Museum Events
Friday, October 16
Celebrate National Earth Science Week with fun, all-ages activities included with Museum admission! Meet earth scientists and learn about rocks, fossils, and the planet. Al...
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Saturday, October 17
We’re bringing back a fan-favorite exhibit: Dinorama: Miniatures Through the Mesozoic. The Museum’s paleontologists are curating a new incarnation wit...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday, October 23
Join us at the Museum for a special evening celebrating the three-year anniversary of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area! Enjoy guest lecturer Sean Hastings, Pol...
6:30 PM–9:00 PM
Tuesday, October 27
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Join award-winning writer and wildlife biologist Sophie Osborn for an illustr...
Join award-winning writer and wildlife biologist Sophie Osborn for an illustr...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Saturday, October 31
Come enjoy the Museum and Sea Center in animal costume for Halloween! Push the easy button and put on that animal onesie that's sitting in your closet, or go all out and cr...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
The Museum will be closed all day on Saturday, November 7 for the Santa Barbara Fall Tasting Festival.
Celebrate the flavors of the season at this new outd...
Celebrate the flavors of the season at this new outd...
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Saturday, November 7
Celebrate the flavors of the season at the inaugural Santa Barbara Fall Tasting Festival, a new outdoor culinary experience for curious minds and locavores aged 21 and up....
2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Sunday, November 8
November 8, 2026 will be the last day to visit The Living Print in the Courtyard Gallery.
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Tuesday, November 10
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Join author and journalist James McCommons to hear the dramatic story of earl...
Join author and journalist James McCommons to hear the dramatic story of earl...
7:00 PM–8:30 PM
Saturday, November 14
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 Muse...
7:30 PM–10:00 PM
