Santa Cruz Arts Events

Jim Messina & The Band

Rio Theatre 10 May 2026

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

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

La Santa Cecilia in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 13 Jun 2026

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

Rio Theatre 8 May 2026

Provoker in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 21 May 2026

Valerie: A Tribute to Amy Winehouse

Rio Theatre 16 May 2026

🖤 35th Santa Cruz Juneteenth 2026 🖤

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

Moe's Alley Presents: Black Uhuru

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 12 Sep 2026

Grandaddy at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 23 May 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Mariachi El Bronx w/ The Rumba Madre

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 6 May 2026

Aldous Harding:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 9/29

Rio Theatre 29 Sep 2026

The Smithereens in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 12 Jun 2026

Snazzy Productions presents MARY GAUTHIER

Kuumbwa Jazz 18 Jun 2026

Santa Cruz Memorial Day Weekend Bar Crawl 2026

Santa Cruz 23 May 2026

Pleasure Point Street Fair

41 St. Pleasure Point Capitola Ca 27 Jun 2026

Built To Spill in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

The Deep Read: A Conversation with Merlin Sheldrake

Quarry Amphitheater 31 May 2026

Public Image Ltd

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 4 Sep 2026

Mockingbird Lane : Halfway to Halloween Market

The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center 31 May 2026

Art and Ecology Summer Camp

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 8 Jun 2026

Josiah and the Bonnevilles

The Catalyst 22 May 2026

Grandaddy

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 22 May 2026

Santa Cruz Latin Collective @ Midtown Block Party

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

Santa Cruz Cycle Fair

Bicycle Trip Santa Cruz 13 Jun 2026

Rik Jam w/ Dalwayne

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 14 May 2026

Hawaiian Weekend at Chaminade Resort & Spa

Chaminade Resort & Spa (1 Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz, CA) 29 May 2026

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

Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz 14 May 2026

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 28 May 2026

Tiger's Tale @ The Crows Nest - R&B, Motown, Blues, JGB!

The Crow's Nest 8 May 2026

Kishi Bashi

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 5 Oct 2026

Kishi Bashi at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 6 Oct 2026

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 23 Jul 2026

The Future of Santa Cruz: Tourism, Arts and the Creative Economy

Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center 26 May 2026

Mojada- A Medea in Los Angeles( Sat. May 23)

UCSC Theater Arts Center Experimental Theater 22 May 2026

Renegade Orchestra at the London Nelson Community Center

London Nelson Community Center 16 May 2026

Mojada- A Medea in Los Angeles( Sun. May 31st)

UCSC Theater Arts Center Experimental Theater 31 May 2026

Metal at the Shack: Hand of Fire & Kavalkade

Shanty Shack Brewing 5 Jun 2026

UCSC Opera: Orpheus in the Underworld (Thursday, May 28)

Recital Hall 28 May 2026

Mojada- A Medea in Los Angeles( Sat. May 30th)

UCSC Theater Arts Center Experimental Theater 30 May 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

Opera:Orpheus in the Underworld (Saturday, May 30)

Recital Hall 30 May 2026

SF’s Del Sol Quartet with Iranian and Chinese Masters(Thursday, May 21)

UCSC Music center 21 May 2026

Arts Fishing Club Live At The Catalyst, Santa Cruz

1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 22 May 2026

Fruit Bats

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 1 Oct 2026

May Downtemple & Cacao 'Fuel Your Soul'

Santa Cruz Yoga 8 May 2026

Dance Or Die: Burnin' Up

The Catalyst 5 Jun 2026

Brotherhood of Freaks @Shanty Shack

Shanty Shack Brewing 9 May 2026

UCSC Opera:Orpheus in the Underworld (Friday, May 29)

Recital Hall 29 May 2026

CAUYGA CABARET II: The Sequel!

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 23 May 2026

Duck Duck Goose, Multi Artist Showcase

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection 3 Jul 2026

Artisanal Plant-Based Cheese, Please!

Private Live Oak Home, address provided with registration 16 May 2026

Mojada- A Medea in Los Angeles( Sun. May 24th)

UCSC Theater Arts Center Experimental Theater 24 May 2026

Cooking Class Demo Spice & Balance - Feel-Good Cinco de Mayo

1266 Soquel Ave 5 May 2026

Artisanal Plant-Based Cheese, Please!

Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church 12 May 2026

Introduction to Woodworking: Workshop

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz 16 May 2026

Yala Lati Spring Concert & Community Sing

Resource Center For Nonviolence 16 May 2026

UCSC Jazz Combos (Saturday, June 3rd)

Recital Hall 3 Jun 2026

LETTERS LIVE on the CAYUGA STAGE!

429 Cayuga St Santa Cruz California 9 May 2026

UCSC Jazz Big Band (Sat., June 6 )

Recital Hall 6 Jun 2026

Stranger with the Truth

Satori 1 May 2026

Bill Walker & Max Scott Bortnick IN CONCERT

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

CAYUGA CABARET III: The Madness Continues!

Downtown Santa Cruz 6 Jun 2026

Intro to Jewelry Making: Enameling

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz 17 May 2026

SNAIL ROCKS THE RIO

Rio Theatre 15 Aug 2026

CAYUGA UNSCRIPTED: An Afternoon of Improv on The CAYUGA STAGE

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 30 May 2026

Tacos, Community & Auction Night – Supporting Acton Academy Santa Cruz

440 Frederick St 16 May 2026

DANCE PARTY With Groove Band THE JAMISSARIES

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

Intro to Jewelry Making: Metal Etching

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz 14 Jun 2026

Tannery Spring Market Event

Santa Cruz Korean Center 1050 River St. Studio 114 Santa Cruz CA 95060 @Tannery Art Center 9 May 2026

THE FRATERNITY OF THE DIFFERENT (Part 5 of "Growing Up Twisted")

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 22 Aug 2026

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

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

Phychedelic Projector Show

155 River St S 15 May 2026

4th Annual Open House / Survivor Art Exhibition

303 Walnut Ave 2 Oct 2026

Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Santa Cruz

Verve Coffee Roasters 5 Oct 2025

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

Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center 13 Aug 2025