Past Events & Classes

Details: Dr. May Roberts is the Plant Genomics Lab Manager at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden where she helps support the genetic work that the researchers in the Conservation and Research Department are conducting on rare…

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: Join Master Yun for an introduction to traditional Tai Chi at the Garden. This class will cover the basic postures of Tai Chi and begin teaching the traditional form. It will include additional exercises…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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: 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…