Civic Box Office - Santa Cruz Tickets

Ticket price <$10 ($0-$9.99) = $1.50/ ticket
Ticket price <$20 ($10-$19.99) = $2.50/ ticket
Ticket price <$50 ($20-$49.99) = $3.50/ ticket
Ticket price <$100 ($50-$99.00) = $4.50/ ticket
Ticket price <$200 ($100.00-$199.00) = $5.50/ ticket*
*Service charge increases by $2.00/$100 increment thereafter.

Ticket prices often increase day of show, so please purchase your tickets early for best availability and price. Please let us know of any accommodations you may need.

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Civic Auditorium Seating Map

Click here to see the auditorium standard seating map.

Parking

Click here to see a downtown parking map.

Upcoming Special Events

Ticket prices include 5% City Admission tax when applicable, service charges are extra.

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Attention Artists & Craftspeople!
CABRILLO MUSIC, ART & WINE FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 8 - Sunday, August 9
Application/ BOE form for booth space
Join one of Santa Cruz's largest outdoor festivals rated 8.3 overall on a scale of 10 in a nationally published craft fair guide. Artists throughout the state participate. Last year's estimated attendance was over 14,000. Take advantage of the festival's reputation for excellence to showcase and sell your art. For more information, or to have an application mailed to you, call the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium at (831) 420-5262.

Wednesday, June 24 – Friday, June 26, 2009: Fred Jones “Tools for Teaching.” Tools for Teaching is a three-day workshop for teachers, mentors and educational administrators. Visit www.fredjones.com for more information and to register.

Saturday, June 27, 2009, 6:30 pm: Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Bout 4, Season 2. Santa Cruz Santa Cruz. Rollergirls was established in 2007 by women who had a dream to bring the sport and art of roller derby back to Santa Cruz. Now established as a non-profit, they are known as the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Come cheer them on - get your tickets early as bouts are bound to sell out! Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $17 for adults in advance (buy early as day of show prices are $20), $10 for students under 18, and $5 for children under 13. Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, www.SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit www.SantaCruzDerbyGirls.org.

Saturday, July 11, 2009, 6:30 pm: Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Bout 5, Season 2. Santa Cruz Rollergirls was established in 2007 by women who had a dream to bring the sport and art of roller derby back to Santa Cruz. Now established as a non-profit, they are known as the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Come cheer them on - get your tickets early as bouts are bound to sell out! Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $17 for adults in advance (buy early as day of show prices are $20), $10 for students under 18, and $5 for children under 13. Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, www.SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit www.SantaCruzDerbyGirls.org.

Saturday, July 25, 2009, 6:00 pm – 1:00 am: UTOPIA, A Teen Center Benefit. Just for µ Productions invites you to our perfect µtopia. Save the Santa Cruz Teen Center with a night of House, Fidget, Dubstep, Trance, Garage, Minimal and Live PA Performances, Just for µ. Intended for those 16 years and over, there will be multiple dance floors and video gaming room as well as art to explore. Buy your tickets now, before prices go up. Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $25 for the first 200 tickets, $30 for the next 400 tickets, and $35 for remaining tickets and all Door tickets. Tickets for this general admission, event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, www.SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260.

Wednesday, August 5 - Sunday, August 16: The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music.

Single tickets are available at all Santa Cruz Ticket outlets and SantaCruzTickets.com.

More new orchestral music in one place, at one time, than anywhere else in the world. The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, led by Maestra Marin Alsop, is one of the most critically acclaimed presenters of contemporary music in the nation. Cabrillo Festival presents orchestral programs with deep intelligence, an informal flair, and musical excellence. It’s summer camp for the whole town! This year Alsop has assembled guest artists and composers including cellist Alisa Weilerstein, and composers Brett Dean, Osvaldo Golijov, and Magnus Lindberg, to name a few. Most rehearsals are free and open to the public and are opportunities for you and your family to see, meet, and hear these artists perform. Below is a list of this year’s highlights:

Friday, August 7, 8:00 pm: Azul Orchestra Concert – Opening night with Pre-Concert Dinner (separate ticket required) at 6:30 pm and pre-concert talk by Marin Alsop at 7:00 pm.

