Best Theaters & Live Shows for Kids
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Golden State Theatre
Historic performing arts venue. Velvet-chaired venue seats 1,000 & plays host to musicians, film festivals & theater performances.
California's First Theatre
Adobe theater from the mid-19th-century. Part of a historic district, this preserved adobe structure first staged plays in the 1850s.
Monterey Peninsula College Theatre: Morgan Stock Stage
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Cinemark Century Monterey 13
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Paper Wing Theatre & Supper Club
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Treasure Hunt: The Ride
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
Sprawling marine life attraction. Well-known aquarium on a rocky coastline with exhibits ranging from otter habitats to touch pools.
Pink Flamingo Theater
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Lighthouse Cinema and Event Center
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PacRep at the Forest Theater, Carmel
Open-air venue in a woodland setting. Historic performing arts venue staging musicals & plays in an outdoor amphitheater with 540 seats.
Forest Theater Guild
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Golden Bough Playhouse
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Pacific Repertory Theatre
Plays, musicals, concert films & more. Multiple stages, including one outdoors, for musicals, Shakespeare, SpectiCast concert films, more.
Circle Theater, Golden Bough Playhouse, Carmel
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Cinemark Century Marina and XD
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
World Theater
Arts events staged in a university venue. Venue for professional & student productions at California State University, Monterey Bay.
The Western Stage
Community venue for plays & musicals. Regional performing-arts theater presenting classic & new plays & musicals since 1974.
ARIEL Theatrical
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Fox Theater
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Cinemark Century Northridge Mall 14
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
CineLux Green Valley Cinema
Movie theater with new releases. Movie theater with stadium-style seating & snack bar, showing new releases & discounted matinees.
CineLux Capitola Café & Lounge
Multi-screen cinema with a cafe/lounge. Cinema featuring 8 screens with VIP seating, plus a laid-back cafe & lounge.
Broadway Playhouse
Cozy theater in the Art League building. One of WEST Performing Art Academy's intimate venues for classes, rehearsals & live performances.
Landmark's Del Mar Theatre
Old-school movie house with a marquee. Art deco-style theater draws audiences with indie films & big-budget movies plus beer & wine.
Cabrillo College Theater
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Santa Cruz Cinema
Standard venue for new releases. Theater complex with multiple screens featuring new release films, plush seating & concession stand.
Santa Cruz Actors' Theatre
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Rio Theatre
Vintage mid-size venue for indie shows. Veteran music venue (1949) with 685 seats, hosting comedians & indie bands with Americana leanings.
Renegade Theater Co
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All About Theatre
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare
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UCSC Theater Arts Center Mainstage
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CineLux Scotts Valley Café & Lounge
Large movie theater showing new releases. Expansive movie theater with comfy seats plus a cafe & lounge with entrees, desserts & booze.
Premiere Cinemas - Soledad
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Mountain Community Theater
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Little People's Repertory Theatre
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Cinemark Century Oakridge 20 XD and ScreenX
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
West Valley College Theatre
Student performing arts facility. Campus venue for student productions of classic & contemporary plays & musicals.
Pruneyard Cinemas
Cinema with themed in-theater menus. Cinema featuring current & classic films, plus in-theater dining & movie-themed meals.
Heritage Theatre
Historic venue for concerts & plays. Venue for concerts, comedy shows, musicals, plays & dance performances in a restored 1930s building.
Starbright Theater
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CineLux Almaden Café & Lounge
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Cinemark CinéArts Santana Row
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
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