Join us for a Family Friendly Workshop on Saturday, October 2, from 1-4 pm PST! This workshop is designed to engage young audiences in the Act of Making Art in Public. Decorate an elephant prop and explore downtown public spaces to test the Power of Scale and Storytelling with your elephant. Learn camera techniques (suitable for ages 8-17) and discover how to tell the story of a public space.

Beginning Oct. 2, 2021, the Rotary Club of Santa Paula will once again be welcoming visitors to the Pumpkin Patch at Limoneira Ranch to celebrate the fall season

Join the Parkinson’s Foundation online on October 2 to learn about resources and support systems in the Central Coast area.

Celebrate Family History Month at the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society's Open House on Sunday, October 3 from 1-4pm.

AHA! is offering after-school programs this fall in person. Our programs are a fun place for teens to connect and make friends while developing social emotional and leadership skills. Your teen can register by filling out an application at: https://ahasb.org/

St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church invites the community to bring their animals to the free annual "Blessing of the Animals" event on Sunday, October 3, 2021

AHA! is offering after-school programs this fall in person. Our programs are a fun place for teens to connect and make friends while developing social emotional and leadership skills. Your teen can register by filling out an application at: https://ahasb.org/

BLOOD DRIVE Camino Real Marketplace Tuesday, October 5 1:30pm - 6:00pm in the Bloodmobile by the Movie Theater To schedule an appointment visit www.donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code 1388 or call (805)542-8500. There is currently an urgent need for all blood types so we need your help. We hope to see you there- bring

Santa Barbara is fortunate to have many local news sources to keep us informed on everything from the pandemic and other natural disasters, to events, arts, and culture. Join AWC-SB on Wednesday October 6, 5:30PM on Zoom, to hear from one of our local media leaders.

Join Compassionate Care of Carpinteria for their FREE virtual 3rd Annual The Light Shines Ahead event on Wednesday, October 6th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. PDT featuring Ph.D., nonprofit leader, adventure seeker, and author of My Wild and Precious Life, Keynote Speaker Cynder Sinclair.

Santa Barbara Elks Lodge #613 Donate $5,500.00 toward VETERANS STAND DOWN Event Saturday, October 16, 2021

Cocktails. Tunes. Interactive art experiences.

BINGO is Back at the Santa Barbara ELKS Lodge #613 - EVERY THURSDAY!! 150 No Kellogg, Goleta

Todd Cronan
Associate Professor of Art History, Emory University

Born and trained in Vienna, R. M. Schindler came to Los Angeles in 1920, working in the office of Frank Lloyd Wright.

The City of Santa Barbara is seeking individuals to serve on the various City Advisory Groups, applications due by October 8th.

As part of a two-week stay as SBMA artist in residence, Grammy Award-winning musician and composer Ted Nash shared insight and experience with a selection of local Santa Barbara City College students and fellow musicians.

Neon Night Art Show is a new collab featuring art from SB locals Chris Gocong and Rod Lathim that will take place Saturday, October 9th from 5:00-9:00 p.m. at Commen Unity In the Funk Zone.

October 9 Treasure sale benefits the Grace Fisher Foundation, "Bringing the Arts to Kids of All Abilities".

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Julián Castro, Waking Up From My American Dream on Sunday, October 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall.

(((FOLKYEAH!))) presents Whitney +Renee Reed, Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 8 PM.

BLOOD DRIVE St. Raphael Catholic Church 5444 Hollister Ave Sunday, October 10 8:00am -12:30pm in the Parish Hall The Knights of Columbus will provide a free breakfast for those completing their donation before 11:00am! To schedule an appointment visit www.donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code 1057 or call (805)542-8500. There is currently an urgent need

The UCSB Department of Music will present a Guest Artist Masterclass with Arturo O'Farrill of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on Monday, October 11, 2021 from 4-5:30 pm PT in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Are you thinking about starting your own business? This 4-week instructor-led class guides you through the questions and decisions needed to understand whether your business idea is viable, and whether you are personally ready to commit to starting a business. 

"Celebrate Coming Out Day: Special Panel" PFLAG Santa Barbara/Santa Maria PFLAG Meeting

This 8-week, instructor-led class will guide you through the steps necessary to write a comprehensive business plan for a new or existing business, using LivePlan software.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present The Wood Brothers with special guest Kat Wright Tuesday, October 12th at 8 p.m. at THE GRANADA THEATRE. Dubbed “masters of soulful folk” (Paste), The Wood Brothers are celebrated for their freewheeling musical experimentation, fluid musical sound and the unparalleled energy of their live performances. Drifting effortlessly

All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions. Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials.