Saturday & Sunday, August 8 & 9, 11:00 am – 8:00 pm: Cabrillo Music Art & Wine Festival – Free event with craftspeople, street vendors, the outdoor Church Street Stage and a Creativity Tent for Kids. More information below.

Saturday, August 8, 1:30 pm: Meet the Composers

Saturday, August 8, 8:00 pm: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! – Featuring a Post-Concert Talkback Session.

Sunday, August 9, 1:00 pm: Free Family Concert – Free tickets are available at the Box Office.

Sunday, August 9, 8:00 pm: Sugar Magnolia: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead – Featuring Lee Johnson's Dead Symphony, and a Post-Concert Q&A with Dennis McNally and David Gans.

Saturday, August 15, 8:00 pm: Behold the Sun Orchestra Concert.

Sunday, August 16, 4:30 pm & 8 pm: Music at the Mission: Kingdom Come – at Mission San Juan Bautista.

For complete information about all events go to: www.cabrillomusic.org.

Saturday-Sunday, August 8-9, 11 am - 8 pm: The Cabrillo Music, Art & Wine Festival. Celebrate the arts at this annual FREE outdoor festival in downtown Santa Cruz which features fine arts and crafts, non-stop live world music and dance on the outdoor stage, delicious food and premiere Santa Cruz wines. Kids will enjoy the Creativity Tent with with free hands-on music and art workshops by professional artists, plus a Free Family Concert featuring a “petting zoo” style Tour of the Orchestra Sunday at 1:00 pm. It all takes place on Church Street in front of the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the SC Civic Auditorium. For more information call (831) 420-5262.

Saturday, August 22, 2009, 6:30 pm: Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Bout 6, Season 2. Santa Cruz Rollergirls was established in 2007 by women who had a dream to bring the sport and art of roller derby back to Santa Cruz. Now established as a non-profit, they are known as the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Come cheer them on - get your tickets early as bouts are bound to sell out! Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $17 for adults in advance (buy early as day of show prices are $20), $10 for students under 18, and $5 for children under 13. Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, www.SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit www.SantaCruzDerbyGirls.com.

Friday, September 4, 2009, 8:00 pm: Scottish Fiddlers Concert.  Alasdair Fraser and the Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School presents its 26th annual concert at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.  Special guest artists include Liz Carroll and Darol Anger on fiddle, John Doyle on guitar, and Natalie Haas on cello. Ticket prices, not including service charges, are (day of show )$20 for adults and $17 for students, children and seniors 65+; buy early and save $2—group discounts available in advance too! Tickets for this general admission event can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit ValleyOfTheMoon.org.

Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:30 pm: Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Bout 7, Season 2. Santa Cruz Rollergirls was established in 2007 by women who had a dream to bring the sport and art of roller derby back to Santa Cruz. Now established as a non-profit, they are known as the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Come cheer them on - get your tickets early as bouts are bound to sell out! Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $17 for adults in advance (buy early as day of show prices are $20), $10 for students under 18, and $5 for children under 13. Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, www.SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit www.SantaCruzDerbyGirls.org.

Wednesday, September 16 - Saturday, September 19, 2009, 1:00 pm (with additional 7:30 pm show on Friday): Santa Cruz Follies. “That’s Entertainment” is the theme for the always popular Santa Cruz Follies. There is something for everyone and this year is no different. “From the Circus to a Caberet – All the Way to the Broadway Stage! Let us entertain you!” Tickets at the door are $18 adults, kids under 12 are free. For more information, visit www.santacruzfollies.net.

