This Weekend in Santa Barbara Events

by Adam Pettit

 The following is a list of events and ‘to do’s’ in the Santa Barbara area this weekend. Happy Friday!

Live Oak Music Festival

The 28th Annual Live Oak Music Festival, held June 17-19, 2016, is a three-day medley of camping, concerts, crafts, food and drinks. In the picturesque Santa Ynez mountains at Live Oak Camp, the festival is a hub for showcasing musicians from all…


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A T. rex Named Sue

Time: Location: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

No dinosaur in the world compares to SUE–the largest, most complete, and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered. At a heart stopping 42 feet (12.8 m) long and 12 feet (3.66 m) high at the hip, a spectacular full-sized…


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Butterflies Alive!

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Experience the magic of Butterflies Alive! as you walk through a beautiful garden filled with flowers, luscious greenery, and more than 1,000 free-flying butterflies. Butterflies Alive! will offer many memorable opportunities,…


Father’s Day at The Lark

Time: Location: The Lark

Executive Chef Jason Paluska and the team present Father’s Day dining with specials that dad is sure to love. In addition to the summer menu, specials include: Cornmeal Fried West Coast Oysters { old rasputin aioli, grilled meyer lemon, lark hot…


Father’s Day Pulled Pork & Pinot

Time: Location: Santa Barbara Wine Collective

Santa Barbara Wine Collective is celebrating Father’s Day with Pulled Pork and Pinot! Bring dad and enjoy a delight from our sister properties. Two Lucky Penny pulled pork sliders on Helena Avenue Bakery buns, alongside Lucky Penny housemade chips…


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Rooted Vine Tours, Wine Tours and More!!

Rooted Vine Tours is a locally owned and operated Wine Tour Company. Our wine tours focus on boutique, family owned and independently operated wineries. We offer a fun and educational wine tour of Santa Barbara’s vast and amazing wine country.


/ Recurring weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Eat This, Shoot That!: Funk Zone Food Tour

This casual 3 hour walking Santa Barbara food tour takes guests through the historic waterfront and Funk Zone neighborhoods for bites of fresh, local seafood, artisan flatbread, handmade tacos, and delectable sweets. Along the way enjoy sips of…


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Public Star Party

See the wonders of the night sky through Wesmont’s Keck Telescope and telescopes set up by the Astronomical Unit.


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Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara presents Shift, Stretch, Expand: Everyday Transformations, a group exhibition of nine Santa Barbara County artists that explores the quiet and inconspicuous…


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Joie de Vivre: Tri-County Juried Exhibition

Opening reception: May 19, 2016 from 4-6pm The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art will host another annual tri-county juried exhibition. Featuring work from artists living and working in the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Counties. On…


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Ensemble Theatre Company presents: Fallen Angels

With their passionless husbands away playing golf, a mutual long-ago lover announces his intention to pay Julia and Jane an impromptu visit. All in a fluster, there’s clearly only one thing to do: hit the bottle! Or rather, pop open the bubbly.…


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Sea Cave Kayaking

If this is your first time kayaking Channel Islands National Park, then this is where you want to go. No other area of the park offers as many sea cave kayaking opportunities. Some of the most beautiful sea caves in the world can be found at…


/ Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Wine Country Bike Tour

This trip takes us into the heart of the Santa Barbara’s wine country, home to several very popular California vintners. We depart by van in the morning and head to the Foxen Canyon Trail or Santa Rita Hills, perfect for cycling through…


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DeeTours –City and Wine Tours in One-Of-A-Kind Jeep Limo

90 minutes narrated city tour of Santa Barbara and Montecito. Highlights include the Mission, El Presidio, Wharf/Harbor, Courthouse, family fun spots, celebrity trivia and a breathtaking view from the Riviera. Small lap dogs welcome. The wine…


/ Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Kayak the American Riviera!

See the American Riviera from a unique perspective. We can’t promise you’ll be as lucky, but some of our guests have paddled with whales on this trip-even with its proximity to the city. We “put-in” at the Santa Barbara harbor, after a…



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Award Winning Wine Tasting Tours, Horseback Riding, Kayaking & Sailing Cruises

Captain Jack’s does it all. 5 different wine tasting tours daily. Horseback riding, sailboat cruises, kayaking, whale watching trips & more. Visit their website for details and rates.


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Backroad Santa Ynez Wine Tour Aboard an Open-Air Hummer

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Join our award winning wine tour to see and experience the wine country on Santa Barbara backroads. Follow the old stagecoach route to world renowned vineyards with our expert guide. Your epicurean experience is a VIP event that includes about 25…


/ Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Market

Each week the farmers in the marketplace display a colorful bounty of agricultural products grown right in our backyard. Seasonal diversity is available year-round, rain or shine. Music and entertainment liven the markets while creating a positive…


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Circus Vargas Presents iLUMINOUS

Circus Vargas presents iLUMINOUS is a new, high-energy extravaganza that illuminates the wonder and imagination of every child at heart. Don’t miss the high-octane Yeromenko on the gymnastic bars, the brother-sister roller skating daredevils,…


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In Celebration of Ray Strong

To coincide with the release of the artist’s first ever monograph, RAY STRONG: American Artist, Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by Ray Strong (1905-2006) – the founder of the San Francisco Art…


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Jean Swigget: Strange as it Seems

Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery will present its second exhibition from the Estate of San Diego artist JEAN SWIGGETT (1910-1990). Comprising ten works in pencil, colored pencil, and oil made between the early 1950s and the late 1970s, Strange…


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Susan McDonnell: The World at Home

Sullivan Goss – An American Gallery is pleased to announce The World at Home, the gallery’s second solo exhibition for the highly successful Pasadena based artist, Susan McDonnell. McDonnell reveals microcosmic worlds in the natural curiosities she…


Picnic Concert Series

Enjoy your picnic in the beautiul atmosphere of the Academy’s Miraflores campus and then enter Hahn Hall for a magical evening as Academy fellows share their talents in solos, duets, trios, quartets, and more. The opening performance will feature…


/ Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

On an Overgrown Path

Time: Location: Marcia Burtt Gallery

Marcia Burtt Gallery presents “On an Overgrown Path,” an exhibition of paintings woven from and ornamented by organic forms, twisting lines, and patterned surfaces that construct baroque visions of our natural world.Dense, lush woods…


Published on 2016-06-17 11:54:00

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