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“Here Comes the Sun: Celebrating 50 Years of Santa Barbara Summer Solstice”

Santa Barbara Historical Museum 136 E. De La Guerra Street, SANTA BARBARA, CA, United States

Every promotional poster heralding Santa Barbara’s unique Summer Solstice Celebration for the past 50 years and hundreds of photographs documenting its early years are among the many items in a new exhibit “Here Comes the Sun: Celebrating 50 Years of Santa Barbara Summer Solstice” on view at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum through June 27. …

Free

Solstice Parade 2024 with World Dance for Humanity

Santa Barbara Street 632 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara

Celebrate the 50th anniversary Solstice parade with World Dance for Humanity! No need to watch from the sidelines this year - come party up Santa Barbara Street with World Dance for Humanity! Practices are FREE and FUN! All ages and abilities are welcome. Just attend a World Dance class to sign up, learn the dances …

Plastic Free July Expo

1219 State St 1219 State St, Santa Barbara

Our annual Plastic Free July Expo features more than a dozen local organizations, businesses, and government agencies that offer information and resources for eliminating plastic during the month of July and beyond. Join us to learn about plastic-free initiatives in our community and how you can get involved. Each attendee will take home a copy …

Free

Talk and Book Signing with ‘New York Times’ bestselling author Michael Finkel of ‘The Art Thief’

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Reserve your tickets and join us for a talk and book signing with New York Times bestselling author Michael Finkel, who wrote The Art Thief and The Stranger in the Woods. The Art Thief is now in paperback and available in the Museum Store. In The Art Thief, Finkel brings us into Breitwieser’s strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, Breitwieser never stole for …

Free

Summer Jazz

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Enjoy jazz composed and performed by students in SBCC’s Summer Jazz program in a collaborative workshop with Grammy Award-winning composer and musician Ted Nash. Inspired by works in A Legacy of Giving and Lady Leslie Ridley-Tree’s love of music and support of education.

Free
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Environmental Defense Center’s tgif!s

Environmental Defense Center 906 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA, CA, United States

For more than 20 years, the Environmental Defense Center’s tgif!s have been a staple of the south central coast’s summer season. The EDC team is very excited to bring our community together again in our downtown courtyard in summer 2024.  Known as one of the best happy hours in Santa Barbara, tgif! features live music, …

$20

All Inclusive Fun at Family Days with NatureTrack

North Campus Open Space UCSB, Goleta

Come enjoy what K-12 students have been enjoying since 2011 -- discover the beaches and trails in Santa Barbara County led by knowledgeable and fun docents. They will give everyone opportunities to explore nature in the 'outdoor classroom' where learning comes alive along with fun.  Finding the balance in one's life includes nature as a …

Free

FREE FAMILY DAY: Trains, Crafts & Activities!

San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden 3450 Dairy Creek, San Luis Obispo

It's Free Family Day, the time of the month where admission into the Garden is waived all day for all guests! This month, we're partnering with our friends at the Central California Coast Garden Model Railroad Society for a fabulous day in the Garden exploring trains and nature. No ticket needed, just come and have …

The Plastic Crisis: Science and Solutions

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Plastic is everywhere. As a result, our bodies and natural systems contain multitudes of harmful microplastics. In addition, fossil fuel-based plastic manufacturing disproportionately impacts communities of color while exacerbating the climate crisis.  For the health of our planet and the people living on it, we need to drastically reduce the amount of plastics entering the …

DIY Beeswax Wraps Workshop

This Adult Workshop will DIY sustainable and reusable beeswax wraps for your kitchen and a bonus craft of building bee hotels to create spaces in your yard, patio or garden to encourage pollinators and insects to nest. Event Details: Thursday, July 18 6:00-7:30 pm Regular Ticket Price: $25 Educator Ticket Price: $15* *MUST show a …

$15 – $25

Performance of Carrot Revolution

Santa Barbara Museum Of Art 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

The Music Academy of the West’s Arancia Quartet, made up of 2024 String Quartet Seminar fellows, perform Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution. The piece—originally commissioned by an art museum—is a patchwork of Smith’s wildly contrasting influences, unexpected juxtapositions, and intersecting planes of sound, celebrating the spirit of fresh observation. In collaboration with Music Academy of the West.

Explore and Experience Freedom Trax at Pismo State Beach With NatureTrack

Pismo State Beach 100 Pomeroy Ave, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, Pismo Beach

On Sunday, July 21 from 11am to 2pm, NatureTrack will be at Pismo State Beach  to introduce those who use wheelchairs to the Freedom Trax devices at no cost to make a closer connection to nature.  These devices enable users to get up close to the waters’ edge and navigate the beach under your own …

Free

Adult Art Workshop – Bee Baths at the Museum

California Nature Art Museum 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang, United States

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop on Sunday, July 21st 2024 from 3:00PM- 5:00PM, creating bee baths for the home garden. Participants will learn to sculpt an open, flat flower with elevated petals throughout to create safe landing spots for the bees, as well as paint their pieces …

$55 – $65

Fiesta Flower Hair Accessories

Art From Scrap 302 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA, United States

Crepe Paper Flower Hair Accessories Friday, July 26 6:00-8:00 General Ticket -$30 Educator Ticket - $20 Prepare to celebrate Old Spanish Days Fiesta with flair at our Paper Flower Hair Accessories Workshop! Elevate your Fiesta look with a touch of floral finesse! Join us for a crafting workshop where you'll learn how to make crepe …

$20 – $30