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 7:30 pm: fashionART Runway Show. The 4th annual runway show will feature emerging designers from Santa Cruz and surrounding areas and feature a trunk show from 11am - 7pm. Produced by Michael Angelo Gallery Art Studios. Details to be announced. Visit www.michaelangelogallery.net for updated information.

Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8 pm: Santa Cruz County Symphony Concert I. This first concert of the season is "Old World - New World". The Symphony will perform Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Sibelius’ Finlandia, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto featuring pianist, Anton Nel. Visit www.santacruzsymphony.com for more information on the ’09 -‘10 season.

Monday - Tuesday, October 12 - 13, 2009: Omega Nu Rummage Sale. This popular rummage sale is back. Call (831) 479-4070 for more details.

Saturday - Sunday, October 17 - 18, 2009, 9 am - 6 pm: U.S. Open XIV Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament. Call (831) 476-7650 or visit www.claudiofrancabjj.com for full details.

Sunday, December 6, 2009: Grey Bears’ Holiday Dinner for Seniors. Call (831) 479-1055 for more information.

Thursday - Saturday, December 10 - 12, 2009: Dad’s Club Basketball Tournament. Details to be announced.

Friday - Sunday, December 18 - 20, 2009: Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker. Join us for this exciting, timeless ballet production featuring full orchestra. Details to be announced. Visit Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre at www.scbt.org.

Coming back in 2010 - DAVID SEDARIS!

All Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Lick Observatory, UCSC Special Events, Theatre Arts & Music events and more!

Midsummer Nights Dream, July 22 - August 30, 2009

Julius Caesar, August 1 - August 30, 2009

Shipwrecked!, July 21 - August 30, 2009

Visit the Civic Box Office, call (831)420-5260, or buy online at santacruztickets.com.

Share Your Memories of the Civic

The Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium is celebrating 60 years of outstanding contribution to cultural and civic life in Santa Cruz. Since March 28, 1940 the Civic Auditorium has hosted an extraordinary array of events which chronicle social and community life here for over half a century. Now a permanent Auditorium lobby exhibit is planned to document this remarkable history.

The City of Santa Cruz invites the public to commemorate the Civic's contributions by loaning archival material for the exhibit. Civic staff seeks memorabilia: photographs, posters, programs, tickets, autographs, video clips, and other artifacts to record the Auditorium's expansive 60 year history. Original artifacts can be loaned for duplication purposes, and then returned to the owner.

If the Civic's walls could talk, the stories they could tell:

• From Howdy Doody to Megadeth numerous concerts including: Laurie Anderson, Tony Bennett, the Buena Vista Social Club, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Ani DiFranco, Jerry Garcia Band, Nanci Griffith, Ben Harper, B.B. King, the Pat Metheny Group, The Ramones, Carlos Santana, The String Cheese Incident, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan and more.

• Eleanor Roosevelt to Jesse Jackson to the H.H. Dalai Lama

• The Miss Cal Pageant to Gloria Steinem

• The Civic's 1939 dedication ceremony to First Night Santa Cruz 2000

• Santa Cruz Follies to the Santa Cruz County Symphony to Omega Nu to the Cabrillo Music Festival to A Gay Evening in May

• Basketball to boxing to roller derby to ice skating to the World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions
  

• Wedding receptions to graduations to high school dances and Sweet 16 parties.

Memorabilia holders are asked to call the Civic Auditorium at 420-5243.
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Directions to the Civic Auditorium

From the south: Highway 1, exit at Ocean Street/Beaches, right on Water Street, left on Center Street to the Auditorium. From the north (Highway 17): Highway 17 to Ocean Street/Beaches (where Hwy 17 ends), right on Water Street, left on Center Street to the Auditorium. From the north (Highway 1): Highway 1 to Mission Street, right on Walnut Street, left on Chestnut Street, right on Church Street to the Auditorium. For further directions, call (831) 420-5240. For Parking information please click on this link, http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/trafeng/parking/parking.html

