Category: Youth & Family

August 21, 2025
Family Nature Night 

Details: Step into the Garden after hours and see nature in a new light — moonlight. During this special evening adventure, families can discover what…

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August 20, 2025
Pathfinders: Super Seeds

What does it mean to be a Backcountry Pathfinder? A Pathfinder is an explorer, someone who respects nature and inspires others through example and leadership.…

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August 20, 2025
Alice Keck Pollinator Party

Details: Join Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for a free, family-friendly celebration of pollinators at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden — the site of our exciting…

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August 15, 2025
Pathfinders: Nature’s Playground

Details: What does it mean to be a Backcountry Pathfinder? A Pathfinder is an explorer, someone who respects nature and inspires others through example and…

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Yellow flowers sway to the left in the wind, the ocean is calm behind them. The sun is setting the sky blends from a tangerine orange into a pale-yellow ending in a pale baby blue with wispy clouds across the sky. The Catilina Islands are in the background.
July 2, 2025
Sunset Season Family Event

Details: Sunset season begins at the start of the autumnal equinox. Families are invited to make crafts, pot a plant and sip on refreshments after…

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