Past Events & Classes

Details: Join us in celebrating Santa Barbara Creek Week by exploring the beauty and ecological importance of California's riparian landscapes and learning how to bring their benefits into your own garden. In this class, we'll…

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: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is excited to offer a special day trip to the beautiful and remote Santa Rosa Island. After an early departure from Ventura Harbor, we’ll spend the day immersed in the island’s spectacular…

Details: We invite you to join us for a nature-based integrative mindfulness practice that supports the wellness of mind, body, and spirit. This community gathering invites us to reflect upon the common thread of humanity…

Details: Join us for an engaging look at botanical exploration across California’s Channel Islands. Drawing from fieldwork on Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, San Clemente and San Nicolas islands, Annie Lamont-Ayers will share stories from her…

Details: The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, is offering a series of workshops on fire-resilient landscaping. This half-day workshop focuses on maintaining gardens in high fire…

Join us for a fun, family-friendly celebration of Latino Conservation Week! Together with Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Latino Outdoors, Wilderness Youth Project, and Los Padres Forest Watch, we'll explore the amazing plants, animals, and insects that…

About: Immerse Yourself in the Healing Presence of the native elements of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden to reconnect with nature and yourself in a Forest Therapy Walk led by Giuliana Mottin. Join us for a gentle and sensory-rich…

Details: Join Living Collections Curator Christina Varnava Romo for a special tour of the Garden’s redwoods, where she’ll highlight notable accessions in the Garden’s Living collection and their stories, as well as what to look…

Details: (Please note this class time has changed from 10 a.m. to noon to 1 to 3 p.m. Please feel free to email registrations@sbbotanicgarden.org if you have any questions.) Join David R. White, Ph.D. for…