This Week In Santa Barbara –August 30th Through September 5th

 

Call Ahead To Ensure An Event Is Taking Place!

 

 

 

 

Visit The Santa Barbara Visitor Center | 1 Garden Street, At The Beach

Monday-Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

 

Pick Up A Free Visitor’s Map With Many $$$$-Saving Coupons Including:

·       2 for 1 Wine Tastings in Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez Valley

·       Discounts at Museums, Attractions, Restaurants, and Stores

www.sbchamber.org

 

Note:    The calendar is organized in the following order:

1.     Ongoing recreational events, such as tours, cruises, markets, etc.

2.     Daily and weekend events

3.     Ongoing museum events and plays (end dates included in text if available)

4.     Upcoming long-term events, such as museum events, festivals, and plays showing the start and end date

5.     Events scheduled by date

 

August-November

Island Whale / Dolphin Watching.  Condor Express, ½ day trips, $94 adults, $50 children (No charge for under 5 yrs.), 10% discount coupon available at the Visitor Center, www.condorcruises.com

1-888-77whale

Ongoing

Old Town Trolley Tours, $19.00 adults. One FREE Youth (12 & under) 2-Day Pass per one paying adult. 90-minute narrated tour, includes free clam chowder and store & museum discounts. Leaves from Stearns Wharf on the hour starting at 10 am until 4 pm.. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

965-0353

Ongoing  

Land and Sea Tours, $25.00 adults. $10.00 children (10 and under). 90-minute narrated tours in town and at sea aboard the amphibious vehicle Land Shark. Daily 12 pm, 2 pm & 4 pm from Stearns Wharf. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021 683‑7600

Ongoing

DeeTours –Unique City and Scenic Drive, $15.00 adults ($3 off Internet price!) $10.00 children (12 and under). 1-hour, narrated tour of Santa Barbara and Montecito highlights, including scenic views by coastal and foothill roads via a 21-foot, 8-passenger, Jeep Wrangler limo. Small dogs allowed, child seats available. Leaves from in front of the Visitor Center on the hour starting from 10 am to 5 pm (will modify schedule to meet your needs, just call). Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street, www.DeeToursofSB.com

965-3021

568-1811

Ongoing

Double Dolphin (50-ft catamaran) Coastal & Sunset Cruises ($25) under 2 FREE. Leaves from The Sailing Center. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

962-2826

Ongoing

Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara History Red Tile Tour includes gourmet cheese tasting and Santa Barbara Mission Trail Tour includes tapas and sangria. Walking tours available Wednesday-Sunday. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is $39)!!!  History Tour starts at 9:15 am and Mission Trail Tour starts at 1:45 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com 

965-3021 568‑1811

Ongoing

Santa Barbara Backroads Wine Valley Tour, including drive-by of Santa Barbara Courthouse and Mission and Cold Springs Tavern, then on to the wineries. Full day tour includes 4 wineries plus lunch for $149 , 10:30-4:30. Afternoon tour includes 3 wineries for $99 (excluding tastings) / $129 (tastings included), 1:30-5:30. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.santabarbarabackroads.com

705-0562 965‑3021

Ongoing

Santa Barbara Adventure Company, daily trips including Channel Islands, coastal kayaking, rentals, surf lessons, rock climbing, wine tours by bike and van, high ropes courses and more. Trips starting at $20, www.SBAdventureCo.com

898-0671

Ongoing

Captain Jack’s Tours, wine tasting, kayaking, horseback riding, sailing, whale watching, glider rides, culinary & art tours, paintball courses, high and low ropes courses and more, www.captainjackstours.com

564-1819

Ongoing

SOMAdventures, offers outdoor adventure trips daily! Biking, Facials, Farmers Market Foray, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Kayaking, Massage, Pilates, Polo, Private Training, Sailing, Stand Up Paddle Surfing, Tennis, Wine Tasting and Yoga. Packages and Retreats available. Adventure starts at $35, www.somagetfit.com