Bicycling with Butterflies with Sara Dykman Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, October 14th, 5:30pm (This talk was rescheduled from August) In 2017, Sara Dykman became the first person to follow - by bicycle - the eastern population of monarch butterflies on their roundtrip, multinational, multigenerational migration. From Mexico to Canada and back, her 10,201-mile

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Danish String Quartet The Doppelgänger Project, Part I on Thursday, October 14th at 7:00 p.m. at the Rockwood. This season, the Danish String Quartet introduces Doppelgänger, an ambitious four-year project supported by Arts & Lectures and a variety of international partners. The project pairs world premieres from

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is hosting its annual fundraising benefit, Wild Night Out, on Friday, October 15, 2021 from 5–9 PM at the Carousel House at Chase Palm Park. 

The Department of Music will present a Corwin Series Concert, "States of Change," on Friday, October 15, 2021 at 7:30 pm PT in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Fandango at the Wall with the Villalobos Brothers on Friday, October 15th at 8:00 p.m. at Campbell Hall. Led by Grammy-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is heralded as “one of the best jazz

Jazz at the Lobero presents the Charles Lloyd Quartet with Gerald Clayton, Reuben Rogers, and Justin Brown Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 8 PM.

POP-UP PROGRAM – NatureTrack Film Festival,  Diverse Menu of Subjects in 30 New Films - LIVE on Saturday October 16 from 9am to 11pm

Professional librarian, archivist, and genealogist Nancy Loe will present "Think Like an Archivist: Finding Genealogy Records in Archives" at the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting on Saturday, October 16.

UC Santa Barbara University Carillonist Wesley Arai will present a recital from the carillon in UC Santa Barbara's Storke Tower on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 2 pm PT.

Free Guided Tours of UCSB's North Campus Open Space Every 3rd Weekend

ZACA MESA WINERY TO HOST TREAD PINOT & PAELLA ON OCTOBER 17TH

CAMA returns to presenting live music with Canada’s highly acclaimed Les Violons du Roy (The Violins of the King) & Avi Avital Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:30PM.

The NatureTrack 5K & Kid's Fun Run is a "Day in the Country" tradition! Start your day with a run through the bucolic town of Los Olivos.

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Paul Hawken Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation on Wednesday, October 20th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall. Paul Hawken is an entrepreneur, author and activist dedicated to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment. The founder of Project Drawdown, his

Join us on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for a virtual event highlighting nonprofit-funder partnerships, re-connecting members of our sector, reflecting on the past year and a half, and moving forward in a pandemic-informed world.

Registration deadline: Friday, October 15, 2021
NOTE: You must register in advance to participate in any part of virtual PFE 2021

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is proud to present “Found…A DDT Dumping Ground near LA and Catalina!” a free Zoom webinar with Dr. David Valentine, the Norris Presidential Chair in Earth Science of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). This presentation will take place on Thursday, October 21 at 7pm PDT. The webinar is free, but registration is required, and donations are welcome. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County’s Anthony Rodriguez will lead a COUNYWIDE, Great Shakeout drill over Zoom on October 21 at 10:10 am.

Santa Barbara Visual Artists Fine Arts Gallery
SBVA Closing Reception
Friday October 22 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Do you dare…? Come to our annual "Haunt at the Showgrounds" October 22, 23, and 24, 2021 at Earl Warren Showgrounds. 4 Haunted houses, carnival rides, live music, food trucks, carnival bites, & beer garden. Tickets required for the Haunted houses & carnival rides. Face masks will be required indoors. NO COSTUME MASKS OR COSTUMES ALLOWED.

FREE live concert with 13 bands-Drummerheads, exporter, Field Daze, Fin’s Mellow Co. The Framers, Happy Medium, Liquid Blanket, Lizardsmouth, Loc Dawgs, Modern Genre, Odd Army, Sara Pierce, and The Takeouts. FREE parking. Food trucks & beer garden.

The Harbor Festival is canceled this year, but you can still celebrate the season opening of California Spiny Lobster, one of Santa Barbara's leading sustainable fisheries! Join us on the Maritime Museum's outdoor front patio, 1-4pm Saturday October 23, with lobster dishes and live music by Jackson Gillies!

