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2026 events

Events in Santa Cruz during 2026

Feb 7

Music

MANIA: The ABBA Tribute

7:30 pm

Feb 7

Rio Theatre

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 6

Music

Lila Downs

7:00 pm

Mar 6

Quarry Amphitheater

Santa Cruz, CA

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KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Jan 15

Other events

Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour Souvenir Ticket

7:00 pm

Jan 15

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 15

Other events

Limited Edition 100 Year Golden Replica Game Ball by Spalding®

7:00 pm

Jan 15

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 15

Other events

The Harlem Globetrotters 100 Year Tour

7:00 pm

Jan 15

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 17

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Valley Suns

7:00 pm

Jan 17

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 19

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Valley Suns

2:00 pm

Jan 19

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 23

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Souix Falls Skyforce

7:00 pm

Jan 23

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 24

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Souix Falls Skyforce

7:00 pm

Jan 24

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 30

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Iowa Wolves

7:00 pm

Jan 30

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 31

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Iowa Wolves

7:00 pm

Jan 31

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 27

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs San Diego Clippers

7:00 pm

Feb 27

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 1

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs San Diefo Clippers

1:00 pm

Mar 1

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 4

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Birmingham Squadron

7:00 pm

Mar 4

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 6

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs South Bay Lakers

7:00 pm

Mar 6

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 8

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs South Bay Lakers

5:00 pm

Mar 8

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 19

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Rio Grande Valley Vipers

7:00 pm

Mar 19

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 21

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Rio Grande Valley Vipers

7:00 pm

Mar 21

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 27

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends

7:00 pm

Mar 27

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 28

Sports

Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends

7:00 pm

Mar 28

KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Moe's Alley

Jan 3

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Marlon Asher w/ Eric Cotton & One Love Bomb

9:00 pm

Jan 3

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 9

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Swingin' Utters w/ Mutt & Strangelight

8:00 pm

Jan 9

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 10

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Rainbow Girls w/ Bart Budwig

9:00 pm

Jan 10

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 11

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Anthony Arya Band w/ Gab Cinque Band

4:00 pm

Jan 11

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 15

Music

The Scientist + Papa Michigan w/ Blakkamoore & The Brick Yard Band

8:00 pm

Jan 15

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 16

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: The Sam Chase & The Untraditional w/ Diggin' Trails

9:00 pm

Jan 16

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 17

Music

Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz - ft. Orchestra Gold with Little John & DJ Monk Earl

8:00 pm

Jan 17

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 21

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: WAND w/ The Lodestones

8:00 pm

Jan 21

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 22

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Soul Brass Band

8:00 pm

Jan 22

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 23

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - AJ Lee & Blue Summit (Two-night Pass)

9:00 pm

Jan 23

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 23

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: AJ Lee & Blue Summit w/ Kentucky Mule (night 1) *SOLD OUT - THANK YOU!*

9:00 pm

Jan 23

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 24

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: AJ Lee & Blue Summit W/ Joe Kaplow (night 2)

9:00 pm

Jan 24

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 25

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Analog Dog w/ Trianna Feruza & The Heavy Hitters

7:00 pm

Jan 25

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 26

Music

JD Simo and Luther Dickinson - "Do The Rump!" Tour w/ Strange Vine

8:00 pm

Jan 26

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 30

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Jackie Greene w/ Alex Lucero (Night 1)

9:00 pm

Jan 30

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 31

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Jackie Greene w/ Moshe V (Night 2) *SOLD OUT - THANK YOU*

9:00 pm

Jan 31

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 1

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Coco Montoya

4:00 pm

Feb 1

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 2

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - Tropical Fuck Storm w/ J.R.C.G.

8:00 pm

Feb 2

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 3

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Say She She "Cut & Rewind Tour" w/ Katzù Oso + DJ Archive 65

8:00 pm

Feb 3

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 6

Music

Soul Majestic "Bob Marley Birthday Celebration" w/ KnoLij Tafari + Selecta 7

9:00 pm

Feb 6

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 7

Proposition Mole presents 'Til Death Do Us Part: A Whack-A-Mole Drag Show Extravaganza

8:00 pm

Feb 7

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 18

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Rebirth Brass Band

8:00 pm

Feb 18

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 19

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents: Bitchin Bajas

8:00 pm

Feb 19

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 22

Music

Mark Hummel's Allstar Harmonica Blowout

4:00 pm

Feb 22

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 24

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Ronnie Baker Brooks

7:00 pm

Feb 24

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 6

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Carsie Blanton w/ Devon Sproule

8:00 pm

Mar 6

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 8

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Shannon McNally (Sunday Matinee Show)

3:00 pm

Mar 8

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 11

Music

Western Wednesday #88: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys w/ The Haywoods

7:30 pm

Mar 11

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 12

Music

No-Brainer Productions presents: "Thank You Sly Stone" - An Allstar Tribute To Sly Stone

8:00 pm

Mar 12

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 13

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Wooster w/ DJ Wyze 1 *SOLD OUT - THANK YOU!*

9:00 pm

Mar 13

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 14

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - Blackwater Holylight w/ SOM

9:00 pm

Mar 14

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 15

Music

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats featuring Anson Funderburgh (Sunday Matinee Show)

4:00 pm

Mar 15

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 18

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Parlor Greens w/ Andre Cruz & Chris Lujan

8:00 pm

Mar 18

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 19

Music

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents - The Third Mind

8:00 pm

Mar 19

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 20

Music

Moe's Alley Presents: Toubab Krewe + lespecial

9:00 pm

Mar 20

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 21

Music

COFFIS SPACE 4: Featuring The Coffis Brothers, Taylor Rae and more!

8:00 pm

Mar 21

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 22

Music

COFFIS SPACE 4: Sunday Matinee w/ The Coffis Brothers, Dead Winter Carpenters, McCoy Tyler and more!

3:00 pm

Mar 22

Moe's Alley

Santa Cruz, CA

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The Catalyst-CA

Jan 23

Music

MxPx (16 and Over)

8:00 pm

Jan 23

The Catalyst-CA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 29

Music

Mike Sherm

9:00 pm

Jan 29

The Catalyst-CA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 21

Music

DENM w/ Evening Elephants

8:00 pm

Feb 21

The Catalyst-CA

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 27

Music

Summer Salt w/ Boyscott

8:00 pm

Feb 27

The Catalyst-CA

Santa Cruz, CA

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The Crepe Place

Jan 21

Music

(((folkYEAH))) Presents: STEVE GUNN

7:00 pm

Jan 21

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jan 30

Music

SEIZED UP

8:00 pm

Jan 30

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 5

Music

TOBACCO CITY, SCOTT HIRSCH

8:00 pm

Feb 5

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 6

Music

(((folkYEAH))) Presents: STINGRAY With YEOBO

8:00 pm

Feb 6

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 7

Music

THE VAXXINES, JONNY MANAK AND THE DEPRESSIVES

8:00 pm

Feb 7

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 14

Music

DAVID RAMIREZ, SHARON SILVA

8:00 pm

Feb 14

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Feb 20

Music

(((folkYEAH))) Presents: JULIANNA BARWICK & MARY LATTIMORE

7:30 pm

Feb 20

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 11

Music

(((folkYEAH))) Presents: LOVE Featuring JOHNNY ECHOLS

7:00 pm

Mar 11

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 13

Music

PAPER WINGS, HANNAH MAYREE

8:00 pm

Mar 13

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Mar 20

Music

THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES

8:00 pm

Mar 20

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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Jun 12

Music

THE HEETERS

8:00 pm

Jun 12

The Crepe Place

Santa Cruz, CA

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