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, offering concerts, theater performances, sporting events, and local festivals. Whether you're hoping to cheer on a team or catch a touring artist live, Vivid Seats has you covered.

Things to Do in Santa Cruz This Week

Make the most of the week around Santa Cruz with standout shows and games just up the road. Laugh with Hasan Minhaj at San Jose Civic on Dec 18, feel the drop with NGHTMRE there on Dec 20, and unwind to Dave Koz on Dec 21. For a holiday classic, The Nutcracker pirouettes into the San Jose Center for Performing Arts on Dec 21. Sports fans can cheer the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on Dec 20 or catch Stanford Cardinal Mens Basketball at Maples Pavilion on Dec 17.

Things to Do in Santa Cruz Next Week

Planning a Santa Cruz week of fun? Start with the holiday classic San Jose Nutcracker at California Theatre on December 23.

Saturday is stacked nearby: catch Stanford Cardinal Mens Basketball at Maples Pavilion, rock out with Sunami at San Jose Civic, or cheer the San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU Arena. On Sunday, experience Shen Yun Performing Arts at San Jose Center for Performing Arts and cap the weekend as the San Francisco 49ers take the field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.