Civic Box Office - Santa Cruz Tickets

Ticket price <10 ($0-$9.99) = $1.50
Ticket price <$20 ($10-$19.99) = $2.50
Ticket price <$60 ($20-$59.99) = $3.50
Ticket price >$60 ($60.00+) = $4.50

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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Friday-Sunday, September 5 - 7: Northern California Council of Alcoholics Anonymous Fall Conference. Join us for the 61st Annual Fall Conference. Speakers for this conference include Anita L. T. of El Sobrante CA, Josh H., from Toronto Ontario, Ralph W., of Los Angeles and Vivian Q., all the way from Hilton Head SC. For more information please visit http://www.ncc-aa.org/.

Wednesday, September 10 - Saturday, September 13: Santa Cruz Follies. This September marks the 53rd Anniversary of the Santa Cruz Follies. The Follies, held every year at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium for five performances, entertains attendees from all over California and parts of Nevada. This year’s production, “Lullaby of Broadway”, runs Wednesday, September 10 through Saturday, September 13 at 1:00 pm and Friday night September 12 at 7:30 pm. Ticket prices for all performances (not including service charges) are $17.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12 and can be purchased in person at the Civic or by calling (831) 420-5260. This is a general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating). Visit the Follies’ website for more information or call (831) 423-6640.

Sunday, September 14, 7:30 pm: The Black Crowes. The Black Crowes once again descend on the Civic Auditorium. Tickets for this general admission event go on sale exclusively through Ticketmaster on June 21 at 10 am. No tickets will be sold through SantaCruzTickets. Ticket prices are $39.50 plus Ticketmaster service charges. For more information call Ticketmaster at (408) 998-8497 or visit Ticketmaster.com.

Friday, September 19, 2008, 7:30 pm: 3rd Annual Michaelangelo Gallery Fashion Show. Showcasing emerging designers from Santa Cruz and throughout the Bay Area, the fashion show features a runway show and trunk sale (doors open at 5:30pm).Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) are $12 in advance and $15 day of show plus service charges. Tickets can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. Reserved VIP tickets are available only through Michaelangelo Studios. For more information, visit www.santacruzhasfashion.com.

Saturday, September 20, 2008, 6:30 pm: Santa Cruz Rollergirls Bout #7. Don’t miss the SC Rollergirls roll into the Civic. Ticket prices, not including service charges, are $17 for adults and $5 for children under 13 in advance; $20 for adults and $5 for children under 13 the day of show plus service charges. Tickets for this general admission event (first-come, first-served for seating) can be purchased at the Civic Box Office, SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit www.SantaCruzRollerGirls.com.

Sunday, October 26, 7:30 pm: David Sedaris. Playwright, NPR Humorist and best-selling author, David Sedaris slices through cultural euphemisms proving that he is one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Ticket prices (not including service charges) are $36, $32 and $25 for this reserved seating show. Tickets are available at the Civic Box Office, SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit ArtsLectures.ucsc.edu.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:30 pm: Garrison Keillor. The charming, witty and always entertaining author and humorist comes to Santa Cruz in a one-man show to share his touching and often hilarious stories about growing up in the Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and “late-life fatherhood.” Ticket prices (not including service charges) are $40, $36 and $32 for this reserved seating show. Tickets are available at the Civic Box Office, SantaCruzTickets.com or by calling (831) 420-5260. For more information, visit ArtsLectures.ucsc.edu.

Other ticketed events available through the Civic Box Office:

All Shakespeare Santa Cruz, UCSC Arts & Lectures shows, and more!

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:

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 not allowed into the Auditorium. This includes water bottles as we cannot sample 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 within the Auditorium 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.