Trail Running Film Festival

At the Museum | Farrand Auditorium

April 18, 2026 / 4:45 PM–8:15 PM

Please note that registration for this event is now at capacity.

Celebrate the joy, beauty, and challenges of running in wild places! Join other nature-lovers for the Trail Running Film Festival.

Schedule of events
4:45 PM: Check-in opens at the Museum, followed by an optional one-mile loop run at neighboring Rocky Nook Park.
5:00–6:00 PM: Enjoy a pre-show happy hour at the Museum, with beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, and burritos by Mylestone Barbecue Co. all available for purchase. Meet community partners Sage Trail AllianceMontecito Trails FoundationRunners for Public Lands, and Santa Barbara County Trails Council.
6:00–8:15 PM: Two hours of short film screenings, with an intermission

This program is recommended for ages 12 and up. Please be advised that some films are subtitled and some contain the occasional swearword.

General admission $25, Members $20

Not a Member yet? Join us today.

For more information, contact kperry@sbnature2.org.

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Images from Becky Bates, Not a Running Story; We Belong; and Project Tombstone 

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