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  • October 2026

  • Fri 2
    Fire and Grace image with dancer

    Fire & Grace & Flamenco with special guests Fanny Ara and Ian Scarfe

    October 2 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Baroque meets folk music with flamenco dance at UCSC Music Center Recital Hall on 10/2/26.

  • Mon 5
    image of BlackBox Ensemble musicians performing on stage

    NYC’s BlackBox Ensemble—experimental music concert, featuring Morton Feldman

    October 5 @ 7:00 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    New York City’s BlackBox Ensemble begins its official residency with the UCSC Music Department with a kick-off concert featuring Morton Feldman and emerging composers in the legacies of experimentalism and minimalism.

    Free
  • Fri 9

    SPAM New Media Festival – Night Two: Jean Carla Rodea + Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos + EPOCH

    October 9 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival launches it’s California edition of their annual festival with performances by interdisciplinary artist Jean Carla Rodea, collaborative duo Abram Stern & Dorothy R. Santos, and new […]

    Free
  • Sat 10
    Tabla maestro Nishat Khan playing an instrument against a dark background

    Indian Classical Music—Nishat Khan, sitar, and Nitin Mitta, tabla

    October 10 @ 7:00 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Indian classical concert with Nishat Khan on sitar and Nitin Mitta on tabla at UCSC Music Recital Hall.

    Free – $29
  • Sat 10

    SPAM New Media Festival Night 2: Sunken Cages + Rohan Chander & Scott Li + Ava Koohbor

    October 10 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
    Indexical 1050 River St. #119, Santa Cruz, United States

    SPAM New Media Festival continues with performances by electronic percussionist Sunken Cages, collaborative duo Rohan Chander & Scott Li, and artist / instrument builder Ava Koohbor. About the Artists Sunken […]

    Free
  • Wed 14

    Black! Black! Black!—Hip Hop Lab celebration and live performance by Phreeborn

    October 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Hip Hop Lab welcomes lovers of Black music to a fall quarter celebration at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free
  • Sat 17
    tractor rides

    2026 Harvest Festival

    October 17 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
    UCSC Farm 152 Farm Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

    Connect with community on the campus farm at the annual Harvest Festival! Harvest Fest will have activities for all ages including face painting, flower pressing, pumpkin painting, cider pressing, live […]

    Free – $5
  • Sat 17
    Promotional graphic for the UCSC Spirit Squad Fall Clinic on Oct. 17 featuring instructors Caroleen Chang and EJ Aban, styled with film strip photo frames showing hip hop and contemporary dance portraits.

    Dance Masterclasses with NBA Dancers Caroleen Chang (Golden State Warriors) & EJ Aban (Sacramento Kings)

    October 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
    West Field House Rachel Carson College Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Come train with the UCSC Spirit Squad and our incredible masterclass teachers at our Fall Clinic on October 17th! We are hosting classes in contemporary with Caroleen Chang and hip […]

  • Sat 17

    Barnstorm Presents: 24-Hour Theater

    October 17 @ 7:30 pm
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Audiences are invited to attend the grand finale of a 24-Hour Theater process presented by Barnstorm at the Theater Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free – $20
  • Fri 23

    Performing Anarchive

    October 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
    Colligan Theater 1010 River St, Santa Cruz, United States

    Through motion capture, immersive sound, and real-time digital systems, CHARI performs alongside Harriet, a life-scale avatar carrying a living archive of Black cultural memory. Together, they move through fragments of […]

  • Sat 24
    singers standing on stage

    Let the Caged Bird Sing—an Afternoon of Neo-Soul, Presented by the UCSC Hip Hop Lab

    October 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    Music Center Meyer Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Hip Hop Lab presents Let the Caged Bird Sing, an afternoon of neo-soul

    Free
  • Sat 24

    One Night Only—A Faculty Recital

    October 24 @ 7:30 pm
    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UC Santa Cruz Music Dept. faculty Michael McGushin, Luke Shepherd, Emily Sinclair, and Sheila Willey perform art songs, arias, and selections from musical theater, with proceeds supporting the UCSC Opera program. 

    Free – $12
  • Thu 29

    Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker

    October 29 @ 7:30 pm Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Explore the daily struggles and heartbreaks of a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts in this production presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.

    Free – $20
  • Fri 30

    Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker

    October 30 @ 7:30 pm Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Explore the daily struggles and heartbreaks of a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts in this production presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.

    Free – $20
  • Sat 31

    Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker

    October 31 @ 2:00 pm Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Explore the daily struggles and heartbreaks of a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts in this production presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.

    Free – $20
  • November 2026

  • Sun 1

    Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker

    November 1 @ 7:30 pm Barnstorm Presents: The Flick, by playwright Annie Baker
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Explore the daily struggles and heartbreaks of a failing movie theater in central Massachusetts in this production presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.

    Free – $20
  • Sat 7
    A colorful Day of the Dead artwork featuring decorated skulls, hummingbirds, and marigolds with a pink banner in the center reading "Día de los Muertos Ceremonia."

    Dia de los Muertos Ceremonia 2026

    November 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
    Upper Quarry Amphitheater 15 McLaughlin Drive, Santa Cruz, CA

    A space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza, prayer, food, music, and community. This cultural and family event […]

    Free
  • Fri 13
    Spotlight on stage

    New Play Festival

    November 13 @ 7:30 pm New Play Festival
    Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA

    New Play Festival is an annual student-run showcase of experimental, short stage readings at Theater Arts Second Stage at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free – $20
  • Fri 13

    Barnstorm Presents: meet me in the belly of the whale, by playwright Gillian O’Leary

    November 13 @ 7:30 pm Barnstorm Presents—meet me in the belly of the whale, by playwright Gillian O’Leary
    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    An original play about the end of the world, getting swallowed by a whale, and girls who maybe shouldn’t be friends anymore. Presented by the UCSC student-led Barnstorm Theater Company at Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater.

    Free – $20
  • Sat 14
    Spotlight on stage

    New Play Festival

    November 14 @ 7:30 pm New Play Festival
    Second Stage Second Stage, Santa Cruz, CA

    New Play Festival is an annual student-run showcase of experimental, short stage readings at Theater Arts Second Stage at UC Santa Cruz.

    Free – $20
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