EVENTS
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EVENTS //
BRUNCH PARTY
SAT & SUN
Brunch party every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-2pm. Special guests DJ’s, Drag Queens, Live Music. Join Us!
KPIG TRIVIA NIGHT
WEDNESDAYS
@ 6:30PM
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and host KPIG DJ Michael Gaither bring you Trivia Night, every Wednesday at 6:30PM. Prize giveaways!
Play in teams and test your knowledge of pop culture, adult beverages, science, history, geography, and even some local trivia! Prizes to the winning team each round.
Hosted by KPIG DJ Michael Gaither.
HALLOWEEN COSTUME DANCE PARTY
FRIDAY OCT 27, 2023
6-9PM
BRAZILIAN HOT SPOT
Halloween costume dance party with Brazilian Hot Spot.
JAZZ THE DOG
FRI JULY 28
Enjoy local live music at Cruz Kitchen & Taps Friday, July 28th @ 7:30.
Jazz The Dog is Rhan Wilson, Rick Zeek, and Patti Maxine playing their eclectic mix of Americana
Lap steel virtuoso and vocal stylist, Patti Maxine has become a household word in Santa Cruz area as well as Hawaiian circles. A musical Swiss army knife, she handles a variety of styles with ease, sliding gracefully from Hawaiian to swing, from R&B and rock, from blues to jazz and back again.
COLETON JOE
SAT JULY 8 - 730PM
Enjoy local live music at Cruz Kitchen & Taps. Local vocalist and songwriter, Coleton Joe Tidwell, of Kentucky Mule, will be performing Country Americana.
JIM LEWIN & DIANA Z
FRI JUNE 23, 7:30
Enjoy local live music at Cruz Kitchen & Taps. Jim Lewin and Diana Z bring together worlds of folk, rock, bluegrass, pop, Americana and Celtic music with their Diana’s lush vocals, Jim’s hot picking, harmonies and a wide variety of songs from various backgrounds. No cover.
FRI JUN 23 @ 730PM
FLYPAPER BLUES
SAT JUN 17 - 730PM
Enjoy local live music at Cruz Kitchen & Taps. Santa Cruz-based Americana band Flypaper Blues is straight out of your grandfather's rifle barrel. A little whiskey, coffee grinds, 2-in-1 oil, and a whole lot of fiddle, driving drums, and bass rhythms. This 100% homegrown, local band brings influences from traditional bluegrass, post-punk, ragtime, to alt-country genres. Songwriting is personal, comedic, and inspired by the existential need to transcend the hazards and pitfalls of modern life with soul-nourishing music.
LIVE MUSIC
ICARUS FOG & THE RINGTAILS
Cruz Kitchen & Taps brings you live music featuring the local band Icarus Fog & the Ringtails
Friday May 5 @ 6:30PM
THE RUMPUS ROOM
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
April 28: The Rumpus Room
MAN IN BLACK
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
April 21: Man in Black
April 28: The Rumpus Room
Main in Black is a Santa Cruz Johnny Cash cover band!
DEAD KAMPERS
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
March 24: Dead Kampers
April 21: Man in Black
April 28: The Rumpus Room
DOS BROS
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
March 10: Dos Bros
March 24: Dead Kampers
April 21: Man in Black
April 28: The Rumpus Room
CRUZ SPICY WING CHALLENGE
SUNDAY, MARCH 12 @ 3PM
10 Wings - 10 Hot Sauces
$25 Entry Fee
BYOCrutch (milk, popsicles, etc…)
SANTA CRUZ BURGER WEEK
FEB. 22-28, 2023
Enjoy our Cruz Burger or Veggie Burger at a fixed price of $15.
1/2 lb marinated patty topped with American cheese, housemade sweet pickles, cilantro, jalapeños, lettuce with housemade spreads on a toasted bun. Our veggie patty is housemade and delicious! Served with fries.
LIVE MUSIC
DOWNTOWN FRIDAYS
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
Feb 17: Diggin Trails
March 10: Dos Bros
March 24: Dead Kampers
April 21: Man in Black
April 28: The Rumpus Room
DIGGIN TRAILS
Cruz Kitchen & Taps and Event Santa Cruz bring you live music on select Fridays. Featuring the local bands:
Feb 17: Diggin Trails
March 10: Dos Bros
March 24: Dead Kampers
April 21: Man in Black
1 YEAR CELEBRATION
FRI, FEB. 10 • 5-9:30PM
Come celebrate Cruz’s first year open! We’re gonna have live music, banging food & effective drinks. Come and celebrate this hard earned accomplishment and cheers with Dameon and Mia.
DJ Chris Jung will be spinning up the sounds to move your booty.
Family friendly and community forward.
BEAST! LIVE BAND
WED, DEC. 7, 2022 @ 6PM
Live music! Come enjoy the sounds of the band BEAST!
HALLOWEEN
OCT. 29-31, 2022
Celebrating the spooky season!
Scavenger hunt for the kids. Candy prizes. DJ and dancing on Halloween. Come play spooky games with us!
FOOTBALL!!!
SUNDAY • MONDAY • THURSDAY
Sit at the bar and watch the game with us!
ART PARTY
FRIDAY AUG 19 • 4PM
New interior art by Adrian Rasmussen. Outside wall mural by Painted Ladder. DJs on the patio!