The new year brings a blossoming of events in Santa Barbara – nearly back to pre-COVID levels. Here’s a preview of highlights from just Januar…
Shop for unique gifts or take in a festive holiday event this weekend in Santa Barbara starting with Friday’s Winter Wonderland Block Party &a…
Indoors or outdoors, in the concert hall or at the zoo, this weekend brings a variety of activities to Santa Barbara.
Drawn by the area’s natural beauty, Santa Barbara has long attracted artists and nature lovers. The two intersect this weekend in exhibits now…
It may feel a little like summer, but Halloween is right around the corner. Several spooky events are set for this weekend.
A day-long birthday bash on Saturday celebrates the 150th birthday of Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf, held from 11 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. with event…
This weekend in Santa Barbara is jammed with events. The Lemon Festival and Fall Classic Car Show (actually in Goleta), Planned Parenthood’s a…
Take in some cool art over this hot Labor Day weekend – be it on an Open Studios tour, at a gallery, or in a museum.
Santa Barbara residents are blessed to live in such glorious surroundings: white sand beaches, coastal bluffs, hilly oak woodlands, and more. …
Last year’s mid-pandemic Old Spanish Days saw the cancellation of live performances, parades, and mercados. But this year’s Fiesta is back wit…
This weekend is jammed with entertainment all over Santa Barbara, including an outdoor concert at the Botanic Garden, a free film screening at…
Stargazing, laughing, listening to music – all are good for the soul and all are on tap in Santa Barbara this weekend.
Two Santa Barbara organizations provide outdoor spaces for kids to safely explore nature, exercising not only their bodies, but their imaginat…
The Santa Barbara Bowl is an extraordinary place to enjoy concerts – the setting, historic venue itself, acoustics and production values are a…
Jorge Adame and Bree Luna did last week what they have consistently done all basketball season. They produced.
Following nearly a month of speculation on social media since he entered the transfer portal, Sam Huard signed a financial aid agreement on Su…
Last year, "We had a great fall season and were really looking forward to (the regular season in the spring)," Hancock College sophomore left …
The gardens of Santa Barbara are glorious this time of year. Definitely worth a visit.
The Santa Barbara Zoo’s newest exhibit is a change from a typical zoo experience. Rather than observing animals from outside an enclosure, you…
Under the rallying cry, “it’s time to get creative about climate change,” 14 local museums and cultural attractions have united to present exh…
It’s been five years since MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation opened on lower State Street in Santa Barbara. Nestled into a nar…
The current Sea Center opened in 2005, and it recently reopened after a six-month renovation. Much of the work dealt with infrastructure and e…
“Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources” has only 20 works of art by the famed Dutch Impressionist painter, but that’s not a drawbac…
After two years of reduced programming due to COVID, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival roars back next week with films from 54 cou…