Ring in the New Year with style! We will have music starting at 6:30pm with Mak Nova, then Phreeborn, with Mokili Wa finishing up the night. The vendors and bars at Abbot Square Market will be staying open late to ensure you have enough food and drink through the end of the countdown into 2023.

Countdown to 2023 at Capitola Wine Bar! A special night of friends and fun with Ted Welty LIVE! Make your reservation online soon as seats are already filling up! www.CapitolaWineBar.com

A Grateful celebration! Ring in the New Year with the China Cats at the historic Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 8:00 pm. You are cordially invited to dance the night away with friends and community in Chris G. Matthews Hall, a 1930s era ballroom with soaring ceilings, a gracious wooden floor, and balcony overlooking…

Night Train – playing good ole fashioned rock & roll, country, blues and overall dance songs! From the 50’s to the present, from Elvis to the Rolling Stones. Playing recognizable songs you can dance to and sing along with!

Ring in the New Year with Hillbilly Jazz at Over the Hill Gang Saloon. Hillbilly Jazz plays a mix of old country, western swing, 30s & 40s jazz, and folk. The combination of guitar, vocals, saxophone and fiddle get the crowds hollerin' and boot scootin'. Hillbilly Jazz is Mike Johnson rhythm guitar and vocals, Louie Zamora on sax, Steve Joynes…

NYE with Santa Cruz’s own Tsunami and Vintage Point! A full night of dancing to two great bands playing generations of music. Libations and small plates by The Back Nine. Lights, sound and DJ by Otis Coen w Hear the Call AV. This will be fun! Get your tickets now! https://tinyurl.com/VPNYE

The Joint Chiefs Band – Bay Area Funk and Classic R&B. The Joint Chiefs are one of the most versatile and exciting dance bands currently performing on the Northern California music scene. Dance in the New Year with The Joint Chiefs Band! Assorted Desserts Champagne Toast Balloon Drop at midnight Cash bar $25.00

A special New Year's Eve celebration at Moe's Alley with Marty O'Reilly and his band plus special guest blue beat soul man Quinn Deveaux! We'll have the big countdown, a champagne toast, and a photo booth! Let's ring in the new year together! Doors: 8:00 pm Show: 9:00 pm $30 in advance / $35 day of the show 21+ MARTY…

Spend New Years Eve with Cafe Mare in Santa Cruz Music by DUNKS (of the Funk Hunters and Lazy Syrup Orchestra) Dunks Solo DJ sets are things of legend, we are stoked to have him ring in our new year! Little John (Raindance founder) Rudeskool (Raindance/Santa Cruz's undercover rockstar) Androyd (If you know you know) SoWutt Champagne toast / Funktion Ones…

Bundy and Friends will be rocking us into the New Year at Apple Jack's La Honda!

Come early and have dinner in the dining room. We'll be serving our regular menu and have a Prime Rib Special! Head upstairs afterward to ring in the New Year dancing to live music from UTurn. We'll have complimentary hats, crowns and blowers for you and champagne available for purchase for a toast at midnight. What better way to celebrate the New…

Quinn Becker and the Spacemen deliver a stunning combination of tight vocal harmonies and fantastic instrumentation that you won’t want to miss. 22-year-old songwriter Quinn Becker brings together a crew of talented Santa Cruz musicians, including Jacob Bayani (The New Horizons) on guitar and bass, Wyatt Troxell on drums, and Aiden Santa Cruz (Sonic Architect) on the keyboard. Quinn’s unique…