🦇 Live Music Santa Cruz: Halloween, Thursday, October 31, 2024

Live Music Santa Cruz! Here’s the special quick reference of Halloween parties at venues around the Santa Cruz area! 🪦⚰️🎶

By Julie Horner

‘Frankenstein’ Barrel Tapping at Steel Bonnet Brewing
Part “Tiny Changes” Porter / Part “Shadowplay” Imperial Stout
Thursday, October 31 | 3:00 – 9:00
20 Victor Square, Scotts Valley

Ted Welty Solo at Jack O’Neill Lounge
Thursday, October 31 | 4:00 – 7:00
175 W Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz

🦇 Trick-Or-Treat Street Felton
Thursday, October 31 | 4:00 – 8:00
Downtown Felton, Santa Cruz Mountains

🦇 Boulder Creek Trick-Or-Treat Street
Annual Parade of Frights & Delights
Thursday, October 31 | 5:00 – 7:00
Highway 9, Downtown Boulder Creek

🦇 Whiskey Hillbillies at Alice’s Restaurant
Costumes & Cocktails
Thursday, October 31 | 5:00 – 7:30
17288 Skyline Blvd, Woodside

🦇 Halloween Open House at Boulder Creek Recreation Center
Thursday, October 31 | 5:00 – 8:00
13333 Middleton Ave., Boulder Creek

🦇 Thriller Flash Mob & Witches Dance Ben Lomond
Annual DIY Trick-or-Treat Street Party
Thursday, October 31 | 5:00 – 9:00 | Thriller/Witch Dances 8:00
Riverside Ave, Ben Lomond

🦇 Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl
Thursday, October 31 | 5:00 – 11:00
Check-In at Asti for Wristband | 5:00 – 9:00
715 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz

Chas the Shotgun Suitor at Chaminade Resort & Spa
Thursday, October 31 | 5:30 – 8:30
One Chaminade Lane, Santa Cruz

Back Porch Boys Blues at Aptos Street BBQ
Thursdays | 6:00 – 8:00
8059 Aptos St, Aptos

Slow Coast Trio w/ Michael Lewis, Sam Nilsson, Dave Roda
VinoCruz
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 8:00
4901 Soquel Dr., Soquel

🦇 Rio Road Halloween Show at Cork and Fork
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 9:00
312-B Capitola Ave, Capitola

🦇 Hunny Pot w/ Diana Zitmanis & Jim Lewin
Spooktacular Soiree
Capitola Wine Bar and Merchants
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 9:00
115 San Jose Ave, Capitola

🦇 Lumptious Halloween Costume Party w/ Rory Lynch
Shanty Shack Brewing
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 9:00
138 Fern St., Santa Cruz

🦇 Afrobeats Halloween Party w/ La Familia De La Calle
Costumes + Dance Party
Abbott Square Market
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 10:00
725 Front St., Santa Cruz

🦇 Downtown Santa Cruz Halloween Street Party
Annual DIY Troll & Roll on Pacific Avenue
Thursday, October 31 | 6:00 – 11:00

🦇 Halloween Trivia w/ Michael Gaither at El Vaquero Winery
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – 9:00
2901 Freedom Blvd, Watsonville
Reservations: (831) 607-8118

🦇 Unfinished Business at Vino By The Sea
Halloween Costume Party
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – 10:00
55 Municipal Wharf, Ste. B, Santa Cruz

🦇 Bow River Drunken Sailor Halloween Party
Over the Hill Gang Saloon
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – 10:00
3530 Portola Dr., Santa Cruz

🦇 Jacks & Dogs + Highwire w/ Evie B at Joe’s Bar
Mountain Mayhem & Costume Contest
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – Midnight
Highwire 7:00 – 9:00 | Jacks & Dogs 9:30 – 11:30
13118 Highway 9, Boulder Creek

🦇 Big Queer Events Halloween at the Hotel Paradox
Costume Contest | Dancing w/ DJ’s Mothership Connection
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – Midnight
611 Ocean Street Santa Cruz
$39+ | Tix on Eventbrite: bit.ly/HalloweenHotelParadox

🦇 Raindance Presents The Freaker’s Ball at the Brookdale Lodge
EDM Dance Party w/ Little John | Dark Burlesque + Live Painting
Thursday, October 31 | 7:00 – 2:00 am
$33 Advance | Tix: FB @raindancepresents

🦇 China Cats Halloween Ball at The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building
Grateful Dead Costume Party & Contest | All Ages
Thursday, October 31 | 7:30 – 10:30
$25 Advance | $30 Door
Tix: mountainmusicproductions.com

🦇 Dirty Honey + The Feel Halloween Bash
The Catalyst Club
Thursday, October 31 | 7:45
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub.com

🦇 Billy Reese Band at The Crow’s Nest
Boos on the Bay & Costume Contest
Thursday, October 31 | 8:00
2218 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz
$6 Cover at the Door

🦇 Halloween Bash & Costume Contest at Callahan’s
Thursday, October 31 | 8:00
507 Water St., Santa Cruz

🦇 The Joint Chiefs Band at The Sand Bar
Chiller Thriller Dance Party
Thursday, October 31 | 8:00
211 Esplanade, Capitola

🦇 DJ XXIIIHRS at The Blue Lagoon
Halloween Throw-Down
Thursday, October 31 | 8:00 – Late
Free Before 9:00 pm | $5 After🔥👻🪦

Rapper Luh Tyler ‘Mr.Skii Tour’ at The Catalyst Club
Thursday, October 31 | 8:30
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub.com

🦇 People’s Disco Halloween Bash w/ DJ Brother Dan (Terrestrial Funk)
Moe’s Alley
Thursday, October 31 | 9:00
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz
No Cover

🦇 Halloween Haunted Arthouse: Dark Artwork, Perilous Poetry, Haunted Maze
lille aeske Arthouse
Thursday, October 31 | 9:00 – Midnight
13160 Highway 9, Boulder Creek
$35 Suggested Donation
Tix: lilleaeske.com

🦇 Spooky Rave in The Catalyst Atrium
Thursday, October 31 | 9:00
1011 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz
Tix: catalystclub.com

Hot Ticket Alert

The Coffis Brothers – Album Release Show
Felton Music Hall
Saturday, November 30 | 8:00
Tix: feltonmusichall.com

The SLV Post Weekend Roundup of Music

This live music quick reference is compiled by Julie Horner for the San Lorenzo Valley Post newspaper in collaboration with Santa Cruz Mountains Festivals and Concerts. Look for the weekend roundup every Thursday on Facebook: @SLVPostNews and on SLV Post’s website. See something we missed? Share your event to the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News Facebook group: @santacruzmountains | Email: julie@slvpost.com

#halloween #santacruz

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