Santa Cruz Arts Events

Arts events Happening Next in Santa Cruz, CA

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

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 8 Nov 2025
ART

Deafheaven, Sinema in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 3 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Santa Cruz Official Halloween Bar Crawl

Santa Cruz 31 Oct 2025
PARTIES USD 15 TO 36

Yung Gravy in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 26 Oct 2025
CONCERTS

Santa Cruz Symphony Presents: Scheherazade

Civic Auditorium 4 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Skegss in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 23 Oct 2025
ART

Stereolab in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 24 Oct 2025
ART

Stereolab in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 24 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Frankie Cosmos in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 23 Oct 2025
ART

Breakup Shoes in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 30 Oct 2025
ART

Yung Gravy, Pertinence in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 26 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Rachael and Vilary at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 25 Oct 2025
ART

Kabaka Pyramid in Santa Cruz

Moe's Alley 28 Nov 2025
CONCERTS

💀 China Cats Halloween Spooktacular at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall 🌻

The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building 31 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Jake Shimabukuro at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 3 Oct 2025
ART

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 28 Nov 2025
CONCERTS

Cinderella

307 Church St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 21 Nov 2025
ART

The Floozies in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 5 Dec 2025
CONCERTS

Moe's Alley Presents: Spafford

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 1 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Marianas Trench in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 22 Oct 2025
CONCERTS

Drive-By Truckers in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 12 Nov 2025
ART

Recovery in the Garden

Spring Street 10 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Fossil Family Fun Day

1305 E. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95062 4 Oct 2025
POP-UPS

Erika's Open Studio

Centennial St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States 11 Oct 2025
ART

Jake Shimabukuro in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 3 Oct 2025
ART

Ecopoetry: A Workshop with Teen Poet Mason Leopold

224 Church St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 4 Oct 2025
ART

Built to Spill:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 11/22

Rio Theatre 22 Nov 2025
ART USD 56

Festival of Dreams Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 10 Oct 2025
FESTIVALS USD 151 TO 178

Opening the Heart Center Workshop

Santa Cruz 16 Oct 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 23 TO 34

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 7 Nov 2025
MUSIC

The Power Foods Diet with Dr. Neal Barnard

Colligan Theater at the Tannery Arts Center 5 Oct 2025
HEALTH-WELLNESS USD 29 TO 50

Brian Jonestown Massacre at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 21 Nov 2025
ART USD 56

SCCF Presents: LAUGHTOPUS A WEEKEND OF LAUGHTER (FRI)

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 3 Oct 2025
COMEDY USD 29 TO 45

Bumpin Uglies in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 2 Oct 2025
ART

Empty Nest and All the Rest - one-man comedy show

London Nelson Community Center 11 Oct 2025
COMEDY

Museo Eduardo Carrillo Documentary Screening & Discussion

979 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-4170, United States 11 Oct 2025
ART

Rachael & Vilray in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 25 Oct 2025
ART

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 23 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Devon Michael Sedrick FREE In-store performance!

939 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 5 Oct 2025
MUSIC

The NEXTies: Earth & Sea

Seymour Marine Discovery Center 3 Oct 2025
MUSIC

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 6 Dec 2025
MUSIC

Mike Hellman and the Banned Books at Woodhouse, Santa Cruz

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 10 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Rachael & Vilray at the Rio Theatre

Rio Theatre 25 Oct 2025
MUSIC

Haunted Cabaret 2025: Commemorating our roots

1515 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95062 1 Nov 2025
ART

Late Night @ the MAH: Día de los Muertos Drag Show

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 24 Oct 2025
ENTERTAINMENT USD 23 TO 29

Drive for Schools Fundraiser Drawing

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 26 Oct 2025
NONPROFIT

Santa Cruz Mahjong Club ft. The Mahjong Project

Little Giant Collective 26 Oct 2025
ART USD 0 TO 25

10th Annual Halloween Costume Ball

German Cultural Center Santa Cruz 31 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN

Los Lobos at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 31 Dec 2025
ART