Sara Miller McCune brings a fully staged musical and artistic collaboration of Kismet to Santa Barbara. With Acclaimed Broadway Director Lonny Price, featuring the Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, and a cast of performers across the globe.

Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) on October 23, 2021 from 6 - 8 pm as we celebrate the opening of Drifters, a solo exhibition of LA-based artist Rosha Yaghmai curated by Alexandra Terry, Chief Curator.

Sara Miller McCune brings a fully staged musical and artistic collaboration of Kismet to Santa Barbara. With Acclaimed Broadway Director Lonny Price, featuring the Santa Barbara Symphony, State Street Ballet, and a cast of performers across the globe.

Wellness Workshop discusses the importance of healthy relationships on youth mental health and what it means to give consent

Do you dare…? Come to our annual "Haunt at the Showgrounds" October 22, 23, and 24, 2021 at Earl Warren Showgrounds. 4 Haunted houses, carnival rides, live music, food trucks, carnival bites, & beer garden. Tickets required for the Haunted houses & carnival rides. Face masks will be required indoors. NO COSTUME MASKS OR COSTUMES ALLOWED.

It’s The Hot Dog on Wheels, Oscar Mayer’s Wienermobile! Grab your friends and your kids, come see it and grab a picture, Tuesday October 26th at 3pm, Good Space Coworking, 320 Storke Road, Goleta

A Pacific Views Series talk by Emily Goard Jacobs, Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences at UCSB. Co-sponsored by The Feminist Futures Initiative at UCSB. Jacobs' lecture considers the intersection between gender equity in STEM and the status of women’s health - not as concurrent phenomena, but connected ones.

KITP's 80th Public Lecture - "Stars: The Ultimate Laboratory for Modern Physics" with UC Santa Cruz Professor Pascale Garaud sponsored by the Friends of KITP

The Collection at RiverPark invites Super Heroes, Witches, Ghosts and Goblins to collect sweet treats!
Princesses, pirates and pumpkins, gather around! All are invited to stop in for a spell and enjoy fang-tastic treats at The Collection at RiverPark’s annual trick-or-treat event on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 5 – 7 p.m.

Attendees who complete their passport will be entered for a chance to win a spooktacular Collection grand prize.

This wicked event fills up fast so mummies and daddies are strongly encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible. Tickets are reserved for children only; one ticket per trick-or-treater.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trick-or-treat-at-the-collection-tickets-181331556567?aff=ebdsoporgprofile&utm_source=Eventbrite&utm_medium=Website-Events&utm_campaign=2021+Trick+or+Treat

Free Certification Program
Join us for a Spanish language Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) certification!

You will learn important and essential skills that will improve your relationships and well-being. AHA! has more than 20 years of experience in SEL and the workshops will be led by bilingual and nationally trained facilitators.

The Santa Barbara County Education Office invites youth, educators, parents and guardians, and professionals supporting youth to attend the second annual Youth Empowerment Summit on Wednesday, October 27, from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m

Sugar Skull Decorating Workshop at the Crafter's Library in La Arcada Plaza

Join UCSB Arts & Lectures as they present Vijay Gupta in Conversation with Pico Iyer The Healing Power of Music on Thursday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell Hall. The recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Vjiay Gupta is a celebrated violinist, speaker and citizen artist devoted to creating spaces of wholeness through music. He

The Ojai Storytelling Festival will present a musical evening featuring the Dreamland Band’s A Celebration of Joni Mitchell with Kimberly Ford and the Reverend Robert B. Jones critically acclaimed piece, “Three Chords, Five Notes” on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the Ojai Art Center Patio @ 7:30 pm. 

An Evening of Playful Remembrance...

Recognized as being “in the royal class of Schubert interpreters” by the Sunday Times (London), Professor Paul Berkowitz will present a recital featuring works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Francis Poulenc, and Franz Schubert on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 7:30 pm in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on the UC Santa Barbara campus.

Join World Dance For Humanity as we bring back our big Thriller dance event (dance party at 2PM, Thriller at 3PM)! Learn Thriller and our other Halloween dances in-person and on Zoom!

Good news for Halloween enthusiasts! World Dance for Humanity is once again hosting its annual THRILLER community dance event at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens – Saturday, October 30th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Registration is now open for the 2021 Lompoc Hospital District Foundation Colorthon 5K at the Mission Club in Vandenberg Village on Oct. 30.

Something Free & Fun for the Family - Sunday Evening!