Things to do in Santa Barbara
231+ things to do in Santa Barbara this month
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346 eventsAll venues in Santa Barbara
$10Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
The Grape Gratitude Jazz Jam
Karl Hunter +2
The Grape · Ventura
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
$15Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Marina “Frenchie” Pacowski
Marina "Frenchie" Pacowski
The Grape · Ventura
FreeSun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Pierre Bensusan
Pierre Bensusan
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Wed · Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
Tom Collins and Friends
Tom Collins
The Grape · Ventura
No coverTue · Oct 27 · 5:00 PM
Happy Hour w/ Monte Montgomery & Friends
Monte Montgomery
The Grape · Ventura
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
James Asselin & Joseph Pfeifer
James Asselin +1
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
An Evening with Andrew Duhon
Andrew Duhon
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Daytime Boo…↻ RecurringTue · Oct 27 · 10:00 AM
Daytime Boo at the Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
Tue · Oct 27 · 7:00 PM
Wild Work: Adventures of Women Field Biologists
Speaker: Sophie Osborn
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Heads All Happy Halloween
Heads All Happy
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Mdou Moctar | Fully Seated
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 8:30 PM
The Molly Ringwald Project All-80s Halloween Party
The Molly Ringwald Project
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Sun · Nov 15 · 7:00 PM
UNACCOMPANIED MINERS
Stan +1
Lost Chord Guitars · Solvang
Sat · Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
Dress Wild
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 7:00 PM
seeTrees with Jessie Rose & T. CatiLee
Jessie Rose +1
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Fri · Nov 6 · 2:30 PM
Rigoletto
Rigoletto +5
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 9:30 AM
Tree Planting at Elings with Your Children’s Trees
Elings Park
Sun · Nov 1 · 12:15 PM
Ojai Pops
Ojai Pops +4
Libbey Bowl · Ojai
Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
TUSK: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac | Fully Seated
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Parallel Stories – Karen Tei Yamashita, "Questions 27 & 28"
Author: Karen Tei Yamashita +1
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Tue · Oct 27 · 8:00 AM
A Court of Splintered Harmony Release Party
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Timbre Books · Ventura
$19 - Student…Sat · Dec 5 · 6:30 PM
RUDOLPH
Rudolph +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$31 - $45 -…Fri · Feb 5 · 7:30 PM
Trae Crowder
Trae Crowder
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Mon · Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
The Black Angels: Passover 2026 Tour
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$45 - $55 -…Fri · Dec 11 · 7:30 AM
The Milk Carton Kids – Lost Cause Lover Fool HOLIDAY TOUR
The Milk Carton Kids – Lost Cause Lover Fool HOLIDAY TOUR +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Eternal Wave with Frogs Band
Eternal Wave +1
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
FreeTue · Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
The Tannahill Weavers
The Tannahill Weavers
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
$45 - $55 -…Fri · Dec 11 · 7:30 AM
TheMilkCarton Kids – Lost Cause Lover Fool HOLIDAY TOUR
TheMilkCarton Kids – Lost Cause Lover Fool HOLIDAY TOUR +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$65 - $80 -…Mon · Mar 1 · 7:00 PM
Electric Elton
Electric Elton +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Welcome Author Will Sofrin for a New Look at the Extraordinary Legacy of USCGC Eagle
Author: Will Sofrin
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Sat · Oct 31 · 10:30 AM
Storytime at the Sea Center
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
FreeMon · Nov 9 · 7:15 PM
SB Acoustic Presents: Alexandr Misko with Forest Bailey
Alexandr Misko +1
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Garden…Tue · Nov 3 · 8:30 AM
Morning Bird Walk
Instructor: Rebecca Coulter
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
$55 - $65 -…Fri · Nov 20 · 7:30 PM
Rachael & Vilray
Rachael & Vilray
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Eternal Wave with Frogs Band & Magnetize
Eternal Wave +2
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
$17 - $68 -…Mon · Dec 14 · 7:30 PM
Hélène Grimaud
Hélène Grimaud
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Sat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
The Bridge City Sinners
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$60 - $85 -…Thu · Nov 12 · 7:30 PM
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Charles Lloyd Quartet +4
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$200 SBMA…Wed · Nov 4 · 7:30 PM
Fall Adult Ceramics Session 2
Instructor: Luna Vallejo-Howard
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
DAX - The Anger Management Tour
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Created…Mon · Nov 9 · 7:45 AM
Museum on the Move: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
$57 - $72 -…Wed · Feb 3 · 7:30 PM
Kalani Pe‘a and Taimane: Live In Concert
Kalani Pe‘a and Taimane: Live In Concert +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
1st Thursday
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
$26 - $46 -…Sat · Dec 19 · 2:30 PM
The Christmas Revels: A Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice
The Christmas Revels: A Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeThu · Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
Southern Culture on the Skids
Southern Culture on the Skids
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Sat · Jan 30 · 8:00 PM
Emo Kids: The Nation's Top Emo Party Band
Mdou Moctar +2
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Wed · May 12 · 8:00 PM
John Splithoff 2027 Tour
George Clanton +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Sat · Dec 12 · 10:00 AM
All Aboard for the Holidays: Festival of Trains Rolls into Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Sun · May 2 · 4:00 PM
Santa Barbara Youth Ensembles Combined Spring Concert
Santa Barbara Youth Ensembles Combined Spring Concert +3