403-1855

Ongoing

Farmers Markets, www.sbfarmersmarket.org

962-5354

Ongoing

Guide to SB County Art Venues, galleries, museums, art events, studio artists, public art, www.sbva.org

 

Daily

Docent Led Tours, SB County Courthouse, Monday, Tuesday & Friday at 10:30 am, Monday-Sunday at 2 pm, www.santabarbaracountycourthouse.org

962-6464

Monday

Wine and Cheese Tasting on the Rooftop, Perch at the Canary Hotel, $20, 5:30 pm, www.canarysantabarbara.com

884-0300

Tuesdays thru 9/7

Santa Barbara Reef and Run, East Beach Bath House, 6:25 pm, www.reefandrun.com

406-0287

Tuesday & Thursday

Reagan Ranch Center Exhibit Gallery, original artifacts and multimedia exhibits, 217 State Street (across from Amtrak station), 11 am-4:30 pm http://www.yaf.org:80/ExhibitGalleries.aspx

957-1980

Wednesdays thru 9/1

Nite Moves (Run/Walk/Swim), Leadbetter Beach, 5 pm reg, www.runsantabarbara.com

564-8879 x1

Wednesday through Sunday

Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara History Red Tile Tour includes gourmet cheese tasting and Santa Barbara Mission Trail Tour includes tapas and sangria. Walking tours available Wednesday-Sunday. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is  $39)!!! History Tour starts at 9:15 am and Mission Trail Tour starts at 1:45 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com

965-3021 568‑1811

Thursday thru mid September

Talk ‘N Walk, 10-minute talk & ½-hour walk, SB Botanic Garden, 12:15 pm, www.sbbg.org

682-4726

Thursday thru 10/28

Free Jazz & Wine Tasting (includes appetizer plate) for $15 at the Plaza, La Cumbre Plaza, 5-7 pm

 

1st Thursday

1st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com

962-2098

1st Thursday

Bike Moves, Wheelhouse, parking lot at Cota & Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com

 

Thursday & Saturday

Evening in the Barrel Room at Carr Winery, 414 N. Salsipuedes St., 5 ‑8 pm, www.carrwinery.com

965-7985

1st Friday

SB Astronomy Club, Museum of Natural History,7 pm, www.sbau.org

969-6217

1st Friday

Celebrate Carpinteria (look for the yellow and blue flags), host of restaurant and store incentives,  and entertainment, Downtown T, Casitas Plaza and Shepard Place Shops, 5-8 pm

 

1st Friday

Swing Dance, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7:30 pm lesson, 8:30-midnight open dance, www.dancesantabarbara.com

698-0832

Friday

Free Train Rides (until Thanksgiving), South Coast Railroad Museum, 11‑4, www.GoletaDepot.org

964-3540

Friday

Double Dolphin Live Jazz Cruise, 50-ft catamaran, $40. Leaves from The Sailing Center, 5:30 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

962-2826

Friday

Dance Party (alcohol-free and smoke-free), SB Dance Center, 127‑A W. Canon Perdido, 9-11 pm

899-2901

1st Saturday

SB County Parks Presents Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden Tour, Sunken Garden, 10:30 am meet at the main arch on Anacapa St., (cancelled when raining)

568-2472

1st Saturday

Country Western Night, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7-11 pm, 7:30 pm lesson, www.dancesantabarbara.com

698-0832

Saturday

Fisherman's Market, Santa Barbara Harbor, 7:30-10 am, www.sbfish.com

965-9564

Saturday

SB Maritime Museum Docent-Guided Tours, SB Maritime Museum, 2pm, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

Saturday

Carpinteria Salt Marsh Tour, 10 am, www.carpinteria.ca.us

684-5405

Saturday

Double Dolphin Dinner Cruise, 50-ft catamaran, $55. Leaves from The Sailing Center, 5:30 pm. Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street

965-3021

962-2826

4th Saturday

Swing Night, Carrillo Rec. Center, 7 pm doors open, 7:15 pm lesson, 8:30‑11 pm open dance, www.dancesantabarbara.com

