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China Cats Grateful Dead Equinox Dance Party
Saturday, September 26, 2026 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA.
Santa Cruz area premier Grateful Dead tribute the China Cats enjoy a monthly residency at the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building. The entire Santa Cruz Grateful Dead community comes out in force! ☮️✌️
🎻 Oktoberfest at Aroma Restaurant Ben Lomond
Saturday & Sunday, September 26 & 27, 2026 12:30 – 8:30 PM. Aroma Restaurant 831, 9600 Highway 9, Ben Lomond, CA.
🍂 🪗💃 Festivities begin at noon both days with live music from these awesome local bands:
Saturday, September 26
🎶 Highwire | 1:00 – 4:00
🎶 Brand & Brudnick | 5:00 – 8:00
Sunday, September 27
🎶 Freedom Rock | 1:00 – 4:00
🎶 Jefferson’s Revival | 5:00 – 8:00
🎶 Ryan Price | 5:30 – 8:30 Patio
No cover! Wear your lederhosen and dirndls and let’s dance! 🎻🍺
🎻 Ireland’s Téada
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | 7:30 PM. Kuumbwa Jazz, 320 Cedar St., Santa Cruz, CA.
Come help us celebrate Teada’s 25th Anniversary of touring as one of Ireland’s leading traditional bands! Featuring Oisín Mac Diarmada – fiddle; Paul Finn – accordion; Caitríona Sherlock – vocals; Samantha Harvey – piano / dance; Patrick Doocey – guitar. 🪕🎻🍺
China Cats Grateful Dead Halloween Ball
Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA.
Slip into the China Cats Halloween Spooktacular at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall on Saturday, October 31, All-Hallows Eve! Dance to the music of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, and more performed by the Bay Area’s premier Grateful Dead tribute band, the China Cats. 🍄💃💀🌻
ALL AGES SHOW!! 🎃🕸️🕷️
Costume contest!
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Santa Cruz County Live Music & Entertainment! Print and social media concert promotion, daily roundups of cool stuff to do in the Cruz and nearby. Sharing good vibes. Join the Santa Cruz Mountains Entertainment News group to post your show! 🎸💃
Coming up at Henflings Tavern 🌙 🎸 🎶 🍺 🍔 No cover! Kitchen open late!
Ring in the new year 2027 with the China Cats at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall on Thursday, December 31 from 9:00 to Midnight! Dance to the music of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, and more performed by the Bay Area's premier Grateful Dead tribute band. 🍄💃💀🌻Thursday, December 31, 2026Doors 8:00 | Show 9:00
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Grateful Friday with Matt Hartle Gold Band, The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA, November 6, 2026Matt Hartle (guitar/vocals) is joined by Patti Maxine (steel guitar), Jett Gallagher from Dead on Deck (guitar/vocals), Bret Bailey from Slingshot (drums), and Skippy Sherrod from Aadvark (bass).
Grateful Friday with Matt Hartle Gold Band, The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA, November 6, 2026Matt Hartle (guitar/vocals) is joined by Patti Maxine (steel guitar), Jett Gallagher from Dead on Deck (guitar/vocals), Bret Bailey from Slingshot (drums), and Skippy Sherrod from Aadvark (bass).
New Music Spotlight: Wolf Jett
Wolf Jett released their 3rd album “Letting Go” on April 2, 2026. Front man Chris Jones said the album is the culmination of the band’s four year collaboration with producer Jonathan Kirchner and features all-original songs that infuse folk, soul, and Americana into what the band calls ‘Cosmic Mountain Music.’
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