Past Events & Classes

The Garden is hosting a yearlong series of free native plant meetups at Elings Park, offering creative, educational, and family-friendly experiences each month. Participants can enjoy activities ranging from plein air painting and meditative walks…

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 the Community Environmental Council (CEC) and the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for an evening celebrating native plants and local biodiversity. Enjoy a short film, a panel discussion, and guided tours of the new…

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: 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…

About: Join us for a deeply restorative sound bath led by Meredith Markworth-Pollack accompanied with hands on reiki with Giuliana Mitchum. Inspired by the subtleties and sounds of nature,  allow yourself to be immersed in…

Details: For over 60 years, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has been selecting and introducing exceptional California native cultivars to beautify gardens and landscapes. Whether the product of rigorous breeding efforts or chance discoveries made in…

Details: Just over 100 miles from Santa Barbara lies one of California’s most extraordinary landscapes: Tejon Ranch, the state’s largest contiguous private property at 270,000 acres. Spanning the Tehachapi Mountain Range at the convergence of four major…

Details: Join us for a special trip to the Prisoner’s Harbor on Santa Cruz Island, which is on the border of the Nature Conservancy property. Steve Junak will lead our guests on a scenic walk…

Details: Come celebrate Native Plant Month with hands-on native plant workshops that bring California’s flora to your home! Bring a friend or the family and join us as we guide you through family-friendly, simple propagation…