Trivia in Santa Cruz California

7 trivia venues are available in Santa Cruz, CA

Santa Cruz keeps its trivia compact and downtown-centric. Seven venues spread across the week, with most of the action within a few blocks of Pacific Avenue. Sunset Trivia is the most visible company here, running Rosie McCann's Irish Pub on Pacific Avenue on Tuesdays at 6:30 PM and After Hours Cocktail Bar on Center Street on Thursdays at 7. King Trivia takes the late Thursday slot at Woodstock's Pizza on Front Street at 8 PM, a fitting pairing for a college-town pizza joint near the Boardwalk. Tuesday is the night with the most competition. Rosie McCann's Sunset Trivia game squares off against The Redroom Cocktail Lounge on Cedar Street at 7 PM, an independent night in one of the darker, more intimate rooms in town. Wednesday splits between Humble Sea Brewing Co. on Swift Street's Westside industrial stretch at 6 PM and Gilman Brewing's taproom on Soquel Avenue at 6:30. Both breweries, both early starts, very different vibes. Monday is Lúpulo on Cathcart Street at 7, holding down the start of the week solo. The brewery presence runs strong. Humble Sea and Gilman both bring the kind of crowd that cares about hazy IPAs and barrel-aged sours as much as the quiz itself. For a surf town with a reputation for laid-back everything, the trivia runs consistently Tuesday through Thursday with a Monday game to start, and the early start times suggest a crowd that still wants to catch the sunset on the way home.