Calendar
*All events, times, and dates are subject to change.
JULIA MORGAN TOUR
Ongoing
Hearst Castle, San Simeon. New to the castle’s offerings is a 120-minute tour about the architect behind the creation of William Randolph Hearst’s legendary residence. View rarely seen areas that highlight her design and photographic displays of her architectural drawings. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Highway 1 Disovery Route.
Ongoing
Hearst Castle, San Simeon. New to the castle’s offerings is a 120-minute tour about the architect behind the creation of William Randolph Hearst’s legendary residence. View rarely seen areas that highlight her design and photographic displays of her architectural drawings. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Highway 1 Disovery Route.
SOOLIP CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS
Ongoing
Discovering Soolip Creative Arts Workshops feels like finding a key inscribed with your initials on the forest floor. Open the door to your creativity in the setting of small Soolip gatherings, intimate happenings. Rare opportunities to call up your spirit and express your heart’s desire using an array of media and materials. For more information please click here. Photo Courtesy of Soolip.
Ongoing
Discovering Soolip Creative Arts Workshops feels like finding a key inscribed with your initials on the forest floor. Open the door to your creativity in the setting of small Soolip gatherings, intimate happenings. Rare opportunities to call up your spirit and express your heart’s desire using an array of media and materials. For more information please click here. Photo Courtesy of Soolip.
MASTERS FROM THE MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY COLLECTION
Ongoing
Museum of Ventura County. View an exhibit featuring seven artists who have significantly shaped Ventura County’s art history and achieved international acclaim. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Amherst Pheasants by Jessie Arms Botke
Ongoing
Museum of Ventura County. View an exhibit featuring seven artists who have significantly shaped Ventura County’s art history and achieved international acclaim. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Amherst Pheasants by Jessie Arms Botke
SUNDAY POLO MATCHES
Through October 15, 2024
Not a member of the Santa Barbara Polo Club? On Sundays at 3 p.m., nonmembers can watch a match, stomp divots, and join in on all the traditional horsey hoopla. For more information and tickets please click here.
Through October 15, 2024
Not a member of the Santa Barbara Polo Club? On Sundays at 3 p.m., nonmembers can watch a match, stomp divots, and join in on all the traditional horsey hoopla. For more information and tickets please click here.
CALIFORNIA MID-STATE FAIR
July 17-28, 2024
Paso Robles Event Center. Get ready for good old-fashioned fun at the Paso Robles Event Center, where each day offers carnival attractions, animal shows, contests, demonstrations, and top-notch entertainment. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Brittany App.
July 17-28, 2024
Paso Robles Event Center. Get ready for good old-fashioned fun at the Paso Robles Event Center, where each day offers carnival attractions, animal shows, contests, demonstrations, and top-notch entertainment. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Brittany App.
CALIFORNIA WINE FESTIVAL SANTA BARBARA
July 19-20, 2024
Take part in two events to support Foodbank of Santa Barbara County: the Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort and the Beachside Wine Festival at Chase Palm Park. For more information and tickets please click here.
July 19-20, 2024
Take part in two events to support Foodbank of Santa Barbara County: the Sunset Rare & Reserve Tasting at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort and the Beachside Wine Festival at Chase Palm Park. For more information and tickets please click here.
BERT KREISCHER: BERTY BOWL
July 20, 2024
Santa Barbara Bowl. The comedian, who’s known for performing shirtless, takes the stage to share his wildly irreverent humor with stories of his daily life. For more information and tickets please click here.
July 20, 2024
Santa Barbara Bowl. The comedian, who’s known for performing shirtless, takes the stage to share his wildly irreverent humor with stories of his daily life. For more information and tickets please click here.
SAN LUIS OBISPO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL
July 27, 2024
Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. Hear Mozart’s Magic Flute overture, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, performed by the Festival Mozaic Orchestra. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Conductor Scott Yoo.
July 27, 2024
Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. Hear Mozart’s Magic Flute overture, Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, performed by the Festival Mozaic Orchestra. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Conductor Scott Yoo.
NOCHE DE GALA
July 27, 2024
Casa del Herrero, Montecito. Enjoy a special fiesta-style dance performance, hors d’oeuvres featuring traditional Spanish cuisine, bar refreshments, and music, at this exhibit of original Spanish and fiesta attire through the decades presented in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Matt Walla Photography.
July 27, 2024
Casa del Herrero, Montecito. Enjoy a special fiesta-style dance performance, hors d’oeuvres featuring traditional Spanish cuisine, bar refreshments, and music, at this exhibit of original Spanish and fiesta attire through the decades presented in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Matt Walla Photography.
OXNARD SALSA FESTIVAL
July 27–28, 2024
Plaza Park. This fiesta is hot, hot, hot, so come to taste and shimmy to all things salsa. Shop at the marketplace, steer the little ones to the Kids Zone, take dance lessons, and participate in craft-making and games. For more information and tickets please click here.
