Santa Cruz Arts Events

Oliver Tree

Quarry Amphitheater 21 Aug 2026

Laurie Anderson - The Republic of Love :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 9/26

Rio Theatre 26 Sep 2026

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

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Public Image Ltd :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 9/5

Rio Theatre 5 Sep 2026

Aldous Harding:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 9/29

Rio Theatre 29 Sep 2026

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

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Spark in the Dark: Featuring David J (Bauhaus / Love and Rockets)

The Catalyst Club 24 Jul 2026

Public Image Ltd

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 4 Sep 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Black Uhuru

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 12 Sep 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Alborosie & Shengen Clan w/ Rise Up + Selecta 7

Moe's Alley 14 Oct 2026

Shawn Colvin

Rio Theatre 8 Aug 2026

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

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 7 Nov 2026

Speed Dating Beyond Small Talk | Santa Cruz | Tantra Speed Date®

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 1 Aug 2026

Babe Rainbow in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 18 Jul 2026

Colette: The Sunshine Tour - 30 Years of OM | Santa Cruz

The Catalyst Club 8 Aug 2026

Built To Spill in Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre 26 Aug 2026

Late Night @ the MAH: Black Tie Roller Ball

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 15 Aug 2026

Camp COHO - MBSTP Salmon Conservation Day Camp

UCSC Long Marine Lab 15 Jul 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Smoked Out Soul w/ E. Live

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 11 Jul 2026

Santa Cruz Latin Collective @ Midtown Block Party

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

Peter Asher & Jeremy Clyde-Santa Cruz

Kuumbwa Jazz Center 30 Jul 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: The Cash Box Kings with special guest Aki Kumar

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 30 Jul 2026

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

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 9 May 2026

Tiger's Tale @ Woodhouse: "Days Between" JGB Tribute!

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 7 Aug 2026

Baby Jam with Jeff Stasi

The 418 Project 8 Jul 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Shinyribs w/ Schaefer Llana

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 10 Jul 2026

Comedy Night at Mission West

Mission West 12 Jul 2026

Ronstadt Revolution at Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Santa Cruz Shakespeare 28 Sep 2026

Kishi Bashi

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 6 Oct 2026

Aldous Harding

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 28 Sep 2026

Snazzy Productions presents WATER TOWER

Kuumbwa Jazz 18 Jul 2026

Hope as Our Banner – Grand Finale

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 9 Aug 2026

Bite Me! Cat Alley Street, July 10, 2026

The Catalyst Club 10 Jul 2026

THE WIND OF AYAHUASCA (El viento del ayahuasca)

The 418 Project 4 Sep 2026

Santa Cruz Works New Tech: July 2026

RiverRow 1 Jul 2026

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

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 23 Jul 2026

Kishi Bashi at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 6 Oct 2026

Dance Proudly: Summer Ball

The 418 Project 17 Jul 2026

Stylie x Sons of Paradise w/ Mellodose

Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz 16 Jul 2026

An Evening of Neo Soul : Let The Caged Bird Sing IV

Kuumbwa Jazz Center 25 Oct 2026

Science and Space

427a Swift St, 95060 27 Jul 2026

Eternal Voices: a sacred sound journey w/ Ya Mei Wolf and Kalden Kho

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 11 Jul 2026

Ledward Kaapana, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz, Saturday 8/22, 12-2pm

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street 22 Aug 2026

Control

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 8 Aug 2026

Summer on a Plate: Make a Fresh, Fruity & Fabulous No-Bake Fresh Fruit Tart

1266 Soquel Ave 7 Jul 2026

J STALIN & LIL BLOOD LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ

Veterans Memorial Building 3 Jul 2026

Pop and Shake

1349 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 3 Jul 2026

Women Rise CHOIR (In Person Only)

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 10 Sep 2026

Fruit Bats

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 1 Oct 2026

Purrrrrrfest 666 - Stump Grinder, Authors Of Fate, Eldrith, & Unholy Things

The Blue Lagoon 18 Jul 2026

SILA — Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), Santa Cruz Premiere

Resource Center For Nonviolence 16 Jul 2026

Storytelling for the Screen: A Writers' Intensive

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 31 Jul 2026

SNAIL ROCKS THE RIO

Rio Theatre 15 Aug 2026

Dragons and Fairies - Summer Camp

427a Swift St, 95060 29 Jun 2026

Open Rehearsals

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 26 Jul 2026

Duck Duck Goose, Multi Artist Showcase

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection 3 Jul 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Amanda Chiado

Satori Arts 7 Jul 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

Submerge w/ NOETIK

402 Ingalls St #11, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 6 Aug 2026

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Tickets On Sale Soon!

1001 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 14 Aug 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Kaily Dorfman

Satori Arts 21 Jul 2026

Redacted Presents: Solene at The Blue Lagoon with Alex Andre

The Blue Lagoon 24 Jul 2026

Auditions - Dear Evan Hansen

1010 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 29 Jun 2026

Circle Readings with JARED THE MEDIUM -SoulSearch Santa Cruz Expo

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 26 Sep 2026

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

Woodhouse Blending & Brewing 24 Jun 2026

"Everywhere You Look" - summer camp

1050 River St, Unit 127, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 6 Jul 2026

EPIPHANIES: Zara Kand Solo Show

Felix Kulpa Gallery 3 Jul 2026

Bill Walker & Max Scott LIVE LOOPING CONCERT

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

Film Screening: Koyaanisqatsi

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 14 Jul 2026

DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL Film Screening

The 418 Project 10 Jul 2026

BEYOND THE VISIBLE: HILMA AF KLINT Film Screening

The 418 Project 17 Jul 2026

Holy Wave

Moe's Alley 10 Nov 2026

Rare Screening! CHAC: THE RAIN GOD (CHAC: DIOS DE LA LLUVIA)

The 418 Project 15 Aug 2026

DANCE PARTY With Groove Band THE JAMISSARIES

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

4th Annual Open House / Survivor Art Exhibition

303 Walnut Ave 2 Oct 2026

Contact Improv & the Art of Play (open to all levels)

German Cultural Center Santa Cruz 11 Jul 2026

July First Friday

321 Main St, Santa Cruz, CA 3 Jul 2026

AWAKE, MY SOUL: The Story of the Sacred Harp Film Screening

The 418 Project 18 Jul 2026

Increasing Energy in Daily Life – Bodywork and Self-Care Exercises

Hummingbird Valley Retreat Center 18 Jul 2026

GROWING UP NORMAL (Pt. 3: "Growing Up Twisted")

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

Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Santa Cruz

Verve Coffee Roasters 5 Oct 2025

Aldous Harding

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 30 Sep 2026