Go out in Santa Barbara .

Fall Opening Party

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 6:00 PM

Santa Barbara Surf Film Festival

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · Through Nov 14

3 more dates through Dec 11

Read to a Dog

Santa Barbara Central Library · 3:30 PM

Seaglimmers A Mermaid Christmas Party

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 4:00 PM

Fall Opening Party

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 6:00 PM

SBCLF Clean Comedy

Santa Barbara Comedy Shows (Speakeasy Comedy Bar) · 7:00 PM

From $20

Santa Barbara Laugh Festival: Good Clean Fun, Seriously Big Laughs

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:00 PM

Téka Brazilian Jazz at The Grand on State

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Nov 14

Lily Akers LIVE at The House of Beau

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 8:00 PM

Spring Awakening in Concert

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · Through Nov 15

Member Early Admission

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation · 9:00 AM

Festival of Joy

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 10:00 AM

Repair Cafe Santa Barbara

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 10:00 AM

Kids Club

Paseo Nuevo · 10:00 AM

3 more dates through Dec 12

Explore Together

Santa Barbara Central Library · 10:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 15

Storytime at the Sea Center

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 10:30 AM

Sketching in the Galleries

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 11:15 AM

1 more date through Nov 15

Storytime in the Backyard

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 11:30 AM

Presidio Harvest Festival

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation · 12:00 PM

Doug Varone and Dancers

Lobero Theatre · 2:00 PM

Math Festival

Santa Barbara Central Library · 2:15 PM

Two and Four Hands

Santa Barbara Music Club · 3:00 PM

Sounds on State

Paseo Nuevo · 4:00 PM

Doctor Wu: The Music of Steely Dan

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 6:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 5

Comedy Night

100 East Carrillo Street · 7:00 PM

SBCLF Central Coast Comedy Producers Show

Santa Barbara Comedy Shows (Speakeasy Comedy Bar) · 7:00 PM

Santa Barbara Laugh Festival at Central Coast Comedy Connection

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 15

Symphonie Fantastique!

Santa Barbara Symphony · 7:30 PM

Star Party

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 7:30 PM

4 more dates through Dec 6

Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Show | Cabrillo Boulevard

Ocean side of W. Cabrillo Blvd · 10:00 AM

Shark Sundays

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 11:30 AM

5 more dates through Feb 27

Falling into the Future at the AlloSphere at UCSB Open House

CNSI at UCSB · 1:00 PM

Estate Planning Essentials Workshop

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 2:00 PM

Reclaiming Our Stories: Reflecting on the Land Panel & Community Gathering

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation · 2:00 PM

Artist Talk with Judi Weisbart

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 3:00 PM

Les Arts Florissants

Lobero Theatre · 4:00 PM

Flamenco Íntimo (6:00 PM)

Santa Barbara Historical Museum · 6:00 PM

SBAcoustic Presents Boogie Woogie Pianist Carl Sonny Leyland

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

4 more dates through Dec 14

Baby & Me

Santa Barbara Central Library · 11:00 AM

6 more dates through Dec 7

Scrabble Club | Louise Lowry Davis Center

111 W Victoria Street · 1:00 PM

3 more dates through Dec 7

Food Distribution | Westside Neighborhood Center

423 W Victoria Street · 1:00 PM

Three Counties, Three Poets Laureate: A Poetry Reading

Santa Barbara Central Library · 5:30 PM

Toast: The Best of Bread

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 24

Toddler Tuesday

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation · 9:00 AM

1 more date through Nov 19

Intermediate Spanish Conversation Class

Santa Barbara Central Library · 10:00 AM

3 more dates through Dec 15

Bilingual Music & Movement

Santa Barbara Central Library · 10:30 AM

2 more dates through Dec 3

Food Distribution | Franklin Neighborhood Center

1136 E. Montecito Street · 1:30 PM

1 more date through Dec 1

Teen Advisory Board

Santa Barbara Central Library · 5:00 PM

Board Games + Brews Night

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 6:00 PM

Rene Vaca & That Mexican OT

Arlington Theatre · 7:00 PM

Historymaking Midterms: An Evening with Mara Liasson

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

13 more dates through Feb 24

Stay & Play

1102 East Montecito Street · 9:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 2

Memory Café | Louise Lowry Davis Center

111 W Victoria Street · 9:00 AM

3 more dates through Dec 16

Creator's Club

1102 East Montecito Street · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Nov 19

Book Sale

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 16

Read to a Dog

1102 East Montecito Street · 3:00 PM

Warren Miller's DAYS OFF

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

Big Richard with Danny Elkin and Jackson Gillies

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 8:00 PM

Coffee with a Cop

402 N Milpas St · 9:00 AM

3 more dates through Dec 17

Bilingual Songs & Stories for Kids

1102 East Montecito Street · 11:00 AM

SBPL Works! Typing Course

Santa Barbara Central Library · 2:00 PM

Tinker Time

Santa Barbara Central Library · 4:30 PM

Trail Talks: Carrizo Plain – A Sense of Place with filmmaker Jeff McLoughlin

Santa Barbara Central Library · 6:30 PM

Welcome Author Will Sofrin for a New Look at the Extraordinary Legacy of USCGC Eagle