July 27–28, 2024
Plaza Park. This fiesta is hot, hot, hot, so come to taste and shimmy to all things salsa. Shop at the marketplace, steer the little ones to the Kids Zone, take dance lessons, and participate in craft-making and games. For more information and tickets please click here.
A TASTE OF CAMARILLO
July 28, 2024
Camarillo Ranch. Support Meadowlark Service League at a foodie extravaganza offering fine wines, craft brews, and gourmet delights, as well as shopping and live entertainment. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of OK Photography.
July 28, 2024
Camarillo Ranch. Support Meadowlark Service League at a foodie extravaganza offering fine wines, craft brews, and gourmet delights, as well as shopping and live entertainment. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of OK Photography.
SLO(W) RAINBOW
Through July 2024
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. You can see artist Leah Rosenberg’s paean to natural surroundings, architecture, the local landscape, changing seasons, light, energy, and color from (and on) the outside of the museum, but do step into this contemporary space to be enveloped in colors, shapes, patterns, and puzzles that further play up the beauty of the world. For more information please click here. Photo: Creekside Wall by Leah Rosenberg.
Through July 2024
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. You can see artist Leah Rosenberg’s paean to natural surroundings, architecture, the local landscape, changing seasons, light, energy, and color from (and on) the outside of the museum, but do step into this contemporary space to be enveloped in colors, shapes, patterns, and puzzles that further play up the beauty of the world. For more information please click here. Photo: Creekside Wall by Leah Rosenberg.
THE MAGIC OF MUSIC
Through August 3, 2024
Treat yourself to performances by new and seasoned musicians at the Music Academy of the West’s Summer Music Festival held on campus and throughout Santa Barbara. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Richard Ascroft.
Through August 3, 2024
Treat yourself to performances by new and seasoned musicians at the Music Academy of the West’s Summer Music Festival held on campus and throughout Santa Barbara. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Richard Ascroft.
BLUEY’S BIG PLAY
August 7–8, 2024
Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. Every kid’s dream becomes reality when this blue heroine stands in the spotlight along with Dad, Mum, and sister Bingo in this stage adaptation of the hit children’s TV series. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Darren Thomas.
August 7–8, 2024
Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo. Every kid’s dream becomes reality when this blue heroine stands in the spotlight along with Dad, Mum, and sister Bingo in this stage adaptation of the hit children’s TV series. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Darren Thomas.
NATURE ADVENTURES CAMPS AND CLASSES
Through August 16, 2024
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Registration is open now, so get kids enrolled in programs. For more information please click here.
Through August 16, 2024
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Registration is open now, so get kids enrolled in programs. For more information please click here.
MUSIC UNDER THE STARS
August 17, 2024
Olivas Adobe Historical Park, Ventura. Dance the night away to the sounds of AbSOULute, a nine-piece band that plays classic rock, R&B, funk, and soul music. A wooden floor is provided for dancing and beverage service is available. For more information and tickets please click here.
August 17, 2024
Olivas Adobe Historical Park, Ventura. Dance the night away to the sounds of AbSOULute, a nine-piece band that plays classic rock, R&B, funk, and soul music. A wooden floor is provided for dancing and beverage service is available. For more information and tickets please click here.
WINGS OVER CAMARILLO
August 17–18, 2024
Camarillo Airport. Fans of flying can see the Corsair, Spitfire, Japanese Zero, Hellcat, and the U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute team high in the sky. Also on view are historic photos, military aircraft, classic cars, a STEM pavilion, a Veterans Hangar, and a World War II reenactment. For more information and tickets please click here.
August 17–18, 2024
Camarillo Airport. Fans of flying can see the Corsair, Spitfire, Japanese Zero, Hellcat, and the U.S. Air Force Wings of Blue Parachute team high in the sky. Also on view are historic photos, military aircraft, classic cars, a STEM pavilion, a Veterans Hangar, and a World War II reenactment. For more information and tickets please click here.
SUN, SURF AND CINEMA
Fridays through August 23
Picnic on the lawn of the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden and watch a summer film, sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture. For more information please click here. Photo Courtesy of Isaac Hernandez.
Fridays through August 23
Picnic on the lawn of the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Garden and watch a summer film, sponsored by UCSB Arts & Lectures and the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture. For more information please click here. Photo Courtesy of Isaac Hernandez.
CALIFORNIA RANCH COOKOUT
August 24, 2024
Alisal Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. Enjoy live music and scenic views as chef Brian Redzikowski rustles up an alfresco barbecued feast. For more information and tickets please click here.
August 24, 2024
Alisal Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley. Enjoy live music and scenic views as chef Brian Redzikowski rustles up an alfresco barbecued feast. For more information and tickets please click here.
