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SC Beach Boardwalk: Evenings on the Colonnade

Performers at the boardwalk
July 24 @ 8:30 pm9:30 pm PDT
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Stay for the entertainment from 8:30pm to 9:30pm on the Colonnade Deck! Where you can listen to live music with delicious food & drink in your hand, be amazed by Magicians & acrobats, and show off your best dance moves with a DJ dance party at the Plaza stage. Admission is free!
  • Monday, June 15, 2026
    • 8:30pm Circus Comedy with Coventry & Kaluza
    • 9:00pm Magic with Kris Bentz
  • Tuesday, June 16, 2026
    • 8:30pm Magic with Kris Bentz
    • 9:00pm Acrobatics with Molly Keczan
  • Wednesday, June 17, 2026
    • 8:30pm Circus Comedy with Coventry & Kaluza
    • 9:00pm Magic with Kris Bentz
  • Thursday, June 18, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with Fire Peach
  • Friday, June 19, 2026 – Free showing of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off movie on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, June 21, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, June 22, 2026
    • 8:30pm Circus Comedy with Coventry & Kaluza
    • 9:00pm Circus Acrobatics with MeeZee!
  • Tuesday, June 23, 2026
    • 8:30pm Circus Acrobatics with MeeZee!
    • 9:00pm Circus Comedy with Coventry & Kaluza
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2026: World Cup Watch Party for Mexico Game
  • Thursday, June 25, 2026: World Cup Watch Party for USA Game
  • Friday, June 26, 2026 – Free showing of the movie Kicking and Screaming on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, June 27, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, June 29, 2026
    • 8:30pm Magic with Patrick Livingstone
    • 9:00pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Tuesday, June 30, 2026
    • 8:30pm Magic with Patrick Livingstone
    • 9:00pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Wednesday, July 1, 2026
    • 8:30pm Circus Comedy with Coventry & Kaluza
    • 9:00pm Circus Acrobatics with MeeZee!
  • Thursday, July 2, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with El Brick
  • Friday, July 3, 2026 – Independence Day Celebrations
  • Saturday, July 4, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, July 5, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, July 6, 2026
    • 8:30pm Comedy and Juggling with Scotty & Trink
    • 9:00pm Comedy Circus Art with Aaron Jessup
  • Tuesday, July 7, 2026
    • 8:30pm Comedy Circus Art with Aaron Jessup
    • 9:00pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Wednesday, July 8, 2026
    • 8:30pm Magic with Patrick Livingstone
    • 8:30pm Comedy Circus Art with Aaron Jessup
  • Thursday, July 9, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with Shawn Yanez
  • Friday, July 10, 2026 – Free showing of the movie 13 Going on 30 on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, July 12, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, July 13, 2026
    • 8:30pm Plate Spinning with John Park
    • 9:00pm Comedy Juggling with Greg Frisbee
  • Tuesday, July 14, 2026
    • 8:30pm Plate Spinning with John Park
    • 9:00pm Comedy Juggling with Greg Frisbee
  • Wednesday, July 15, 2026
    • 8:30pm Comedy and Juggling with Scotty & Trink
    • 9:00pm Plate Spinning with John Park
  • Thursday, July 16, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with Flaco El Jandro
  • Friday, July 17, 2026 – Free showing of Back to the Future movie on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, July 19, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, July 20, 2026
    • 8:30pm Comedy Magic with Jacob Jax
    • 9:00pm Juggling with Mike Goudeau
  • Tuesday, July 21, 2026
    • 8:30pm Juggling with Mike Goudeau
    • 9:00pm Comedy Magic with Jacob Jax
  • Wednesday, July 22, 2026 8:30pm Comedy Magic with Jacob Jax 9:00pm Juggling with Mike Goudeau
  • Thursday, July 23, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with Papiba & Friends
  • Friday, July 24, 2026 – Free showing of A Minecraft Movie on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, July 25, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, July 27, 2026 8:30pm Juggling with Keith Eveslage 9:00pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Tuesday, July 28, 2026 8:30pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins 9:00pm Juggling with Keith Eveslage
  • Wednesday, July 29, 2026 8:30pm Juggling with Keith Eveslage 9:00pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Thursday, July 30, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with The Deadlies
  • Friday, July 31, 2026 – Free showing of Jurassic Park movie on the beach at 9pm
  • Saturday, August 1, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Sunday, August 2, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – DJ Dance Party with Santa Cruz DJ Company
  • Monday, August 3, 2026 8:30pm Piano Juggling with Dan Menendez 9:00 Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Tuesday, August 4, 2026 8:30pm Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins 9:00pm Piano Juggling with Dan Menendez
  • Wednesday, August 5, 2026 8:30pm Piano Juggling with Dan Menendez 9:00 Surfing Magic with Doug Hofkins
  • Thursday, August 6, 2026 from 8:30-9:30pm – Live Music with Anthony Arya
  • Friday, August 7, 2026 – Free showing of The Goonies movie on the beach at 9pm


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