Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:     

     (1)    Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-211472) of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., and

     (2)    Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-203434 and 333-210263) pertaining to the 2013 Stock Option and Grant Plan, the 2015 Equity Inventive Plan, and the 2015 Employee Stock Purchases Plan of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.;

of our report dated March 15, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Diego, California

March 15, 2017