El Brick is a Santa Cruz-based band known for their high-energy shows and infectious dance music, rendered with rockabilly flair. Delivering a distinctive spin on classics from a diverse array of eras and genres, El Brick appeals to all ages and keeps the floor perpetually packed, no matter the venue or occasion.

Enjoy live music from Big Bad Wolf out in Abbott Square.

Grab a tasty meal or delicious beverage in Abbott Square Market. Explore the interactive art and history exhibitions just a few steps away inside the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. Run into old friends and make new ones in the plaza.

Free and all ages.

Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ’s.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

Spice up your Tuesdays! Join us every Tuesday night from 7–10pm at Abbott Square Market for a sizzling social dance party! Move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, merengue, and bachata in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect midweek vibe. All levels welcome—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!

Come test your knowledge, win some prizes and have some hand crafted cocktails!

Sam Nicely

Sweet VooDoo is a solid band of seasoned players bringing super danceable rock-n-funk-n-jams to the party. The voodoo that WE do will get you moving, grooving and singing along to a mix of epic hits and rare gems from the deep vault of all-time greats like Aretha, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Santana, Joplin, and many more. We’ll rock the house and tickle your funky bone with a tight rhythm section, a shredding guitarist, and a dynamic leading lady… come check out the show!

Another epic Halloween is going down at Abbott Square.

Dog costume contest at 5 pm, sign ups start at 4pm.

Music Afrobeats Nite DJ Monk Earl Selecta 7 and The Rudians.

Adult costume contest 8pm

The Trolley Drops play hokum blues and novelty tunes from the 20s and 30s. Vocally rich, carefree, and infectiously fun, this good time dance music, often known as Jug Band Music, blends the call and response of gospel with the drive of the delta blues and the ruckus sounds of New Orleans Jazz. The line up currently includes bass, banjo, guitar, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone with kazoo, washboard and jug players occasionally sitting in...our motto is: The more the merrier… Jug till you Drop…..

Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ’s.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

Spice up your Tuesdays! Join us every Tuesday night from 7–10pm at Abbott Square Market for a sizzling social dance party! Move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, merengue, and bachata in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect midweek vibe. All levels welcome—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!

Made possible by Abbott Square Market and these amazing musicians.

Free and all ages

Stax Johnson & Company are a high-energy rock ’n’ roll and blues-rock band hailing from California’s Central Coast, delivering swaggering guitar anthems, soulful grooves, and catchy, sing-along choruses with a modern twist on the timeless sounds of 50's -00's classic rock. Led by Stax Johnson (vocals, keys, guitar), with Robbie Bohn (vocals, guitar), Brad Burchell (vocals, drums), and Chris Lopez (bass), this tight-knit group brings an explosive live show built to get audiences moving, singing, and feeling good.

Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ’s.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

Spice up your Tuesdays! Join us every Tuesday night from 7–10pm at Abbott Square Market for a sizzling social dance party! Move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, merengue, and bachata in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect midweek vibe. All levels welcome—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!

If your mojo doctor prescribes driving rhythmic jams with funky horns that make you shake your booty, funkyyard has the cure. With a mix of jazz-inspired funk, tight fusion, and R&B, funkyard is a band designed to get jazz audiences out of their seats and out on the dance floor with a good measure of eclectic jams.

Milkfrog is a collection of local Santa Cruz musicians (Mike Cross, Randy Darr, Paul Garcia, Mike Sparber) who bring Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band inspired songs to life on acoustic and electric instruments. Come join the dance floor as Milkfrog goes deep into the catalogue of the greatest of American songbooks.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

Spice up your Tuesdays! Join us every Tuesday night from 7–10pm at Abbott Square Market for a sizzling social dance party! Move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, merengue, and bachata in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect midweek vibe. All levels welcome—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!

The Mondays is a latin funk band, that is known for electrifying arrangements, extended jam sessions, and infectious grooves. Fresh off of their debut album, “Los Lunes,” they have a unique and genre-blending sound, that is sure to get you on your feet and moving.

Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ’s.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.

Spice up your Tuesdays! Join us every Tuesday night from 7–10pm at Abbott Square Market for a sizzling social dance party! Move to the rhythms of salsa, cumbia, merengue, and bachata in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. It’s free, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect midweek vibe. All levels welcome—just bring your energy and your dancing shoes!

Every Sunday evening join us for the Salsa by The Sea Afterparty. Featuring various local DJ’s.

Come hang out in the garden and have some laughs, EVERY MONDAY NIGHT.

Featuring comedians from all over the Bay Area and beyond.