Past Events & Classes

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: Enjoy the creative search for artistic natural subjects at the Garden, recording the life that abounds, in your sketchbook through drawings and writings. We will explore subjects both near and far, using lightweight art…

Details: Take flight as we celebrate birds in this family fun fest! We’ll have a morning full of activities to connect with our woodland birds. Check out binoculars and go on a bird safari, create…

Details We’re thrilled to share that our beloved Home Garden Tour is blooming into something new this year! Traditionally a special day reserved for volunteers, we’re excited to open the gates a little wider and…

Details: Experience the wildflowers of Oso Flaco Lake, located at the border of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with botanist Steve Junak. Learn about the rich history of the area while enjoying freshwater…

Details: Join Rick Zelazny, volunteer, as we take a tour of the Channel Islands section and its unique and rare plant life. The Garden has relicts left over from the last ice age, clonal tree…

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's transformation project at Elings Park has removed thirsty, invasive weeds and replaced them with California-native plants in a one-acre site on the Park's south bluffs. With plants in the ground, we're…

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 PALMA Colectiva and Mar Harrsen for The Sea Within, An Exploration of Craniosacral Therapy. When we are near a great body of water, such as a living sea, the structure of water in…

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…