# Contest Events | List Of All Upcoming Contest Events In Santa Cruz

- **Subtitle**: Explore all upcoming contest events in Santa Cruz, find information & tickets for upcoming contest events happening in Santa Cruz.
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Explore all upcoming contest events in Santa Cruz, find information & tickets for upcoming contest events happening in Santa Cruz.

## Events in Santa Cruz

- **Event Name**: Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl
  - **Description**: The Official Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl is here! Grab all your friends and explore the best bars in Santa Cruz for this pub crawl!About this Eventhttps://youtu.be/Q2fNjUEMSF4Santa Cruz Hall
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 24 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Oct 24 2026 at 11:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-halloween-bar-crawl/100001987743305736
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz
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  - **Price**: USD 11 to 31
  - **Categories**: fitness, Parties, Contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: 💀 China Cats Halloween Night at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall 🌻
  - **Description**: 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
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 31 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat Oct 31 2026 at 11:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/china-cats-halloween-night-at-the-santa-cruz-vets-hall/200030322400017
  - **Venue**: The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy9kZGNmYzE4YTM2MjU0ZjBlNGY5MjQ4YTA5MjI1MGE0MGE2MzBjYjRmM2RlMTM5ODYyMmU0NzIyNzY1ZmJlNmI4LXJpbWctdzcyMC1oMzc4LWRjMzgzODU4LWdtaXI_dj0xNzg2NjQ0NzE5.avif
  - **Categories**: music, halloween, entertainment, art, contests
- **Event Name**: AGATG Halloween Show @ The Vets Hall in Santa Cruz
  - **Description**: 10/30 Arsonists Get All The Girls, The Millionarie$, Hiroshima, Shortiez & Weight of Light @ The SC Vets HallAbout this EventCelebrating 19 Year of AGATG & 22 Years of PinUp Productions Arsonists Get A
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 30 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri Oct 30 2026 at 11:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/agatg-halloween-show-the-vets-hall-in-santa-cruz/100001995107709867
  - **Venue**: Veterans Memorial Building
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy85YjNhYTUwZGE5NDgwNTI1MjVmM2IyYzdiOTg4ZTVhMjk2YmJkM2NkYzgwZGJkMmJjM2RiY2U3MGJhYTc0YjYzLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzJkMmMyYi1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODUwMDMxMjM.avif
  - **Price**: USD 19 to 25
  - **Categories**: fitness, Contests
- **Event Name**: Santa Cruz Toy-Anime-Comic Con
  - **Description**: 🎉💥Santa Cruz Toy-Anime-Comic Con💥🎉
Saturday, October 3, 2026
11am-4pm

Kiddos 10 and under are FREE!!! 👶👦🏿👧🏽
Parking is FREE!!! 🚗🚐🛵🏍🚖
Cameras are ok! 🎥 📸 

DRESS TO IMPRESS! The Cosplay (Costume) Contest is promptly at 2:30pm! Please sign up in advance th
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 29
  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat Oct 03 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-toy-anime-comic-con/200030303976145
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz Elks - Lodge 824
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9jN2VlYjEyMjIxMDY3ODBiOGU3YWZjOTk5ZTgyZGY1ZDA5MzUzZWRhMDg5OTA1NTVhYjJhZjY0NDYyYjVmOTBjLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDgxNi1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NjYyNzk4OA.avif
  - **Categories**: anime, contests
- **Event Name**: Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival
  - **Description**: Join us for food, games, facepainting, artisan craft fair, biergarten and pie contest!About this Event🍂 The Santa Cruz Elks Lodge is bringing back the fun for our second annual Fall Festival!
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 26 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat Sep 26 2026 at 05:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-cruz/santa-cruz-elks-lodge-fall-festival/100001997154113716
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy9iMThhODBlYWZiY2M2MzlhOTIyOTU4Zjc3MmM0NzE4NzM2ODI2NTc4MzgzN2VjNTk3NDY3MTUwNjk4ZGFiOWU2LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kY2Y4ZjhlOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODYzMzUzNjc.avif
  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: festivals, fall-festivals, contests, art, fine-arts, drawing-painting

