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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 Mountains Festivals and Concerts
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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! 🎸💃
The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay warms up the holidays with a festive show on Sunday, December 13 at 7:30 pm featuring beloved San Francisco Bay Area musicians Eamonn Flynn, Darcy Noonan, Félim Egan, Hector Bragado, and Irish step dancer Madeline Donnelly! Reserve your seat for “Home for the Holidays: An Irish Christmas” with Dublinesque live at Kuumbwa Jazz in downtown Santa Cruz! Tix: celticsociety.orgA heartwarming, festive celebration that brings the joyous spirit of a traditional Irish house party to life! Capturing the deep sense of community and tradition that defines an Irish Christmas, the production blends dazzling instrumental tunes—jigs, reels, and hornpipes—with moving, soulful renditions of traditional Irish Christmas carols and contemporary holiday favorites.Dublinesque, led by Dublin-born pianist and singer-songwriter Eamonn Flynn delivers a vibrant blend of fiery instrumental prowess, storytelling, and classic seasonal melodies. Flynn is joined by a group of top musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area: Félim Egan on accordion and bodhran, Darcy Noonan on fiddle and vocals and Hector Bragado on Irish banjo and guitar. Adding to the spectacle, dancer Madeline Donnelly from the Kennelly School of Irish Dance will bring the performance to life with thrilling, traditional footwork.Come get into the Christmas spirit with an unforgettable, high-energy experience that feels like being swept up in a cozy, music-filled Irish living room on Christmas Eve. Read the November 2026 newsletter here: mailchi.mp/celticsociety/celtic-society-november-2026-newsletter
@Mark Karan’s Trio, San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio, CA, November 1, 2026.Mark Karan on guitar/vocals with Paul Olguin on bass, and David Rokeach on drums.
Coming up at Henflings Tavern! 🎶 💃 🎸 The best in Santa Cruz Mountains nightlife! Kitchen open late 🍗 🍔
Mark Karan’s Trio, San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio, CA, November 1, 2026.Mark Karan on guitar/vocals with Paul Olguin on bass, and David Rokeach on drums.
Mark Karan’s Trio, San Gregorio General Store, San Gregorio, CA, November 1, 2026.Mark Karan on guitar/vocals with Paul Olguin on bass, and David Rokeach on drums.
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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