Event-Day Timeline

1. Reach The restaurant and music stages are at 1134 Soquel Avenue in midtown Santa Cruz. The site does not publish standard door-open times; show pages list start times, with some performances on the garden or bar stage and others indoors. Presale tickets can also be purchased at the venue cash-only with no service charge.

   by 5:00 PM

   30 min before showtime.
2. Showtime

   ~5:30 PM

   Estimated start for THE GUITARSONISTS.

   Using the ticketed show start of 5:30 PM because no separate headliner set time is listed.

3. Show ends

   ~7:25 PM

   An estimated 115-minute show puts the main exit wave here.

   Estimated

4. Head home

   Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.

   • Beat the encore rush

     7:10 PM

     Leave before the final songs if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.

     Low confidence

   • Likely final song window

     7:25 PM

     Best estimate for the main crowd release based on show pacing.

     Low confidence

   • Low-stress exit

     7:45 PM

     Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.

     Low confidence

Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.