Poetry on the Wharf with Marie Howe

Vino by the Sea 7 Nov 2025
ART FREE

Stereolab:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 10/24

Rio Theatre 24 Oct 2025
ART USD 56

October First Friday- Three Generations of art

321 Main St, Santa Cruz, CA 3 Oct 2025
FIRST-FRIDAY

Todd Snider

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 7 Nov 2025
ART

Stop Making Sense Live at The Golden State Theatre, Monterey

1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 2 Oct 2025
ART

Poetry on the Wharf with Kim Addonozio and Susan Browne

Vino by the Sea 9 Oct 2025
ART FREE

Trans Day of Remembrance 2025: The Sound of Holding On

Resource Center For Nonviolence 21 Nov 2025
MUSIC FREE

Patterson Hood at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 12 Nov 2025
ART

Jacob Collier in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 26 Oct 2025
ART

Gardening in Your Kitchen: The Magic of Sprouts

Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church 30 Sep 2025
WORKSHOPS USD 0 TO 100

Hella Queer [First Friday] Markets

711 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 3 Oct 2025
FIRST-FRIDAY

Pop the Cork and Paint

328 D Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, CA 18 Oct 2025
ART

Festival of Dreams

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 10 Oct 2025
FESTIVALS

Santa Cruz Open Studios

Upper Seabright 11 Oct 2025
ART

Santa Cruz Open Studio Art Tour 2025

Tannery Arts Center 11 Oct 2025
ART

Open Studios Santa Cruz 2025

Grunewald Ct, Santa Cruz, CA 95065, United States 11 Oct 2025
ART

Mount Shasta Paint and Sip! Come paint with us and bring friends!

2100 Delaware Ave Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 5 Oct 2025
SIP-AND-PAINT

Ledward Kaapana At The Pono Hawaiian Grill In Santa Cruz, 6-8 PM, 10/26/25

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street 26 Oct 2025
MUSIC USD 39

RCNV's 2025 Fundraiser: La Ofrenda — The Flames We Tend

Resource Center For Nonviolence 1 Nov 2025
NONPROFIT USD 18 TO 103

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

McPherson Studio 10 Jan 2026
SPEED-DATING USD 49 TO 125

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

McPherson Studio 13 Feb 2026
SPEED-DATING USD 49 TO 125

Bram Stoker’s Dracula Cocktail Experience - Santa Cruz

Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz 9 Oct 2025
ART USD 55 TO 65

Landscape Painting for Kids

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 15 Nov 2025
KIDS USD 18 TO 34

Moe's Alley Presents: The Nth Power

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 20 Nov 2025
MUSIC

Westside Author Talk with Helene Simkin Jara

705 Woodrow Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5950, United States 23 Oct 2025
ART

Juice of the Barley Concert

Sea to Sky Farm 26 Oct 2025
MUSIC USD 25

Conference: Festival of Monsters at UCSC

Digital Arts Research Center 15 Oct 2025
BUSINESS USD 225 TO 275

EBK Young Joc live in Santa Cruz

Veterans Memorial Building 1 Jan 2026
ART USD 23 TO 45

Michael Richards Live at The Golden State Theatre, Monterey

1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 30 Sep 2025
ART

Mania - The ABBA Tribute

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 6 Feb 2026
ART

The Fab Four - The Ultimate Tribute

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 27 Nov 2025
ART

Mark Hummel's Allstar Harmonica Blowout

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 22 Feb 2026
MUSIC

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

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street 18 Nov 2025
MUSIC USD 34

Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes

Moe's Alley 27 Dec 2025

Wreath Making at Sea to Sky Farm on Dec 7th

6040 Bonny Doon Rd 7 Dec 2025
CHRISTMAS-WREATH-WORKSHOPS USD 85

Trick Or Treat Studios Halloween Parking Lot Sale

1005 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-3033, United States 5 Oct 2025
HALLOWEEN

Writing Poems That Change the World with Poet and H.S. English Teacher Hannah Tool

230 Gault St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2523, United States 5 Nov 2025
ART

Lumina 2025 New Year's Eve party w/DJs, dancing,local artists & projections

Santa Cruz Art Expressions 31 Dec 2025
ART USD 34

Stereolab

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 23 Oct 2025
ART

The 25th Annual Santa Cruz Film Festival

Santa Cruz Film Festival 8 Oct 2025
FESTIVALS

The 418 Project Season Pass 2025

The 418 Project 1 Jan 2026
ART USD 162 TO 1,069

Stereolab at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 24 Oct 2025
ART