Past Events & Classes

Details: Garden members will have an opportunity to meet Executive Director, Steve Windhager, Ph.D., and gain behind-the-scenes access to the Garden’s Pritzlaff Conservation Center. This tour will include interactions with scientists at work in the…

Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…

Details In 2026, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden will celebrate 100 years of conserving California’s native plants. Join us for hands-on crafts and activities honoring our history and looking ahead to the next century of native…

Details: What makes the Meadow so marvelous? Join Living Collections Coordinator Isabella Salangsang for a special tour of the Garden's meadow, where she'll highlight notable accessions in the Garden's Living collection and their stories, as…

Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…

Details: Visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe while Sensei (an instructor) teaches her students the art of Chanoyu, Japanese Tea Ceremony. This is an opportunity for visitors to…

Join the Garden for free walks through Elings Park and help us discover the biodiversity of the area. Learn about pollinators, birds, invasive plants, bugs, and more. You'll also learn about our native plant restoration…

Details: Garden members will have an opportunity to meet Executive Director, Steve Windhager, Ph.D., and gain behind-the-scenes access to the Garden’s Pritzlaff Conservation Center. This tour will include interactions with scientists at work in the…

Details: Join birding expert Rebecca Coulter as she leads a group walk through the Garden for a morning of watching and listening for a variety of birds. During this walk you may see several types…

Have you noticed patchworks of orange on boulders? Tangled strands of silver-blue clinging to twigs? Shag carpets of pale green draped across tree branches? These are lichens — living art hiding in plain sight. This…