THOUSAND OAKS ROTARY WINE & BEER FESTIVAL
August 25, 2024
Support the Ventura County Special Olympics and other local charities at the Westlake Yacht Club and take part in wine and food tastings, live entertainment, a silent auction, and meet-ups with Special Olympic athletes. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Thousand Oaks Rotary.
August 25, 2024
Support the Ventura County Special Olympics and other local charities at the Westlake Yacht Club and take part in wine and food tastings, live entertainment, a silent auction, and meet-ups with Special Olympic athletes. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo Courtesy of Thousand Oaks Rotary.
MALIBU CHILI COOKOFF
August 30–September 2, 2024
Civic Center Way. Enter the competition or just get full of beans (via meat and/or vegan variations) at this giant outside extravaganza. Loads of craft, food, and drink vendors are on site, live music plays all day, and a skateboarding contest honors the late Johnny Strange, a Malibu local who was a top-notch shredder. For more information and tickets please click here.
August 30–September 2, 2024
Civic Center Way. Enter the competition or just get full of beans (via meat and/or vegan variations) at this giant outside extravaganza. Loads of craft, food, and drink vendors are on site, live music plays all day, and a skateboarding contest honors the late Johnny Strange, a Malibu local who was a top-notch shredder. For more information and tickets please click here.
SANTA BARBARA STUDIO ARTISTS’ OPEN STUDIOS TOUR
August 31–September 2, 2024
Santa Barbara and Goleta locations. Register online, get a map, look for the yellow flags, and find the open workplaces of more than two dozen local artists. Partial proceeds benefit the Grace Fisher Foundation, which connects individuals with disabilities to music, art, and dance. For more information and tickets please click here.
August 31–September 2, 2024
Santa Barbara and Goleta locations. Register online, get a map, look for the yellow flags, and find the open workplaces of more than two dozen local artists. Partial proceeds benefit the Grace Fisher Foundation, which connects individuals with disabilities to music, art, and dance. For more information and tickets please click here.
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES AND MORE: POLLINATORS
Through September 2, 2024
California Nature Art Museum, Solvang. Bees, birds, bats, butterflies—all pollinators—are the stars of this exhibition featuring them in paintings, mixed media, and photographs. This collaboration with the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration at UC Santa Barbara underscores the importance of these creatures. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Susan McDonnell, Hummingbird and Aquilegia.
Through September 2, 2024
California Nature Art Museum, Solvang. Bees, birds, bats, butterflies—all pollinators—are the stars of this exhibition featuring them in paintings, mixed media, and photographs. This collaboration with the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration at UC Santa Barbara underscores the importance of these creatures. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: Susan McDonnell, Hummingbird and Aquilegia.
SPLENDID PLUMAGE
Through September 8, 2024
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. View ornithologist John Gould’s 19th-century folio publications of hand-colored lithographs of birds. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: “Blue-throated Toucanet,” from John Gould’s 1833 Monograph of the Ramphastidae.
Through September 8, 2024
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. View ornithologist John Gould’s 19th-century folio publications of hand-colored lithographs of birds. For more information and tickets please click here. Photo: “Blue-throated Toucanet,” from John Gould’s 1833 Monograph of the Ramphastidae.
ONE805 LIVE!
September 20, 2024
Don’t wait to get tickets to this fundraiser that honors Santa Barbara County’s first responders. Kenny Loggins, Alan Parsons, Pink and Dallas Green, and Richard Marx perform at this extravaganza held at Kevin Costner’s beachfront estate in Summerland. For more information and tickets please click here.
September 20, 2024
Don’t wait to get tickets to this fundraiser that honors Santa Barbara County’s first responders. Kenny Loggins, Alan Parsons, Pink and Dallas Green, and Richard Marx perform at this extravaganza held at Kevin Costner’s beachfront estate in Summerland. For more information and tickets please click here.
MEASUREMENT RULES
Through September 22, 2024
Innovation, Santa Barbara. At this interactive exhibit kids can get insight about how to gauge height, distance, time, and volume using tools like balancing scales, a giant tape measure, odometers, calipers, 3D imaging, and counting “Mississippis”. For more information and tickets please click here.
Through September 22, 2024
Innovation, Santa Barbara. At this interactive exhibit kids can get insight about how to gauge height, distance, time, and volume using tools like balancing scales, a giant tape measure, odometers, calipers, 3D imaging, and counting “Mississippis”. For more information and tickets please click here.
WINE TASTING IN THE VINEYARD
Through November 24, 2024
Mizel Estate Wines in Thousand Oaks. Stop by any fourth Saturday of the month for a vineyard tour and afternoon tasting of estate-grown French varietals. For more information please click here.
Through November 24, 2024
Mizel Estate Wines in Thousand Oaks. Stop by any fourth Saturday of the month for a vineyard tour and afternoon tasting of estate-grown French varietals. For more information please click here.
