Things to Do in Santa Barbara Today, This Week & Upcoming | Calendar of Events

Aug 4, 2026

Student Tea Session: Observation Opportunity

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…

Aug 4, 2026

Self Love Tea Meditation with PALMA Colectiva

About: Join PALMA Colectiva and Self Love Tea at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden on Tuesday, August 4, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for a morning of ritual and reset. Together, we’ll experience an iced Self Love Tea…

Aug 1, 2026

Santa Cruz Island Day Trip: Prisoner's Harbor | Sold Out

Details: Join us for a special trip to Prisoners Harbor on Santa Cruz Island, one of the more remote and historically significant areas of the island. Holly Huff will lead our guests on a scenic…

Jul 31, 2026

Summer Serenade Series in partnership with Galavant | Night Two - Sold Out

Round up family and friends for an evening of live music at the Garden. This outdoor concert features a curated musical showcase by Galavant, a monthly outdoor pop-up that highlights local musicians and artists at…

Jul 28, 2026

Student Tea Session: Observation Opportunity

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…

It's dusk and the mountains in the distance are a pastel pink orange with a pale blue sky behind them. The stone path in the foreground winds into the meadow with desert plants in front.

Jul 25, 2026

Firescaping for Landscape Designers and Architects | Sold Out

Details: The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, is offering a series of workshops on fire-smart landscaping, or “firescaping.” This one-day workshop is designed for landscape design…

A large group of people laying on the lawn in front of the Pritzlaff Building with the Santa Ynez Mountains in the background.

Jul 17, 2026

Summer Serenade Series in partnership with Galavant | Night One - Sold Out

Round up family and friends for an evening of live music at the Garden. This outdoor concert features a curated musical showcase by Galavant, a monthly outdoor pop-up that highlights local musicians and artists at…

The sun is shining on the Pritzlaff Conservation Center. The mountains in the back are sprinkled with lush greenery and the rock remaining is a pinkish hue. It's golden hour, the island plants cast soft shadows across the Island View Lawn. There are blue and orange lounge chairs on the patio. The bushes are blooming with white pink and sage colored flowers.

Jul 16, 2026

Member Exclusive: Behind The Scenes Tour of the Pritzlaff Conservation Center with Garden Executive Director - Cancelled

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…

Blooming poppies flood the meadow. There's a sea of bright orange leading up to the wall of large full trees in front of the far-off mountains. The sky is a hazy blue with light wispy clouds scattered across.

Jul 14, 2026

Member's Coffee and Pastries with Dr. Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman | Sold Out

Details: Dr. Kristen Hasenstab-Lehman is a botanist and the conservation geneticist at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. She integrates field studies, molecular tools, and histological techniques to document biodiversity and to understand the interplay of ecological and…

Jul 12, 2026

Seasonal Tea Demonstration

Details: Garden visitors are welcome to step inside the gates of the Tea Garden and observe a Tea Ceremony specially created for summer. A demonstration is a formal, curated presentation for visitors about the art of…