Looking for live music in Santa Cruz County? Whether you’re into rock, jazz, folk or something in between, there’s no shortage of great shows happening this weekend and beyond. From intimate local venues to larger stages, here’s your guide to the best upcoming concerts in Santa Cruz County.
Read on for a list curated from Lookout’s free, searchable events calendar, BOLO.
Best of Santa Cruz County live music, June 5-11
Here are some live music you might be interested in soon:
Thursday, June 5
- yuko uno @ Chaminade | 5 p.m. @ Chaminade Resort and Spa
- Snazzy Productions presents ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN and GARRISON STARR | 7 p.m. @ Actors’ Theater
- Goldpine | 7 p.m. @ The Ugly Mug
- RINI live at The Catalyst | 7 p.m. @ The Catalyst
- Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) | 7 p.m. @ UCSC Recital Hall
- Pacific Roots | 8 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall
- Moe’s Alley Presents: Saritah (full band show) w/ Alwa Gordon + DJ Ay Que Linda | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
Friday, June 6
- First Friday at Tumbleweed Found: Art by Bridget Henry & Live Music By Paul & Emily | 5 p.m. @ Tumbleweed Found
- Offshore Sounds First Friday | 5 p.m. @ Offshore Sounds
- First Friday, June 6, 2025 | 5 p.m. @ Santa Cruz Art Expressions
- 1st Friday w/ Local Honey | 5 p.m. @ Discretion Brewing
- June First Friday – Asha Wells EP Release Party – Art By Dana Radar | 6 p.m. @ Redwood Records | Free
- Coffee Zombie Collective | 6 p.m. @ Shanty Shack Brewing
- The Victor Ohana Hawaiian Band | 6 p.m. @ Pono
- Simon Phillips Protocol V | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz
- Career Woman | 7 p.m. @ The Catalyst
- Rhythm & Mantra: An Evening of Kirtan and World Music | 7 p.m. @ Breath + Oneness
- FRIGHTWIG, QUAALUDES, SAPPHIC MUSK | 8 p.m. @ The Crepe Place
- The English Beat (21+) | 8 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall
- Santa Cruda x Hijinx w/ special guests Dub Souljah | 9 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- The Joint Chiefs | 9 p.m. @ Crow’s Nest
Saturday, June 7
- Concertino Strings June Concerts | 3 p.m. @ Boulder Creek United Methodist Church | Free
- Spring Pops Concert: John Williams Encore | 5 p.m. @ Civic Auditorium
- The Owls | 5 p.m. @ Discretion Brewing
- Bonny June & Bonfire | 7 p.m. @ Ugly Mug CoffeeHouse
- Edge of the West at Brookdale Lodge | 7 p.m. @ Brookdale Lodge
- Another Night in Zimbabwe with the John Mambira Band | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz
- UCSC Jazz Ensembles | 7 p.m. @ Music Center Recital Hall
- Live In The Atrium: Gimme Gimme Disco | 9 p.m. @ The Catalyst
- Moe’s Alley Presents: Orchestra Gold + Flat Sun Society | 9 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
Sunday, June 8
- Song Bath with Santa Cruz Threshold Singers | Noon @ St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
- 7th Wave | 3 p.m. @ Discretion Brewing
- Espressivo Orchestra Concert, “Romantique” – French Romantic Composers | 4 p.m. @ Peace United Church of Santa Cruz
- CHORAL EVENSONG FOR THE DAY OF PENTECOST | 4 p.m. @ Calvary Episcopal Church
- Spring Concert | 7 p.m. @ Peace United Church of Christ
- CSNY’S “Deja vu” and Neil Young’s “Harvest” live and complete | 7 p.m. @ Kuumbwa Jazz
Monday, June 9
- Open Mic | 5 p.m. @ The Ugly Mug
Tuesday, June 10
- Moe’s Alley Presents: Dumpstaphunk | 8 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- Del Mar Trio | 8 p.m. @ Callahan’s
- Fruition (21+) | 8 p.m. @ Felton Music Hall
Wednesday, June 11
- Twilight Concerts | 6 p.m. @ Capitola Esplanade
- Matt Masih | 7 p.m. @ Crow’s Nest
- Western Wednesday #79: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash + Lloyd Tripp Family Band | 7 p.m. @ Moe’s Alley
- REGINA FEGUSON, TRISTAN LAKE LEABU | 8 p.m. @ The Crepe Place