Grateful Dead Archive

06/05/2026

What a cool teacher and an awesome choir!🎼🎼🎼🎤

05/07/2026

🥁 Happy 80th Birthday, Billy! 🥁
From the staff here at the Grateful Dead Archive, we are sending a massive "Happy Birthday" to the one and only Bill Kreutzmann as he reaches the incredible milestone of 80 years young! As we look through the photographs, posters, and tapes that document the band's history, we are reminded that Bill has been the steady heartbeat of this story since the very beginning. Whether he’s behind the kit with Billy & the Kids or diving deep into the rhythm, Bill reminds us that the music never stopped—it just kept evolving.
Leave a ⚡️ or share your favorite Billy memory or show in the comments below!

04/29/2026

04/22/2026

A packed Quarry Amphitheater was filled with fresh interpretations of songs from across the Grateful Dead’s vast catalogue with audience members singing, dancing and cheering along

04/10/2026

Gillian Welch, a UCSC alum, and David Rawlings are playing at the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater on Sunday, April 19th!
If you are planning to attend and wander around the redwoods before the show, stop by Dead Central at McHenry Library to see the latest exhibit, "All the Pages Are My Days": Print and Visual Culture of the Grateful Dead in Context
The Library is open 10am – 11:30pm on Sunday.

03/09/2026

Thanks, Chloe, for sharing these beautiful photos ❤❤❤

02/09/2026

60 Years in the Bay ❤

02/07/2026

Calling all Bay Area Deadheads: Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents Kitchen Counterculture: A Conversation About Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the Food that Fueled a Revolution," featuring award-winning food writer Gabi Moskowitz and journalist, teacher, and author Jim Newton.
🗓 Thu, 2/26/2026 | 7–8 pm�🎟 Free—registration required

https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/kitchen-counterculture-a-conversation-about-jerry-garcia-the-grateful-dead-and-the-food-that-fueled-a-revolution/

02/02/2026

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