698-0832

Saturday

Latin/Swing/Ballroom Night!, SB Dance Center, 127-A W. Canon Perdido, 7:00 pm lesson, 8‑9 pm dancing, www.santabarbaradancecenter.com

899-2901

Saturday& Sunday

Day Go Tours: Santa Barbara Waterfront Walking Tour. Meet at the Maritime Museum, 10:30 am. Each tour is $31 special summer discount (regular price is  $39)!!! Tickets sold at The Visitor Center, 1 Garden Street. www.daygotours.com

965-3021 568‑1811

Saturday & Sunday

Weekend Winedown with Free Live Music, Oreana Winery, 28 Anacapa, 2‑5 pm, www.oreanawinery.com

962-5857

Sunday (thru 9/5)

Rethink Afghanistan, Weekly Memorial for fallen US troops in the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq, Stearns Wharf, sunrise to sunset, www.veteransforpeace.org

 

Sunday

Arts and Crafts Show, Cabrillo Blvd, 10-5, www.sbaacs.com

897-1982

Sunday

Sea Stories at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, 11:30 am–Noon, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Sunday

Shark Sundays at the Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, 3:30-4:30 pm, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Sundays thru 10/17

Polo Season Tournaments, SB Polo & Racquet Club, 1 & 3 pm, $10 (kids under 12 free). Free practice games on Thursdays and Fridays at 1 & 3 pm, www.sbpolo.com

684-6683

Weekend

Historic Downtown Walking Tours, Saturday from De La Guerra Plaza, Sunday from the steps of the Main Library, 10 am, www.afsb.org

965-6307

Weekend

Tour Rancho La Patera and Historic Stow House, 304 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, 2-4 pm, www.goletahistory.org

964-4407

Ongoing

Gladwin Planetarium Shows, Weekdays at 1, 2, and 3 pm, Saturday and Sundays hourly from 11 am with last show at 3 pm, in Spanish on Sunday at 3 pm, Museum of Natural History, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

Ongoing

The Robot Zoo (thru 9/5), SB Natural History Museum, www.sbnature.org

682-4711

Ongoing

Superpowers (thru 10/9), Ty Warner Sea Center, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

Ongoing

Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography (thru 9/19);  Museum of Art, www.sbma.net

963-4364

Ongoing

Postcards From Paradise (thru 9/30), SB Maritime Museum, www.sbmm.org

962-8404

Ongoing

Reagan Ranch Center Exhibit Gallery, original artifacts and multimedia exhibits, 217 State Street (across from Amtrak station), 11 am-4:30 pm Tuesday and Thursday only, http://www.yaf.org:80/ExhibitGalleries.aspx

957-1980

Ongoing

Herb Parker: A Nature-Based Installation, SB Botanic Garden, www.sbbg.org

682-4726

Ongoing

Lasting Impressions: Colin Campbell Cooper (thru 10/7), Santa Barbara Historical Museum, www.santabarbaramuseum.com

966-1601

Ongoing

Ceramics Rediscovered: Science Reshapes Understanding of Hispanic Life in Early California (thru 1/28/2011), El Presidio, www.sbthp.org

965-0093

Ongoing thru 9/5

Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre: Precious Nonsense, www.circlebarbtheatre.com

967-1962

9/2-10/28

Jazz at the Plaza, La Cumbre Plaza, Thursdays, 5-7 pm

 

30

Santa Barbara Kennel Club, Earl Warren Showgrounds, Friday, Sunday & Monday 8 am-6 pm, Saturday 8 am- 11 pmwww.earlwarren.com

967-7700

30

Wine and Cheese Tasting on the Rooftop, Perch at the Canary Hotel, $20, 5:30 pm, www.canarysantabarbara.com

884-0300

31

Jesse Rhodes, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 8:30 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

1-5

Bad Daddy: The Musical, Center Stage Theater, 9/1-9/4 at 8 pm, and 9/5 at 2 and 7 pm, www.centerstagetheater.org

963-0408

2

Early Bird Flea Market, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 7 am-7:30 pm, www.earlwarren.com