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$35 - …Sat · Jan 9 · 7:00 PM
Konrad Kono
Konrad Kono
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$29.50 -…Sun · Feb 7 · 7:00 PM
History That Doesn’t Suck with Professor Greg Jackson
History That Doesn’t Suck with Professor Greg Jackson +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Thu · Dec 10 · 10:00 AM
SBMM Presents Man at Sea: A Kayaker’s Journey — A Powerful New Exhibition by Chuck Graham
Chuck Graham
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Lounge $59 ·…Fri · Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
The Legendary Saxophonist Tom Scott featuring Laurence Hobgood on Piano
Tom Scott +1
The Grand On State · Santa Barbara
$60 - $85 -…Sat · Nov 28 · 7:30 PM
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Choir! Choir! Choir +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, Fruko, and Carmelo Torres present Madre Cumbia
Bolo +3
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
Free 2nd Sunday for Tri-County Residents
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
$17 - $68 -…Thu · Jan 21 · 7:30 PM
Nikolai Lugansky
Nikolai Lugansky
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$17 - $68 -…Sat · Nov 21 · 7:30 PM
Juilliard String Quartet & Simone Dinnerstein
Juilliard String Quartet & Simone Dinnerstein +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 11:15 AM
Montecito Farmers Market
Santa Barbara Farmers Market
Fri · Feb 19 · 7:30 PM
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville +6
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
General…Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Warren Miller’sDAYS OFF
Warren Miller’sDAYS OFF +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
↻ RecurringSat · Nov 7 · 9:30 AM
Tree Planting at Elings with Your Children’s Trees
Elings Park
FreeSun · Nov 8 · 11:40 AM
Bilingual Storytime
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
$17 - $68 -…Fri · May 21 · 7:30 PM
James Ehnes & Orion Weiss
James Ehnes & Orion Weiss +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Rocky Horror Picture Show | Fully Seated
Mdou Moctar +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Sat · Feb 27 · 8:00 PM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse (Grateful Dead)
Mdou Moctar +2
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Thu · Mar 4 · 8:00 PM
UMPHREY'S McGEE - Fresh Cut 2027
George Clanton +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$10 SBMM…Sat · Nov 7 · 7:00 PM
Unscripted Voyages: Improv at SBMM
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Wed · Nov 4 · 8:00 PM
SOB X RBE
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$36 - $54 -…Tue · Nov 17 · 7:00 PM
An Evening with Mara Liasson
An Evening with Mara Liasson +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Thu · Dec 10 · 4:30 PM
Members Only Exhibit Opening: Man at Sea: A Kayaker’s Journey — Chuck Graham
Chuck Graham
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
$57 - $97 -…Sun · Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Les Arts Florissants
Les Arts Florissants +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeSat · Nov 14 · 11:15 AM
Sketching in the Galleries
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
$50 - $60 -…Wed · Dec 9 · 7:30 PM
Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
↻ RecurringSat · Dec 12 · 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker
Misa Kuranaga +3
Arlington Theatre · Santa Barbara
Classic $37 ·…Thu · Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Leigh Vance Sings Ella and Billie
Leigh Vance +3
The Grand On State · Santa Barbara
Sun · Dec 13 · 8:00 PM
Anuhea
George Clanton +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Sat · Jan 16 · 8:00 PM
The Rock and Roll Playhouse (Tom Petty)
George Clanton +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Fri · Jan 22 · 8:00 PM
Bingo Loco
Mdou Moctar +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$10 for SBMM…Thu · Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
From Local Waters to Global Change: Protecting our Ocean and Planet
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
FreeWed · Nov 11 · 8:30 PM
Bella Rayne Band
Bella Rayne Band
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Eternal Wave & Dipsea Flower with Frogs Band
Eternal Wave +2
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
$57 - $72 -…Sat · Nov 14 · 2:00 PM
Doug Varone and Dancers
Doug Varone and Dancers
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$34 - $49 -…Fri · Jan 22 · 7:30 PM
Jesse Cook: Forever Live Tour
Jesse Cook: Forever Live Tour +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Fri · Apr 23 · 7:30 PM
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage +6
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Thu · Feb 25 · 8:00 PM
Deerhoof
George Clanton +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
$85 - Section…Tue · Dec 22 · 7:30 PM
An Irish Christmas
An Irish Christmas
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$52 - $62 -…Fri · Apr 9 · 7:30 PM
A Tribute To The Legendary Linda Ronstadt
A Tribute To The Legendary Linda Ronstadt +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 9:00 PM
Suckapunch Productions Presents: Too Short
Too Short
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
INNER WAVE - WEST COAST TOUR 2026
Bolo +1
Ventura Music Hall · Ventura
Tickets $25Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Halloween Show and Costume Party- Sign up for Open Mic
Richard Weller +3
The Grand On State · Santa Barbara
General…Wed · Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
Warren Miller’s DAYS OFF
Warren Miller’s DAYS OFF +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
$55 - $65 -…Fri · Mar 5 · 7:30 PM
Joan Osborne and Christian McBride
Joan Osborne and Christian McBride +2
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
FreeSat · Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Canyon Calling: A Laurel Canyon Tribute Night & Joni Mitchell Birthday Celebration
SOhO Restaurant & Music Club · Santa Barbara
$55 - $75 -…Thu · Dec 10 · 7:30 PM
Jake Shimabukuro’s Holidays in Hawaii
Jake Shimabukuro’s Holidays in Hawaii +1
Lobero Theatre · Santa Barbara
Events in Santa Barbara, CA
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. Santa Barbara's calendar centers on the Arlington and Granada theaters, nightly music at SOhO, and the international film festival each winter.