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UC Santa Cruz Arts Events

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WhatUniversity arts calendar

Public arts events across the UC Santa Cruz campus: student and faculty concerts at the Music Center, theater and dance productions, the New Play Festival, gallery exhibitions at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences and film screenings. Most are open to the public and many are free.

Where1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 Directions

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Music

International Karaoke Night

Colleges Nine and John R. Lewis College Multi-purpose Room · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Barnstorm Presents: meet me in the belly of the whale, by playwright Gillian O’Leary

Theater Arts B100 Studio Theater · 7:30 PM

Free5 more dates through Nov 22
Theater & dance

New Play Festival

Second Stage · 7:30 PM

Free5 more dates through Nov 22
Art & museums

Victor ‘Marka27’ Quiñonez: Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá

Institute of the Arts and Sciences · 12:00 PM

11 more dates through Dec 3
Art & museums

Carlos Motta: When Time Stands Still

Institute of the Arts and Sciences · 12:00 PM

11 more dates through Dec 3
Festivals & markets

International Education Week Kickoff Fair

Namaste Lounge · 7:00 PM

Music

Music Ensemble Showcase Concert—Percussion, Flute, Classical Guitar, Horn Quartet, and Celtic ensembles

Music Center Recital Hall · 7:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Drop-in Figure Drawing

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center · 7:00 PM

Free1 more date through Nov 25
Event

Slug Night Live: Student Org Edition

UC Santa Cruz Arts Events · 5:00 PM

Music

UCSC Wind Ensemble

Music Center Recital Hall · 7:30 PM

From $5
Music

UCSC Orchestra—Copland's Billy the Kid and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Music Center Recital Hall · 7:30 PM

Free
Music

Barn Dance at the Hay Barn

Hay Barn · 3:00 PM

Free
Art & museums

Community Tuesday at the UCSC Arboretum

Arboretum · 9:00 AM

Music

UCSC Jazz Combos

Music Center Recital Hall · 7:30 PM

Free
Art & museums

Fall 2026 Open Studios

Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center · 12:00 PM

Free

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