Live Events near Santa Cruz, CA

Guide to Live Events in Santa Cruz: Concerts, Sports and Shows Near You

Santa Cruz, CA is a vibrant destination for live events, from concerts and theater performances to community festivals and local sporting events.

Whether you're planning to cheer on a local team or see a favorite artist on stage, Vivid Seats can help you find the tickets you want.

Things to Do in Santa Cruz This Week

This week near Santa Cruz, laugh it up with Wanda Sykes at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts on Friday, then keep the comedy streak going as Jim Jefferies and Anjelah Johnson Reyes take over the San Jose Civic on Saturday and Sunday. Families can catch the Harlem Globetrotters bringing their famous trick shots to Tech CU Arena on Saturday afternoon.

College hoops fans have a big Saturday too, with Santa Clara Broncos Mens Basketball at the Leavey Event Center and Stanford Cardinal Mens Basketball at Maples Pavilion. All are easy trips from Santa Cruz for a packed week of laughs, spectacle, and game-day energy.

Things to Do in Santa Cruz Next Week

Next week around Santa Cruz, catch classic rock with Billy Gibbons in Monterey’s Golden State Theatre on Wednesday, then groove to Motown legends The Temptations at the same venue Thursday. Hockey fans can head north Friday for the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center.

Saturday offers a choice between an evening with Cary Elwes back at Golden State Theatre or Stanford Cardinal Mens Basketball at Maples Pavilion. Wrap up Sunday with family fun at Dog Man - The Musical at San Jose Civic.