Festivals in Santa Barbara

Check out happening festivals events all around Santa Barbara, CA

Santana

 Fri, 11 Sep at 04:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

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

Jungle, RIO KOSTA in Santa Barbara

 Fri, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

California Wine Festival

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

World Oceans Day - Free Admission at the Sea Center

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am 211 Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

Jackalope Santa Barbara: Summer 2026

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Alameda Park

Daring Women : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

The Art of the Script : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

Walter Mosley + Kim Michele Richardson : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

Coastal Cowgirl - Santa Barbara

 Sat, 11 Jul at 11:00 am Santa Barbara City College Free

Santa Barbara Cinco De Mayo Bar Crawl

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

Art, Women & Resistance : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 03:30 pm Santa Barbara Museum Of Art USD 5 to 26

KEYNOTE : Walter Mosley : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

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

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

Female Characters Who Break The Rules : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

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

Read Along with Roda Ahmed: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 11:20 am Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort USD 0 to 23

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

Three, The Long Way : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 05:15 pm Roy USD 5 to 50

Max & Suzanne Lang Read Along: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May at 11:20 am Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort USD 0 to 37

The District House (Wed. 05/01 Workshop with Dr. Willow Brown)

 Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm LoDo Studios USD 61 to 82

Waste, Truth, and the Planet : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 04:30 pm CEC's Environmental Hub USD 5 to 36

Literature, Music & Cocktails at Roy’s

 Sat, 02 May at 04:00 pm Roy USD 5 to 25

Bad Girls : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

The Heavy Heavy with Lou Hazel

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm 1221 State St, Ste 205, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, California 93101

Santa Barbara Lavender Festival

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

Bespoke: Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 12:00 pm Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara USD 5 to 12

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

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

SB Children's Author Showcase : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sat, 02 May Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort USD 0 to 10

A Brand New Beat : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

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

Freya Skye

 Fri, 18 Sep at 04:00 pm Santa Barbara Bowl

Against Erasure : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

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

Santa Barbara Wine Festival®

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

The Power Of The Book Club : Santa Barbara Literary Festival

 Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara USD 5 to 50

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

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

Literary Festival Opening Night Party

 Sat, 02 May at 08:00 pm Santa Barbara Courthouse Distillery & Events Free