Santa Cruz Arts Events

Laurie Anderson

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 26 Sep 2026

Aldous Harding:: Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 9/29

Rio Theatre 29 Sep 2026

Harvest Festival

Downtown Santa Cruz, California 3 Oct 2026

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

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 9 May 2026

Dance or Die: A Drag Rave

Large Theater 25 Sep 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Diggin Dirt (Night 2)

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95065 3 Oct 2026

Aldous Harding

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 28 Sep 2026

Todd Rundgren at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 22 Oct 2026

Kishi Bashi:: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 10/6

Rio Theatre 6 Oct 2026

Ronstadt Revolution at Santa Cruz Shakespeare

Santa Cruz Shakespeare 28 Sep 2026

The Lost Boys

The 418 Project 23 Oct 2026

Kishi Bashi at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 6 Oct 2026

Yawanawá Indigenous Wisdom, Hapé Ceremony & Live Music

London Nelson Community Center 8 Oct 2026

Baby Jam with Jeff Stasi

The 418 Project 30 Sep 2026

Michael Franti Trio: Heartstrings & Dynamite Tour

Rio Theatre 29 Oct 2026

Fruit Bats

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 2 Oct 2026

Mike D - Artist

The Catalyst 25 Sep 2026

Fruit Bats

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 1 Oct 2026

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

Yoga Center Santa Cruz 24 Oct 2026

Kishi Bashi

Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz 5 Oct 2026

Glass Pumpkin Patch at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange

Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange 26 Sep 2026

Free Family Event! Out of the Box Book Party w/ Puppet Show

Lobby 3 Oct 2026

"Califia's Children: Alternative Spiritual Movements in California"

Small Theater 25 Sep 2026

Remembering Dolly Parton: 9 TO 5

Small Theater 26 Sep 2026

Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 23 Oct 2026

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

The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building 31 Oct 2026

Yappy Hour

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 24 Sep 2026

She Sets The Table

Dream Inn 24 Oct 2026

Yawanawá Saiti Class Music Workshop

Santa Cruz Yoga 14 Oct 2026

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

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk 7 Nov 2026

Somi

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 12 Oct 2026

Soundbath with Sera Timms

The 418 Project 4 Oct 2026

An Evening of Group Astrology Readings For the Venus Retrograde

The 418 Project 3 Oct 2026

Circle Readings with JARED THE MEDIUM -SoulSearch Santa Cruz Expo

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 26 Sep 2026

Shingu Arts & Cultural Exchange

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 8 Oct 2026

THEATRE OF HORRORS: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

Small Theater 1 Oct 2026

Random Acts of Kindness Spree in Santa Cruz

Verve Coffee Roasters 24 Sep 2026

My VIP and Me Family Dance Glow Party

The Grove: Santa Cruz Event Center 26 Sep 2026

As I Lay Dying in Santa Cruz

The Catalyst 18 Nov 2026

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

Kuumbwa Jazz Center 25 Oct 2026

Writers of Color Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 7 Oct 2026

Traditional Chinese Medicine Graduate Program Open House & Wellness Day

Five Branches University, Santa Cruz 4 Oct 2026

SpectreVision Radio Bigfoot Event

The 418 Project 24 Oct 2026

YOUNG SOUL REBELS - A film by Isaac Julian

Quarry Amphitheater 21 Oct 2026

Labyrinth Film Screening

Small Theater 11 Oct 2026

Moe's Alley Presents: Tania Cassette w/ HOLY WATER + DJ Archive 65

1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95065 25 Sep 2026

Fire & Grace & Flamenco with special guests Fanny Ara and Ian Scarfe

UCSC Music Center Recital Hall 2 Oct 2026

Paint Your Pet ~ Classic ~ SCCAS Fundraiser!

2100 Delaware Ave Suite B, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 26 Sep 2026

Ledward Kaapana, Pono Hawaiian Grill, Santa Cruz, Sunday 10/25, 6-8pm

Pono Hawaiian Grill Downtown Santa Cruz, 120 Union Street 25 Oct 2026

Join the Party at the 5th Annual Beach Hill Bash!