## Trending Events in Santa Cruz

- **Event Name**: Oliver Tree at Quarry Amphitheater
  - **Venue**: Quarry Amphitheater
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/a027e120-6452-11f1-9eab-b935473042ba-rimg-w1023-h1023-dc101017-gmir.jpg?v=1781044146
- **Event Name**: Ani DiFranco
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
- **Event Name**: Event Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays Summer Block Party
  - **Description**: Get ready, Santa Cruz — Event Santa Cruz Midtown Fridays Summer Block Party is back for its 6th year, and it’s bigger and better than ever!

Every Friday night from May 29 through August 28, we’re throwing the ultimate summer block party right in the hear
  - **Venue**: 1111 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062-2105, United States
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- **Event Name**: BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON
  - **Description**: InformationBelew Vai Levin BozzioQuarry Ampitheater at UC Santa CruzCarved from a former limestone quarry in the 1960s, the historic Quarry Amphitheater located at the heart of the UC Santa Cruz campus reopened after a major renovation
  - **Venue**: Quarry Amphitheater
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- **Event Name**: Ani DiFranco at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
- **Event Name**: Steel Pulse in Santa Cruz
  - **Description**: 🎶 Get Ready for Steel Pulse Live at The Catalyst on Thursday, October 1, 2026! 🎶
This is not just a concert—it's a moment you'll talk about for years. Steel Pulse is set to light up The Catalyst with their unforgett
  - **Venue**: The Catalyst
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/01cc9cb0-8d9b-11f1-9760-d3acec93c3db-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.webp?v=1785583231
- **Event Name**: Built to Spill :: Rio Theatre :: Santa Cruz 8/26
  - **Description**: ((folkYEAH!))) presents

BUILT TO SPILL

plus:: PLAYDEAD

Rio Theatre

Santa Cruz, CA

August 26th, 2026

Doors at 7PM  / Show at 8PM

All Ages
  - **Venue**: Rio Theatre
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/0e0205c469f27740fccd496c6461a843074bb1ce9a12e60a2c772124c40caed5-rimg-w1200-h900-dc081808-gmir?v=1786629118
- **Event Name**: Oliver Tree Tickets
  - **Description**: Oliver Tree is an American singer, producer, and performer known for blending alternative rock, electronic, and pop music with eccentric visuals and dark humor. His unique style, viral videos, and emotionally charged songs have made him a standout figure
  - **Venue**: Santa Cruz, California
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0657a9b03309e1e44be8bc0d082dfe79467bca7e230323f2662b8fd796df9232-rimg-w1000-h562-dcf8f8f8-gmir?v=1786465289
- **Event Name**: The Growlers at The Catalyst Santa Cruz
  - **Venue**: The Catalyst Santa Cruz
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/126ab490-7b02-11f1-878a-71a1982e9830-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc162616-gmir.png?v=1783538425

## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Santa Cruz Halloween Bar Crawl (Sat Oct 24 2026 at 04:00 pm at Santa Cruz), 💀 China Cats Halloween Night at the Santa Cruz Vets Hall 🌻 (Sat Oct 31 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building), AGATG Halloween Show @ The Vets Hall in Santa Cruz (Fri Oct 30 2026 at 06:00 pm at Veterans Memorial Building), Santa Cruz Toy-Anime-Comic Con (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 11:00 am at Santa Cruz Elks - Lodge 824), Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 12:00 pm at Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Santa Cruz Elks Lodge Fall Festival (Sat Sep 26 2026 at 12:00 pm at Santa Cruz Elks Lodge #824).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Santa Cruz on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Santa Cruz include Santa Cruz, The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building, Veterans Memorial Building.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Santa Cruz range from USD 11 to USD 31. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Santa Cruz include PubCrawls.com, Mountain Music Productions, PinUp Productions.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Santa Cruz?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Santa Cruz.

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