Arts and Culture - Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Fri, Jul. 17

Jurrasic Jungle Book – A Three Hour Tour

Little People's Repertory Theatre Presents Jurassic Jungle Book: A Three-Hour Tour Little People's Repertory Theatre (LPRT) presents Jurassic Jungle Book: A Three-Hour Tour, an original rock musical by Jannine Chadwick, Directed by Daria Elise Troxell, Musical Direction Gabe House. During a sightseeing boat tour, seven passengers become castaways when their boat is shipwrecked on a tropical jungle island. The island…

Park Hall Ben Lomond, Ben Lomond

Mon, Jul. 20

Hosted Board Game Night

Hosted Mic'd Board Games 5 - 8 Trivia 8 - 10 The Game Night Collective is a Santa Cruz-based board game community that creates welcoming, hosted tabletop events where people can discover new games, meet new friends, and enjoy structured game nights without needing prior experience. Unlike a typical board game meetup where players are expected to know games or…

The Cruz Room, Santa Cruz

Mon, Jul. 20

Hosted Board Game Night

The Game Night Collective provides a curated experience. Every Monday night with a library of 30+ board games, guided game teaching, hosted featured games, and prizes! Whether you arrive alone or with a group, the goal is to make it easy to sit down and start playing. Hosted mic’d board games 5 – 8 Trivia 8 – 10

The Cruz Room, Santa Cruz

Mon, Jul. 27

History of Suits

Santa Cruz native (and former bookseller at Bookshop Santa Cruz!) Chloe Chapin will share her debut book, Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men—the surprising story of how the plain black suit became a symbol of masculinity, democracy, and modernity. “Chapin’s colorful prose and eye for detail will forever change how we see the pantsuit and its…

Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Tue, Jul. 28

Cabrillo Festival Performance

A concert of works performed by the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra penned by four under-30 composers and conducted by emerging conductors. FREE! This year in residence are four early-career composers, Oswald Huỳnh, Kai Kubota-Enright, Paul Novak, and Zoe Verduin, participating in the Festival’s prestigious Conductors/Composers Workshop. Composers are mentored by artists in residence and will have their pieces performed by the Festival…

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Sun, Aug. 2

2026 Cabrillo Festival

Led by Conductor-in-Residence Octavio Más-Arocas, the beloved free Family Concert features Paul Dooley‘s The Conductor’s Spellbook, an interactive musical adventure introducing audiences of all ages to the orchestra through playful storytelling, alongside Gala Flagello‘s vibrant fanfare Bravado. A “Tour of the Orchestra” invites curious minds of all ages to explore the instruments that bring the music to life. In a…

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Sat, Aug. 8

Youth Festival Performance

Hear the future of new music in this free chamber concert of original works programmed, produced, performed and presented by our adventurous 16–24-year-old Youth Ensemble. FREE!

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Sun, Aug. 9

Music Festival Grand Finale

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music season concludes with a luminous program looking toward collective possibility, resilience, and belonging. Ascending Creatures (West Coast premiere) by Festival newcomer, Eunike Tanzil, draws inspiration from the coordinated flight of birds, exploring the interplay between individuality and unity through motion and sound. Through interlocking musical lines and evolving textures, Tanzil emphasizes the power of…

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Mon, Aug. 10

Hosted Board Game Night

The Cruz Room, Santa Cruz

Tue, Aug. 11

Board Game Playtesting

Come to Peoples Coffee, the official Santa Cruz location for the Southmost events for the Golden Gate Gamemakers! Come join us as a branch under GGG known as Game Designers of Santa Cruz! It's a relaxed chance to try new board games and card games, get feedback on your own prototypes if you are a game designer, and get advice…

Peoples Coffee, Santa Cruz, CA

Gateway School’s July Jamboree

Santa Cruz Shakespeare Family Days

Jurrasic Jungle Book – A Three Hour Tour

Hosted Board Game Night

Hosted Board Game Night

History of Suits

Cabrillo Festival Performance

2026 Cabrillo Festival

Youth Festival Performance

Music Festival Grand Finale

Hosted Board Game Night

Board Game Playtesting