphitheater 5 Jun 2026

The Smithereens in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 12 Jun 2026

Pride Majesty: Daytime Edition

Kianti’s Pizza & Pasta Bar 7 Jun 2026

Built To Spill in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Art and Ecology Summer Camp

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 8 Jun 2026

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

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 9 May 2026

Snazzy Productions presents MARY GAUTHIER

Kuumbwa Jazz 18 Jun 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band w/ Kava Jah & The Remedy

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 5 Sep 2026

Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde-Santa Cruz

Kuumbwa Jazz Center 30 Jul 2026

Boardwalk Bombshells vs Faultline Derby Devils

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 27 Jun 2026

Santa Cruz Latin Collective @ Midtown Block Party

1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2105, United States 3 Jul 2026

Downtown Santa Cruz Makers Market - Sunday, JUNE 21

Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States 21 Jun 2026

Dance as Moving Art: Intro to Dancemaking & Storytelling

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 22 Jun 2026

Kishi Bashi

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 5 Oct 2026

Kishi Bashi at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 6 Oct 2026

Aldous Harding

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 28 Sep 2026

Santa Cruz Cycle Fair

Bicycle Trip Santa Cruz 13 Jun 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Shinyribs w/ Schaefer Llana

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 10 Jul 2026

METAL AT THE SHACK: Hand of Fire & Kavalkade

Shanty Shack Brewing 5 Jun 2026

Tiger's Tale @ Woodhouse - R&B, Motown, Blues, JGB!

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 20 Jun 2026

Dance Medicine with DJ Avira Pearl

Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center 2 Jun 2026

Death Cab For Cutie Release Day Listening Party!

939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 5 Jun 2026

Anthony Pfluke & Kamaka Camarillo At The Pono Hawaiian Grill Sunday 6/14

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street 14 Jun 2026

Sun Ra Tribute Movie Screening

The 418 Project 19 Jun 2026

Larry And His Flask and Diggin' Trails July 23rd - Santa Cruz!

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 23 Jul 2026

Stylie x Sons of Paradise w/ Mellodose

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 16 Jul 2026

SOULARUS Summer Solstice Campout 2026

Santa Cruz Mountains 19 Jun 2026

Dance Or Die: Burnin' Up

The Catalyst 5 Jun 2026

M Factor 2/Before the Pause, Santa Cruz Screening

Landmark's Del Mar Theatre 17 Jun 2026

Santa Cruz Hostel PRIDE First Friday!!

Santa Cruz Hostel 5 Jun 2026

Fruit Bats

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 1 Oct 2026

June Downtemple & Cacao w/ Soleiluna

Santa Cruz Yoga 12 Jun 2026

First Friday at The Land Trust: Mini Museum Opening

Land Trust of Santa Cruz County 5 Jun 2026

Dragons and Fairies - Summer Camp

427a Swift St, 95060 29 Jun 2026

Duck Duck Goose, Multi Artist Showcase

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection 3 Jul 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Singer Kay Martin

Satori Arts 16 Jun 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Julianne Porras-Center

Satori Arts 2 Jun 2026

Micha Scott, Artist of the Year Profile Performance & Celebration

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 5 Jun 2026

SNAIL ROCKS THE RIO

Rio Theatre 15 Aug 2026

FINDING THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: The Limitless Alchemical Imagination

The 418 Project 8 Jul 2026

Pirates and Mermaids - Summer Camp

427a Swift St, 95060 6 Jul 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Kaily Dorfman

Satori Arts 21 Jul 2026

Stories on Tap
: Local film. Cold drinks. Real conversations.

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 24 Jun 2026

UCSC Jazz Big Band (Sat., June 6 )

Recital Hall 6 Jun 2026

Emily Brimlow + Special Guests : A Santa Cruz House Show

115 Stockton Ave 12 Jun 2026

Intro to Jewelry Making: Metal Etching

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz 14 Jun 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Amanda Chiado

Satori Arts 7 Jul 2026

LEGEND OF THE SACRED STONE + DEMIGOD: THE LEGEND BEGINS Double Feature

The 418 Project 26 Jun 2026

Bill Walker & Max Scott Bortnick IN CONCERT

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 1 Aug 2026

CEO Works Luncheon | Supporting and encouraging productive conflict

productOps, Inc. 24 Jun 2026

DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL Film Screening

The 418 Project 10 Jul 2026

An Evening of Poetry with Tim Green and Katie Dozier

Satori 6 Jun 2026

4th Annual Open House / Survivor Art Exhibition

303 Walnut Ave 2 Oct 2026

CAYUGA CABARET III: The Madness Continues!

Downtown Santa Cruz 6 Jun 2026

Crystal Divination Book Release Party with Devin Hunter

1360 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 13 Jun 2026

Westside Author: Clifford Henderson, mystery novel writer. Open Mic. Book Sale

705 Woodrow St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 6 Jun 2026

The Cancer Journey

Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church 9 Jun 2026

DANCE PARTY With Groove Band THE JAMISSARIES

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 18 Jul 2026

GROWING UP NORMAL (Part 3 of "Growing Up Twisted")

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 25 Jul 2026

Self-Care Exercises for Vitality and Balance (In-Person)

Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center 13 Aug 2025