Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 21-25

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Live music roundup for your holiday weekend December 21-25! Enjoy! Thursday, December 21 Boardwalk Winter WonderlandThursday – Monday | 12:00 – 5:00@SantaCruzBeachBoardwalk Solstice Celebration w/ Sugar by the Pound, Dirt Rakers & MoreViscosity GlassThursday, December 21 | 2:00 – 5:0013170 Highway 9, Boulder… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 14 – 17

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Thursday, December 14 Lucas Lawson at Highway 1 BrewingThursday, December 14 | 4:00 – 7:00720 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero Free Elements at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, December 14 | 5:00 – 7:00138 Fern St., Santa Cruz Shawn Yanez at Chaminade ResortThursday, December 14 | 5:30… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz: December 7-10

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Thursday, December 7 The Jamissaries at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, December 7 | 5:00 – 7:00138 Fern St., Santa Cruz Matt Hartle at Discretion BrewingFirst Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:302703 41st Ave Ste. A, Soquel Slow Coast Trio at VinoCruzThursdays |… Read More

China Cats Holiday Bash

Ho ho ho!! It’s time for the China Cats’ awesome annual Holiday Bash at the Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 7:30 to 10:30 pm! Tickets: Advance $20 | Door $25 https://bit.ly/ChinaCatsHolidayBash The China Cats are the Bay area’s premiere Grateful Dead Tribute band, performing with the same lineup of players for more than 10… Read More
Business Food & Drink 

A Call to Gathering: BaleFire Brewing Opens in Live Oak

By Julie Horner Craft beer lovers will be stoked to notice that a new brewer has come to town in the Live Oak district of Santa Cruz. Former Boulder Creek locals and KBCZ 89.3 FM Community Radio alumni, Leslie and Matt Buchanan and business partners Stephanie and Nate Murphy have signed the lease in the East Cliff Village Shopping Center… Read More

50th Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair

50th Anniversary Santa Cruz Fungus Fair  Friday, January 12 through Sunday, January 14 | 2 pm – 5 pm. London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz. Explore local mushrooms, both deadly and delicious. View hundreds of regional species, have your mushroom finds identified, hear notable speakers, enjoy activities for kids young and old, visit our vendors, and sample… Read More

Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker

Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker a feast of the season. Saturday, December 9 & Sunday, December 10 | 1 pm & 4:30 pm. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre presents its 21st annual production of “The Nutcracker” at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium with live orchestra! Music Director Pamela Martin conducts 52… Read More

Crocker Theater Annual Nutcracker Ballet

Santa Cruz City Ballet annual Nutcracker Ballet charms in its 15th year. Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17 | 1 pm & 4:30 pm. Crocker Theater, 6500 Lower Perimeter Road, Aptos. “As the leaves deepen into beautiful fall colors, it is a true sign that winter is around the corner and with it…magic that only the Nutcracker Ballet can… Read More
Entertainment Live Music 

Live Music Santa Cruz County: November 30 – December 3

Full listing of live music, concerts, entertainment, and events in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. By Julie Horner Thursday, November 30 DJ Robin Applewood at Shanty Shack BrewingThursday, November 30 | 5:00 – 9:00138 Fern St., Santa Cruz Slow Coast Trio at VinoCruzThursdays | 5:00 – 9:004901 Soquel Dr., Soquel Jim Lewin at Chaminade ResortThursday, November 30 |… Read More

Frankie Gavin and Catherine McHugh in Concert

Galway, Ireland fiddle player Frankie Gavin performs with pianist Catherine McHugh at Scott Kennedy Hall at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St. Santa Cruz. The pair will be playing music from their recently released 18-track album Port Eireann. Wednesday, November 15 | 6:30 to 9:30 Tickets $20 Advanced | $25 Door https://big-trees-productions.ticketleap.com/frankie-gavin-santa-cruz This performance celebrates Frankie’s long awaited… Read More