Festivals in Santa Barbara

Check out happening festivals events all around Santa Barbara, CA

2026 California Wine Festival - Santa Barbara - July 17-18

 Fri, 17 Jul at 06:30 pm FRIDAY - Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort / SATURDAY Chase Palm Park USD 75 to 219

Walker & Royce in Santa Barbara

 Sat, 28 Feb at 09:00 pm EOS Lounge

Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins Curated by Tiler Peck A Joyce Theater Production

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm Campbell Hall, UCSB

Santa Barbara St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm Unbearable Skee Lodge USD 0 to 36

California Wine Festival

 Fri, 17 Jul at 04:00 pm Chase Palm Park

Year of the Fire Horse Festival

 Sat, 21 Feb at 03:00 pm 123 E Canon Perdido St, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

Disclosure

 Wed, 08 Apr at 02:00 am Santa Barbara Bowl

The Makers Hive 2 Day Market at Paseo Nuevo

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Paseo Nuevo Free

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 02/24/26

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Arlington Theatre

Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins Festival at Granada Theater Santa Barbara

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:30 pm Granada Theater Santa Barbara

Coffee Culture Fest

Sat, 28 Mar at 09:00 am The Marjorie Luke Theatre

The Art of the Script : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 01:45 pm Karpeles Manuscript Library USD 5 to 23

Santa Barbara Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

 Tue, 05 May at 05:00 pm Unbearable Skee Lodge USD 7 to 31

KEYNOTE : Walter Mosley : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 04:30 pm Lobero Theatre USD 5 to 82

Susan Orlean: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Lobero Theatre USD 5 to 52

Walter Mosley + Kim Michele Richardson : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am Lobero Theatre USD 5 to 103

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 02/25/26

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Arlington Theatre

Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins

 Mon, 02 Mar at 04:00 pm Granada Theatre - Santa Barbara

Lunar New Year Family Festival

 Sun, 22 Feb at 01:00 pm 40 E. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, CA, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

Read Along with Roda Ahmed: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm Alhecama Theatre USD 0 to 23

Ann Liang & Morgann Book in Conversation : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 01:45 pm S.B Court House Distillery USD 5 to 57

St. Patricks Day in Ireland at Lobero Theatre

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:30 pm Lobero Theatre

VIP PASS : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 10:00 am Santa Barbara Downtown USD 1,500

The Future of Journalism : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 04:15 pm CEC's Environmental Hub USD 5 to 50

Bad Girls : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm Karpeles Manuscript Library USD 5 to 50

Crime, Truth, and the Stories We Tell : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm Karpeles Manuscript Library USD 5 to 50

Female Characters Who Break The Rules : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 04:30 pm Alhecama Theatre USD 5 to 76

Middle Grade Author Panel : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm Alhecama Theatre USD 0 to 39

Money, Power, and Belief : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 03:00 pm CEC's Environmental Hub USD 5 to 66

Jerome Robbins Festival - Santa Barbara

 Wed, 04 Mar at 03:30 am Granada Theatre - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Wine Festival®

 Sat, 27 Jun at 02:00 pm 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93105

St. Patricks Day in Ireland

 Mon, 16 Mar at 04:00 pm The Lobero Theatre

Santa Barbara Lavender Festival

 Sat, 27 Jun at 11:00 am SBCC West Campus

Dance on Film: Tiler Peck – Suspending Time

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Granada Theatre

Dual Timelines & Multiple Points of View: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am Kimpton Canary Hotel USD 5 to 60

Memoir as Life Lesson: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 01:30 pm CEC's Environmental Hub USD 5 to 41

Read Along with Mike Bender & Chuck Dillon: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 11:15 am Alhecama Theatre USD 0 to 39

Spring 2026 Healing Arts Faire

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm 487 N Turnpike Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93111

Daring Women : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 10:00 am SBIFF Riviera Theatre USD 0 to 10

Against Erasure : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm CEC's Environmental Hub USD 5 to 66

A Brand New Beat : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 04:15 pm Kimpton Canary Hotel USD 5 to 55

History Shapes Us, Imagination Frees Us : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 04:30 pm Karpeles Manuscript Library USD 5 to 39

Sri Ramakrishna Puja

 Wed, 18 Feb at 11:00 am 927 Ladera Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1627, United States

Santa Barbara Climbing Annual Dinner (and Banff Mountain Film Festival)

 Tue, 24 Feb at 05:15 pm Santa Barbara Public Market