Live music in Santa Cruz, CA this month

November 2026 — 85 shows listed in Santa Cruz, CA.

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The Rio Theatre’s neon marquee on Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz

This Month in Santa Cruz, CA

— Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto at Felton Music Hall
— The Faux Paws at The Crepe Place
— Strawberry Fuzz at Felton Music Hall
— Joshua Redman Quartet at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— The Lowtimers / Red McAdam / Kentucky Mule at Moe's Alley
— The Trolley Drops Jug Band at The Crepe Place
— Gabrielle Cavassa at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Clay Street Unit with Blue Dream at Moe's Alley
— Santa Cruz Traditional Irish Session at Rosie McCann's Irish Pub & Restaurant - Santa Cruz
— John Rybak & John Rybak + Friends at Shanty Shack Brewing
— Matt Hartle and the Hartle Gold Band at The Crepe Place
— Triptides at The Crepe Place
— Surf City Line Dance at The Crow's Nest
— Elijah Scott at Felton Music Hall
— Punk at the Shack: 3 Up Front, Enemy of My Enemy & Outpatient-X at Shanty Shack Brewing
— Chris Acker at The Crepe Place
— Dave "Nomad" Miller at Davenport Roadhouse
— Jeffrey Foucault & John Convertino at Felton Music Hall
— Jeffrey Foucault with Kris Delmhorst at Felton Music Hall
— Legend Zeppelin at Moe's Alley
— Concert II: RETURN OF: Night of the Living Composers at Peace United Church Santa Cruz
— Peach Tree Rascals at Felton Music Hall
— Southern Culture on the Skids at Moe's Alley
— Janet Noguera at Shanty Shack Brewing
— Alex Cameron at The Crepe Place
— Marcus Shelby Nonet — Birth of the Cool: Revisited at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Jeffrey Martin at Felton Music Hall
— Holy Wave at Moe's Alley
— Rolling Together Revue: Donavon Frankenreiter + The Band of Heathens at Rio Theatre
— The Wind Ups / Cold Water Law Firm at The Crepe Place
— They Are Gutting a Body of Water at Felton Music Hall
— Jim Lewin & Diana Z at Joe's Bar
— Pierre Bensusan at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Elliot OK / Joe Kaplow Band / Kai Killion at The Crepe Place
— Jake Xerxes Fussell at Felton Music Hall
— Ken Okada Group feat. YOYOKA at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— HOLUS BOLUS live at Shanty Shack Brewing, Santa Cruz, CA - 11/12/26 at Shanty Shack Brewing
— Andre Nickatina at The Catalyst
— BITE ME: Spellbound, Crash Davidian, Midnight Dumpster Fire, Suicide Queen & Dark Ride at The Catalyst
— Flat Sun Society at The Crepe Place
— Mark Holzinger at The Crepe Place
— Tiger's Tale at The Crow's Nest
— Shakedown Citi at Felton Music Hall
— Pipo Romero at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers with PH Naffah at Moe's Alley
— Sing Your Gratitude – with Kid Beyond at Aptos Beloved Community Aptos
— Isaiah Rashad: Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip at The Catalyst
— Nick Shoulders at Felton Music Hall
— The Groovy Judy Band at Joe's Bar
— Tom Ralston Band at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Jon Spencer with Genre Is Death at Moe's Alley
— Fully Charged at The Sand Bar
— Santa Cruz Symphony: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto & Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
— The Jamissaries at Shanty Shack Brewing at Shanty Shack Brewing
— The California Honeydrops at The Catalyst
— The Cactus Blossoms at Felton Music Hall
— Drag the River at Moe's Alley
— Mike Hellman at Woodhouse Blending & Brewing
— Las Migas at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Jim Lewin and Diana Z at Chaminade Resort & Spa — The View
— John Carroll Kirby at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— The Goddamn Gallows with King Sickabilly at Moe's Alley
— As I Lay Dying at The Catalyst
— Michael Nau with Breezers at The Crepe Place
— James Durbin at The Crepe Place
— Rosebud & Shaky Feelin' at Felton Music Hall
— James Gordon Williams at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— An Evening with Andrew McMahon and His Piano (with Ivory Layne) at Felton Music Hall
— Kabaka Pyramid at Moe's Alley
— Wavy Train feat. Donald Glaude & Friends at The Catalyst
— Painted Mandolin — 10th Anniversary at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Kabaka Pyramid at Moe's Alley
— Yala Lati | Melanie DeMore | Women Rise Choir (Hybrid Event) at Rio Theatre
— Rosebud at Shanty Shack Brewing at Shanty Shack Brewing
— Agriculture at Felton Music Hall
— John Craigie with Lucy Clearwater at Rio Theatre
— Pearl Charles at The Crepe Place
— The Residents at Felton Music Hall
— Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band at Kuumbwa Jazz Center
— Jackie Greene at The Catalyst
— The Inciters with A-100s & Txe Fit at Moe's Alley
— Don Carlos & Junior Toots at The Catalyst
— Vinny Johnson Blues Band at Cork And Fork Capitola
— Big Bad Wolf - Janell’s Birthday Bash!! at Cork And Fork Capitola
— Benny Green at Kuumbwa Jazz Center