258-1765

2

1st Thursday, An Evening of Visual and Performing Arts, various locations downtown SB, 5-8 pm, www.santabarbaradowntown.com

962-2098

2

Summer Evening at the Sea Center, Ty Warner Sea Center, 5-7:30 pm, www.sbnature.org

962-2526

2

Starlight Cinema on the Wharf (free movie): Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, 8 pm (free parking on the wharf after 7 pm)

 

2

Bike Moves Downtown Ride, meet at Cota and Anacapa, 7:30 pm, www.sbbikemoves.com

 

2

A.A. Bondy, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 9 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

3

Sunset Cruise with Fun, Food and Live Music - Donna Greene and the Roadhouse Daddies (blues & jazz). Condor Express, 6‑8:30 pm,,  www.condorcruises.com

882-0088

3-5

Gem Faire, Earl Warren Showgrounds, Friday noon-7, Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 10-5, www.earlwarren.com, www.gemfaire.com

687-0766

3-5

66th Annual Arabian & Half-Arabian Horse Show., Earl Warren Showgrounds, all day, www.earlwarren.com, www.ahasc.org

687-0766

4

Coal Oil Point Reserve Nature Tour, Coal Oil Point Reserve (Storke Road south past Devereux Slough to Slough Road, 2-4:15 pm, http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org:80/Tours.html

 

4

Jason Reeves, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 6:30 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

4

The Smashing Pumpkins with Bad City, Lobero Theatre, 8 pm, www.lobero.com

963-0761

4

El Capitan Canyon Concert Series: Soulamente, El Capitan Canyon, dinner 6‑8 pm, music 7-9 pm, www.elcapitancanyon.com

(866) 352-2729 x714

4

Purisima’s El Pastor, La Purisima Mission, Lompoc, 11 am -2 pm, www.lapurisimamission.org

733-3713

4-5

Arroyo Hondo Preserve Public Access Weekend, reservation required and docent-led tour on Saturday 10 am –noon, www.sblandtrust.org

567-1115

4-5

Sidewalk Sale, SB Zoo, www.sbzoo.org

962-5339

5

Pier-To-Peak Half-Marathon, Stearns Wharf, 6:30 am, www.RunSantaBarbara.com

564-8879

5

Ray LaMontagne & David Gray, SB Bowl, 6 pm, www.sbbowl.com, www.ticketmaster.com

583-8700

5

Del Castillo Band / La Noche Brava, La Cumbre Jr. High, 8 pm, www.singslikehell.com , www.lobero.com

963-0761

5

Man Man with the Growlers, SOhO, 1221 State St., upstairs, 9 pm, www.sohosb.com

962-7776

 

 

FARMERS MARKETS (www.sbfarmersmarket.org  962-5354)

 

Summer Hours – Daylight Saving Time

Winter Hours – Standard Time

 

 

 

Saturdays

Downtown Santa Barbara

Corner of Santa Barbara & Cota Streets

8:30 am - 1 pm (year-round)

 

Sundays

Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace

7004 Marketplace Drive (In front of Borders)

10 am – 2 pm (year-round)

 

 

 

Tuesdays

Old Town Santa Barbara

500 & 600 Blocks of State Street

3-6:30 pm (winter), 4-7:00 pm (summer)

 

Thursdays

Goleta-Camino Real Marketplace

7004 Marketplace Drive (In front of Borders)

3-6:30 pm (year-round)

 

 

Carpinteria

800 Block of Linden Avenue

3-6 pm (winter), 3-6:30 pm (summer)

 

Wednesdays

Harding School

1625 Robbins St., just south of Valerio

3-6:30 pm (year-round)

 

Solvang Village

Copenhagen Drive & 1st Street

2-6 pm (winter), 2:30-6 pm (summer)

 

Fridays

Montecito

1100 & 1200 Blocks of Coast Village Road

8-11:15 am (year-round)

 

 

 

Please Submit Events For Listing To:

Annmarie@sbchamber.org       nancygoldberg@verizon.net