Oct
8
A live set from The Guitarsonists, bringing blues and R&B to a local stage.
Music
📍 Midtown
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Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM
The Kick Off - Sonivore Listening Lounge
📍 Sonivore · Downtown Santa Cruz · $25
THE KICK OFF is a one-night fundraiser for the Sonivore Listening Lounge at 701 Front Street. DJs, live performances, visual art by Made Fresh Crew…
Art & Culture
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
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★ Featured
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · UCSC Institute of the Arts and Sciences
Afrobeats Nite at the IAS
Join us for a night of dancing, joy, and community organized by Afrobeats Nite Santa Cruz featuring DJ Mai Girl and DJ Monk Earl. In…
Education
📍 Westside
★ Featured
Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · Rio Theatre for the Performing Arts
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour Adventure Night
Rio Theatre & Sante Adairius Midtown Portal team up to support Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Join us for the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival…
Art & Culture
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · The Crepe Place
THE GUITARSONISTS
A live set from The Guitarsonists, bringing blues and R&B to a local stage.
Music
📍 Midtown
Coming up
Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · Discretion Brewing
Blue Lemonade
5:30-7:30pm Blue Lemonade is an Americana band based out of Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara playing both originals and covers from bluegrass and folk to blues and…
Music
📍 Soquel
☀️ Happening today
Thursday, October 871 events on today. No plans required, just go. See the full day →
9:00 AM
$150
Women in Business Summit
📍 Mission Springs
Community
9:00 AM
See listing
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE SEWING (4/6)
📍 Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center
Community
10:00 AM
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Bay Tree Building Furniture Sit Test Open House
📍 McHenry Library
Education
10:30 AM
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Bilingual Toddler Storytime
📍 Main Library
Family
10:30 AM
See listing
Wings Birth Certificate & Notary Services
📍 Downtown Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
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Demystifying the IRB: ask us anything!
📍 McHenry Library
Education
10:30 AM
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Astrophotography With Keith Kirk
📍 Scotts Valley Branch Library
Community
10:30 AM
$26.45
Roaring Camp Railroads: Redwood Forest Steam Train
📍 Roaring Camp Railroads
Cultural Event
10:30 AM
See listing
Rabid Reader Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach
📍 La Selva Beach Branch Library
Community
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11 upcoming events · Music · from 2026-10-08 · to 2026-10-08
Oct
8
5:30-7:30pm Blue Lemonade is an Americana band based out of Santa Cruz/Santa Barbara playing both originals and covers from bluegrass and folk to blues and…
Oct
8
Join us at Bargetto Winery in Soquel on Thursday evenings for Live Music and Wine! 6-8PM No cover charge. Wine by-the-glass for purchase. Food will…
Oct
8
Ben Flocks is a saxophonist and storyteller with a clear, warm, and purposeful voice. A veteran performer and educator, Flocks has been lucky to play…
Music
📍 Downtown Santa Cruz
Oct
8
7 - 10pm · Live improvisational modular synth performance by M31 Transport.
Music
📍 Westside
Oct
8
Come kick off the weekend early with The Thursday Night Wine Down. Grab a glass of wine at Cocoa Vino in Capitola Village and settle…
Oct
8
Music
📍 Soquel
Oct
8
Back in the wild 1970s, multiple-Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones was busy waiting tables and singing songs in dive bars. In a somewhat famous story…
Music
📍 Midtown
Oct
8
Analog Dog at Felton Music Hall on Thursday, October 8th 2026 Tickets at: https://www.prekindle.com/event/29513-analog-dog-felton
Music
📍 San Lorenzo Valley
Oct
8
Most widely known for the eponymous hit, “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” the hip hop icon takes the stage performing classic anthems that defined a generation…
Oct
8
Maya DeVitry & Mark Erelli LIVE at Lille Aeske Arthouse
📍 Lille Aeske Arthouse
🕒 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM · See listing
Nashville singer-songwriter and fiddler Maya DeVitry came to prominence as part of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania alt-country/folk trio The Stray Birds. With that group she released…
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