Civic Events

Call (831) 420-5260 for information and to purchase tickets for Civic Auditorium events. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard accepted. Please let us know of any accommodations you may need.
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Ticketmaster Events

As of February 20th, 2007, the Civic Box Office will be hosting it’s own ticketing software with new exciting features and reduced service charges. We will no longer be affiliated with Ticketmaster (with the exception of sales for the Santa Cruz Dayz events scheduled for February 22nd and 23rd). We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause—please visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (408)998-TIXS to purchase tickets to events at other venues. Tickets to Civic events can be purchased by calling the Civic Box Office at (831) 420-5260 and through the links provided in the event listing above.

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Civic Auditorium Panoramas:

Ticket and Show Related Policies:

Click here for information on ticket policies for UCSC events.

We look forward to seeing you at the Civic—please note the following general policies:

• There are no refunds or exchanges on tickets – please check your tickets carefully at time of purchase to insure they are for the correct performance date and time.
  
  
• Event date and time, and occasionally line-up are subject to change – refunds related to re-scheduled events will be announced for postponed or cancelled events. Please provide a contact number or email at time of purchase so we may contact you in the event of such changes.
  
  
• Unfortunately, tickets cannot be replaced in most instances if lost, stolen, or destroyed—please keep tickets away from high heat.
  
  
• Tickets are valid only for the event and seat for which it is issued; and are not transferable or redeemable for cash.
  
  
• Many events may not be suitable for small children. In most cases children (regardless of age) must have a ticket and sit in a seat—please call (831) 420-5260 for specific event limitations.
  
  
• There are no in-and-out privileges for most events—once you exit the building there is no re-entry -- please plan accordingly.
  
  
• For the safety and enjoyment of all patrons, cans, bottles, and food from outside vendors are generally not allowed into the events. This includes water bottles at the Civic as we cannot examine water from every bottle and the risk of illegal substances entering the facility is too great to allow. There are water fountains in the lobby—we will gladly supply a cup if you request one from the concession stand.
  
  
• Cameras and recorders are restricted for most events -- please call for information on a specific event. Use of cell phones to record images is also prohibited and is grounds for eviction from the facility. In all instances, patron shall not re-broadcast without permission.
  
  
• Smoking is not allowed indoors or within 20’ of any door or window or publicly accessible area, therefore there are no ‘smoking areas’ around the facility. In tandem with the no ‘in-and-out’ privileges, those wishing to smoke may have to wait until they are willing to leave the event.
  
  
• Please arrive early for performances as late seating may be restricted.
  
  
• Please turn off all cell phones and pagers. We do have a payphone in the lobby should you need to make an emergency call.
  
  
• Your ticket is a revocable license-- management reserves right to eject disorderly patrons without refund.
  
  
• Tickets purchased from unauthorized sources may be lost or stolen and are void.
  
  
• Use of your ticket assumes all risk and danger in participating in event and authorizes permission for use of your image or likeness in rebroadcast.
  
  
• SantaCruzTickets will not sell your information to third parties. Basic contact information and information about your order is shared with producers of the events you purchase. Producers may share contact information – please check with individual producers for regarding their policy. You may opt out at anytime by updating your preferences in My Account, or by calling Santa Cruz Tickets
  

Should you have any concerns, please bring them to the attention of staff as our goal is to make your experience an enjoyable one!

Civic Specifications:

Visit www.iatse611.org for sound and lighting specifics; and stagehand contacts.

Lighting Rep plot

• Hardwood floor (63' x 90') and stage (37' x 51')

• 8600 square feet of display space for trade shows

• Fixed and moveable seating for up to 2000

• Complete box office services

• Dressing rooms

• Four conference rooms for groups of 10 to 75

• State of the art lighting and sound systems

• Indoor basketball and volleyball

• Industrial kitchen

• Accessible parking
  

• Excellent local transportation

• Located in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz

• Nearby cafés, restaurants, boutiques, entertainment, etc.