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · 7:00 PM

From $51 more date through Nov 20

Santa Barbara Junior High School Presents: Drop Dead Juliet

The Luke Theatre · 7:00 PM

John Craigie

Lobero Theatre · 8:00 PM

Taller bilingüe de artes y manualidades para adultos

1102 East Montecito Street · 9:30 AM

2 more dates through Dec 4

Pianos on State at SBA

500 James Fowler Rd · 11:00 AM

3 more dates through Feb 26

Family Movie Night at Eastside Library

1102 East Montecito Street · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 4

Sensory Friendly Storytime

Santa Barbara Central Library · 4:45 PM

From $2011 more dates through Dec 26

Luis Moro and Comedy Friends

Santa Barbara Comedy Shows (Speakeasy Comedy Bar) · 7:00 PM

Rachael & Vilray

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Leigh Vance and the All-Stars at The Grand on State

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

Friday Night Swing | Carrillo Recreation Center

100 East Carrillo Street · 7:30 PM

Live Music: The Brasscals

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 8:00 PM

4 more dates through Nov 25

Seaside Sock Skating

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation · 10:00 AM

Explore Together: Pastel Portraits

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 10:00 AM

Cassatt Reconsidered

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 11:00 AM

Gamers and Crafters

Santa Barbara Central Library · 2:30 PM

Santa Barbara Blues Society Presents Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:00 PM

Juilliard String Quartet and Simone Dinnerstein

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

The Good Good Show

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Feb 28

Santa Barbara Youth Symphony

Lobero Theatre · 4:00 PM

Artist Talk: Derek Harrison

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara · 7:00 PM

Coffis Plays Petty with The Mother Corn Shuckers

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 8:00 PM

2 more dates through Nov 25

3-Day Fall Break Camp: Miniature World

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation · 8:00 AM

Adapted Recreation's Thanksgiving Luncheon

423 West Victoria St · 11:30 AM

Thanksgiving Harvest Buffet

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 12:00 PM

Miriam Dance Returns to The Grand

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

Small Business Saturday

Santa Barbara Historical Museum · 12:00 PM

Choir! Choir! Choir!

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Colin Richardson and The Grand Band at The Grand on State

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 8:00 PM

Food Distribution | Parque de los Niños

520 Wentworth Avenue · 1:00 PM

Meow Meow

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Rent

Ensemble Theatre Company (The New Vic) · Through Dec 27

Sustainable Holidays Open House

801 Garden Street · 4:00 PM

1st Thursday

Santa Barbara Historical Museum · 5:00 PM

Paint at Paseo

Paseo Nuevo · 5:00 PM

Jazz Night at The Good Lion

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:00 PM

Sip & Stroll Holiday Market

Old Mission Santa Barbara · 5:00 PM

68th Annual Downtown Holiday Parade

US · 6:30 PM

Winter Gift-Making Workshop: Clay Animals and Shadow Box Sculpture

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 9:00 AM

Adult Art Studio Class: Painting Plants and Flowers Through Piet Mondrian's Eyes

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 9:30 AM

Mujeres Makers Market

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation · 10:00 AM

Adapted Recreation's Bowling League

5925 Calle Real · 11:00 AM

1 more date through Dec 6

Tutor Training for New Adult Literacy Volunteers

Santa Barbara Central Library · 12:00 PM

The Music of Cassatt's Paris: Opera, Art Song, and Cabaret of the Belle Epoque

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 3:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 6

RUDOLPH

Lobero Theatre · 6:30 PM

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

Arlington Theatre · 7:30 PM

Tea Dance | Carrillo Recreation Center

100 East Carrillo Street · 2:00 PM

Chanukah on State St. Giant Menorah Lighting

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 4:30 PM

Holiday Caroling at SBA

500 James Fowler Rd · 11:00 AM

Santa Barbara Gay Men's Chorus presents Hard Candy

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

OCEAN in Concert

Santa Barbara Symphony · 7:00 PM

Demetri Martin

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

SBMM Presents Man at Sea: A Kayaker’s Journey — A Powerful New Exhibition by Chuck Graham

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Through Mar 28

Comic Chaos Club

Santa Barbara Central Library · 4:00 PM

Jake Shimabukuro's Holidays in Hawaii

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Zumbando con Eva

1102 East Montecito Street · 9:30 AM

Member Appreciation Soirée

Santa Barbara Historical Museum · 6:00 PM

Una Noche de las Posadas

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation · 7:00 PM

The Milk Carton Kids Lost Cause Lover Fool Holiday Tour

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Winter Gift-Making Workshop: Paint and Print

Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 9:00 AM

All Aboard for the Holidays: Festival of Trains Rolls into Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Through Dec 13

