• Creative Interventions: “Asymptote” with Nora Khan

    Nora Khan explores our personal relationships with computational systems through moments spanning from childhood gaming experiences to contemporary AI. The central metaphor of the “asymptote”—a curve endlessly approaching but never reaching a line—describes both humanity’s pursuit of technological mastery, and the incomputable aspects of experience that resist capture by algorithms and surveillance. Through encounters with […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • A Joyful Noise—video, music, panel discussion, and fellowship

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Audiences are invited to listen, share, and express ideas and feelings about individual and collective struggles in this interdisciplinary event featuring music, arts, science, and creative videography.

    FREE and open to the public
  • Visual & Media Cultures Colloquium (VMCC) Series

    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    The Visual & Media Cultures Colloquium (VMCC) is an annual lecture series that brings cutting-edge scholars to speak on a broad range of subjects related to visual and media culture. The series is co-sponsored with the graduate programs in the History of Art & Visual Culture (HAVC) and the Film & Digital Media departments. Each […]

    FREE and open to the public
  • Book Talk with Winnie Wong—VMCC Series

    Porter College D-Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    In this public talk, Winnie Wong presents her latest book, The Many Names of Anonymity: Portraitists of the Canton Trade, which examines the tension between recognizing individuals as artists with rights of authorship and the limitations of the modern “artist” concept.

    FREE and open to the public.
  • Korean Experimental Music Festival—Featuring the National Gugak Center and Del Sol Quartet

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The National Gugak Center, Korea’s premier institution for traditional music, collaborates with the Bay Area’s acclaimed Del Sol String Quartet to present a rare and resonant festival blending Korean musical traditions, Western classical instrumentation, and cutting-edge technology.

    FREE and open to the public
  • The SpongeBob Musical

    The SpongeBob Musical

    Theater Arts Mainstage 411 Kerr Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    The SpongeBob Musical follows SpongeBob and his friends as they race to save Bikini Bottom from an erupting volcano.

    $5 – $25
  • UCSC Wind Ensemble

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Wind Ensemble concert

    General Admission
  • UCSC Chamber Singers

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Chamber Singers

    General Admission
  • Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    The UCSC Celtic Music Ensemble performs live during a beginner-friendly, gender-neutral, darn good barn dance. Attendees are invited to dance, and partners are not needed. — ADMISSION – Open admission; tickets/registration not required. – FREE and open to UCSC affiliates. — PARKING – Parking by permit or ParkMobile. – Lot #170 is the closest parking […]

    FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
  • Barnstorm Presents: Musical Theater Showcase

    Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater 453 Kerr Rd, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Step into the spotlight with Barnstorm’s musical theater showcase—an intimate, cabaret-style evening featuring standout performances by our talented students. From beloved Broadway tunes to hidden gems, this lively celebration of song and story is not to be missed. — ADMISSION – General admission $5–$20 “Pay What You Like” – Free for UCSC undergrads (ticket required). […]

    Free – $20
  • Fall 2025 Open Studios

    Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    Art Department students exhibit their art work throughout studios and classrooms at the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center at UC Santa Cruz. The Open Studios event features student art work […]

    FREE and open to the public.
  • UCSC Concert Choir

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Choir

    General Admission
  • UCSC Jazz Combos

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    UCSC Jazz Combos present a fall quarter concert

  • A Celtic Christmas

    Music Center Recital Hall 400 McHenry Road, Santa Cruz, CA

    A winter holiday celebration of Irish Music, Dance, Song, and Storytelling. A Celtic Christmas is now in it’s 30th year touring nationally!

    $49.87 – $55.20
Last modified: Nov 07, 2025