is there shade?

Is there shade at Quarry Amphitheater?

Some seats, yes. For a typical July 7:00 PM show at Quarry Amphitheater, roughly 76% of the seating bowl is shaded on average across the event. Shade grows through the late afternoon; by 6:00 PM about 51% of seats are out of the sun.

Most shaded sections (July evening show)

• Section Pit 1 — pit, ~94% shaded across the event
• Section Pit 2 — pit, ~88% shaded across the event
• Section 101 — pavilion, ~88% shaded across the event
• Section 102 — pavilion, ~88% shaded across the event
• Section 202 — pavilion, ~88% shaded across the event
• Section 203 — pavilion, ~88% shaded across the event

Roof & cover

No — Quarry Amphitheater is open air.

How this is computed

Quarry Amphitheater (Santa Cruz, CA) is oriented 155° from true north. We compute the sun's astronomical position for your exact date and start time and run it against the seating geometry — plus live schedules and hour-by-hour forecast on the interactive site.

Interactive shade map for Quarry Amphitheater · Satellite shadow view

Tickets

Upcoming events at Quarry Amphitheater are ticketed on TixBit — check the shade map first, then grab a seat on the shady side.

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