Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., of our report dated March 17, 2016, with respect to the financial statements of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young

San Diego, California

March 17, 2016