Kids Club at Paseo Nuevo

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 10:00 AM

Young Adult Clothing Swap

Santa Barbara Central Library · 2:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 13

The Nutcracker

Arlington Theatre · 2:30 PM

Free1 more date through Jan 9

Holiday Concert 2026

Santa Barbara Music Club · 3:00 PM

Zambomba Flamenca Holiday + Flamenco

Santa Barbara Historical Museum · 6:00 PM

Tina Schlieske and Friends

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Hélène Grimaud

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Grupo de lectura en español

1102 East Montecito Street · 9:30 AM

The Nutcracker

State Street Ballet · Through Dec 20

Farmer and the Flea

Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation · 10:00 AM

Makers Hive Market

Paseo Nuevo · 12:00 PM

1 more date through Dec 20

The Christmas Revels: A Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Lobero Theatre · 2:30 PM

An Irish Christmas

Downtown Santa Barbara (1st Thursday and Holiday Parade) · 7:30 PM

Museum Closes Early Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · 10:00 AM

New Year's Eve with The Symphony

Santa Barbara Symphony · 8:30 PM

Konrad Kono

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

Mountain Goats (Solo Show)

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

OUR HOUSE

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

From $251 more date through Jan 16

Ian Stanley UNRELATABLE

Santa Barbara Comedy Shows (Speakeasy Comedy Bar) · 7:00 PM

¡Viva el Arte!: Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea

The Luke Theatre · 6:00 PM

The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Feb 25

Cine y Letras: Libros y Documentales

1102 East Montecito Street · 9:30 AM

SBMM Welcomes Chuck Graham for a Photographic Journey by Kayak

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · 7:00 PM

Nikolai Lugansky

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Jesse Cook: Forever Live Tour

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

1 more date through Jan 24

The Planets

Santa Barbara Symphony · 7:30 PM

Doublewide Kings

The Luke Theatre · 7:30 PM

Alysa Liu - Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist

Arlington Theatre · 7:00 PM

Theresa Caputo Live: The Experience

Arlington Theatre · 3:00 PM

Kalani Pe'a and Taimane: Live In Concert

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

42nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Arlington Theatre · 8:00 PM

After Midnight

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Trae Crowder

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

American Riviera Award with Anne Hathaway

Santa Barbara International Film Festival · 8:00 PM

Take it to the Limit

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

Maltin Modern Master Award with Andrew Garfield

Santa Barbara International Film Festival · 8:00 PM

History That Doesn't Suck with Professor Greg Jackson

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

SBIFF: 2027 Virtuosos Awards

Arlington Theatre · 8:00 PM

Virtuosos Award Presentation

Santa Barbara International Film Festival · 8:00 PM

Talkin' Bout Our Generations

The Luke Theatre · 12:00 AM

José James Sings Sinatra

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

Outstanding Performer of the Year Award with John Malkovich

Santa Barbara International Film Festival · 8:00 PM

Zeynep Ucbasaran Recital

Santa Barbara Music Club · 7:00 PM

1 more date through Feb 14

Hollywood Valentine: John Williams & More!

Santa Barbara Symphony · 7:30 PM

2 more dates through Feb 24

The Barber of Seville

Lobero Theatre · 7:30 PM

San Ignacio Lagoon Grey Whale Charters Premium Tent Camp

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum · Through Mar 1

RE:STYLE

Marjorie Luke Theatre · 12:00 AM

Santa Barbara Zoo: IllumaNature

Electric Elton: A Tribute to Elton John

Lobero Theatre · 7:00 PM

On now: exhibits and runs

Through Sun, Jan 10

IllumaNature

Coming up at Lobero Theatre

Sat, Nov 14

Santa Barbara Gay Men's Chorus presents Hard Candy

Close by, in Goleta, Montecito

Fri, Nov 13 · Goleta

Corwin Chair Concert Series presents Ivan Manzanilla (percussion)

Fri, Nov 13 · Goleta

World Music Series

Fri, Nov 13 · Goleta

Piano Masterclass with recipients of the Paderewski Festival awards Mikołaj Brzostowicz and Piotr Pączkowski (Poland)

Wed, Nov 18 · Goleta

UCSB Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert

UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Thu, Nov 19 · Goleta

Student Exhibition Tours and Book Giveaway

Fri, Nov 20 · Goleta

Bookmark Crafting Activity and Book Giveaway

UCSB Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Fri, Nov 20 · Goleta

UCSB Chamber and Concert Choir Fall Concert

Trinity Episcopal Church

Sun, Nov 22 · Goleta

UCSB Student Carillon Recital

Storke Tower

Sun, Nov 22 · Goleta

UCSB Chamber Players Fall Concert

Wed, Dec 2 · Montecito

Hathaway Tree Tradition

Manning Park

Thu, Dec 3 · Montecito

Coast Village Road Holiday Event

Coast Village Road

Fri, Dec 4 · Goleta

UCSB Gospel Choir Fall Concert