Cabrillo College's Visual and Performing Arts Complex offers state of the art facilities in all art mediums, as well as three performance venues: the Crocker Theater, the Samper Recital Hall and the Black Box Theater.
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2025 Summer Events
The Box Office hours are Thursday, Friday, & Saturday 12pm-6pm; plus in-person sales only 1 hour prior to events.
Contact us by phone at (831) 479-6154 or by email: cabrilloboxoffice@gmail.com with your name and phone number.
Please note that parking is free in Lot L during events.
40th Anniversary of the Watsonville Cannery Strike
Film Screening & Community Conversation
Samper Recital Hall
September 9 at 4p
Free Admission
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF POWERFUL STORYTELLING THROUGH FILM AS WE MARK THE 40TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC WATSONVILLE CANNERY STRIKE — A MOVEMENT LED BY
COURAGEOUS WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE COURSE OF LABOR HISTORY.
Film Screening and Panel Discussion celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Watsonville Cannery Strikes, which
changed the faces of Santa Cruz County politics forever.
Featured Films:
Watsonville on Strike
Hijas de la Huelga – Directed by Jon Silver
Public Meeting : Seacliff Resilience
Samper Recital Hall
September 11 at 6pm
California State Parks and Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks will host a free community presentation on the Seacliff State Beach Resilience Study on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 6–7:30 p.m. at Cabrillo College’s Samper Recital Hall and online.
The presentation will review findings from the multi-year study on climate change-driven vulnerabilities at Seacliff and New Brighton State Beaches and share adaptation strategies to protect these treasured parks. Attendees will hear about vulnerability ratings, preferred adaptation strategies, and next steps, with time for questions.
RSVPs are encouraged via Eventbrite.
Learn more and RSVP: www.seacliffresilience.org/meetings
Best of San Francisco Stand-up Comedy
Samper Recital Hall
October 11 at 8pm
More information coming soon!
SDLC 50th Anniversary Event
Samper Recital Hall
October 17 at 10am
More information coming soon.
Cabrillo Music Department presents: Haunted Halloween
Samper Recital Hall
October 29 at 1p
Free Admission
Join the Music Department in a very spooky show of creepy music of all genres! Costumes recommended! Murder
raffle included before the show in the lobby
More information coming soon!
Cabrillo Theater Arts' Fall Production: "Metamorphoses"
Black Box Theater
November 1 - 16, 2025
Fri & Sat at 7pm
Sun at 2pm
Special 10am performance November 7, 2025
Metamorphoses is a play by the American playwright Mary Zimmerman, adapted from the classic Ovid poem Metamorphoses
Santa Cruz Symphony Musicians Series : Danny Stewart & Friends
Samper Recital Hall
November 16 at 2pm
More information coming soon.
Mariachi Cabrillo's Fall Concert
Fall Voice Class Recital
Cabrillo Fall Dance Concert 2025
Cabrillo Chorale Fall Concert
Cabrillo Youth Fall & Holiday Concert
Improv Follies
Small Ensembles Fall Recital
Piano Department Recital
Fall Symphonic Orchestra Concert
Cabrillo Jazz Combos
Music For the Feast of Christmas
Latin Jazz Ensemble
Cabrillo Symphonic Winds Fall Concert
Actor's Showcase
Westside Folk & Gospel Concert
Cabrillo College Guitar Ensemble
Cabrillo College Big Bands
Cantiamio!
Concert for a Winter's Eve
Carmel Mission Basilica
3080 Rio Road, Carmel, CA 93923
December 12 at 8pm
Click here for Carmel Mission Basilica tickets
Holy Cross Church
210 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
December 13 at 8pm
An Evening of Vocal Jazz
Dancenter Winter Showcase 2025