Santa Cruz Hostel 10 Oct 2026

Megan Woods at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz

Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 17 Oct 2026

Conference: UCSC Festival of Monsters

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 14 Oct 2026

Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival

Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824 26 Sep 2026

MAH Travel Program: Silicon Valley Art Adventure September 24, 2026

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 24 Sep 2026

Sustain Supper October 24th, 2026

Homeless Garden Project's Natural Bridges Farm 24 Oct 2026

Abbot Square Market Welcomes Velour

Abbott Square Market 25 Sep 2026

Evergreen Cemetery Illustrated Lecture

The 418 Project 2 Oct 2026

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 20 Dec 2026

Disrupting Matters of the Heart: Leaning into the Venus Retrograde

The 418 Project 3 Oct 2026

The Zabrecky Hour - Magic Show

Large Theater 7 Nov 2026

LASH EXTENSION TRAINING

2030 N Pacific Ave 26 Sep 2026

Alex Cameron in Santa Cruz

The Crepe Place 9 Nov 2026

Jonathan Richman :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 12/11

Rio Theatre 11 Dec 2026

THE BIG WHOOP Film Screening

Small Theater 8 Nov 2026

CAYUGA CABARET V: Lunacy for Lunatics!

429 Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2409, United States 26 Sep 2026

4th Annual Open House / Survivor Art Exhibition

303 Walnut Ave 2 Oct 2026

DNA Presents Live Comedy Show

The 418 Project 6 Nov 2026

Belly Dance Community Showcase

The Crepe Place 26 Sep 2026

InterAct Open Mic: Anthology Reading– How to Get Home in the Dark

Satori Arts 20 Oct 2026

THE RAT UTOPIA EXPERIMENT, UNIVERSE

The Crepe Place 30 Sep 2026

Ethereal at the Shack: Øraison, Catal Huyuk, Angurgapi, & Queen Mage

Shanty Shack Brewing 29 Oct 2026

Candlelight: Valentine’s Day Special

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 12 Feb 2027

Beach Please, Ocean Themed Art and Seaglass Faire

Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection 15 Nov 2026

Esalen Presents: "Human Futures: A.I. Through the Lens of Human Potential"

The 418 Project 14 Nov 2026

HONORING THE DARK SEASON: A SAMHAIN CELEBRATION with Casey Zabala

Lobby 1 Nov 2026

DNA Presents Live Comedy Show: An Evening with "Too Weird for America"

The 418 Project 4 Dec 2026

KRAMPUS CELEBRATION AT THE 418

Large Theater 19 Dec 2026

Make & Take Dried Floral Pumpkin Workshop

94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95064 25 Oct 2026

2nd Annual County Wide ALL Business Mixer

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History 22 Oct 2026

Color, Water, Bloom! | Ages 6-9

London Nelson Community Center 28 Oct 2026

Beat Artists on Acid - Illustrated Lecture by Michael Pearce

The 418 Project 21 Nov 2026

Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 23 Oct 2026

Holy Wave

Moe's Alley 10 Nov 2026

My Cousin Vinny

The 418 Project 9 Jan 2027

Succulent Pumpkin Workshop!

The Painted Cork - Paint & Sip Art Studio 24 Oct 2026

Succulent Pumpkin Workshop!

The Painted Cork - Paint & Sip Art Studio 15 Oct 2026

Aleister Crowley on Peyote

The 418 Project 20 Nov 2026

Mosaic Lamp Making Classes in Santa Cruz

Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 7 Nov 2026

Candlelight: Tribute to Bad Bunny

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 28 Nov 2026

Concert II: RETURN OF: Night of the Living Composers

Peace United Church of Christ 7 Nov 2026

The Living Dead: Taxidermy as a tool for Conservation Education

The 418 Project 22 Oct 2026

FOR THE LOVE w/Hector Moralez

Catalyst Upstairs, 1011 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 12 Nov 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Readings from Magpie On the Gallows Contributors

Satori Arts 3 Nov 2026

Women Behind the Camera During the Silent Era w/ Dwight Cleveland

The 418 Project 5 Nov 2026

InterAct Open Mic: Readings from Winter In America (Still Anthology

Satori Arts 6 Oct 2026

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

The Grove, Santa Cruz Event Center 28 Nov 2026

InterAct Open Mic with Featured Poet Lisa Allen Ortiz

Satori Arts 17 Nov 2026

Isaiah Sharkey

320-2 Cedar St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 3 Dec 2026

Celebrating Agroecology: A book talk with Author Bruce H. Jennings

94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95064 8 Oct 2026

A Classical Christmas Candlelight Experience in Santa Cruz, CA - Friday, December 4th

Peace United Church of Christ 5 Dec 2026