March 18, 2024 Date

Upcoming Events

Free Admission at the Museum: SoCal Museums Free-For-All
Saturday, March 23
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, more than thirty museums and cultural institutions are participating in the annual SoCal Museums Free-For-All, a celebration of the region’s...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Bird Shorts: Made Up Stories About Birds and Birders
Wednesday, March 27
Please note the new location for this event: Santa Barbara Central Library, Faulkner Gallery
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society
You are invited to a Santa Barbara...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Star Party
Saturday, April 6
The Palmer Observatory will open its doors and its roof to share a remarkable view of the wonders of the night sky through our state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope.Join Museum Astronomy...
8:00 PM–10:00 PM
Eclipse Viewing Party in Goleta
Monday, April 8
Watch the solar eclipse with us at Goleta’s Camino Real Marketplace!*
Looking directly at a solar eclipse is dangerous, so we’re offering two cool ways to safely experience...
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Science Pub: Plants in a Changing Climate
Monday, April 8
The global climate is now changing faster than we can measure. How can we predict and try to mitigate the ecological impacts of climate change? When the growing gets tough, ecologists...
6:30 PM–8:00 PM
Free Astronomy Talk: The Race to Find Life in the Universe
Friday, April 12
A few decades ago, scientists mostly treated the idea of searching for life in the universe as a slightly disreputable field only pursued by a few iconoclasts. Now, the search...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Ocean Ambassador Beach Cleanups
Sunday, April 21
Be part of the solution to marine pollution! Come gain community with fellow ocean-lovers, and earn community service hours if you need them to graduate. The Sea Center hosts beach...
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Splendid Plumage Exhibit Opens to Public
Friday, April 26
Feathers are evolutionary marvels: aerodynamic, insulating, and beautiful. Birds of paradise, herons, toucans, and hummingbirds have evolved an amazing diversity of feather form,...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Southern California’s Other Avifauna: Trends, Traits, and Troubles of Our Naturalized Bird Species
Thursday, May 2
Having lived in the “outdoor aviary” of Los Angeles County nearly all his life, Kimball Garrett learned early on that non-native (“exotic”) bird species...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Star Party
Saturday, May 11
The Palmer Observatory will open its doors and its roof to share a remarkable view of the wonders of the night sky through our state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope.Join Museum Astronomy...
8:30 PM–10:00 PM