Featured Events
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
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...
Presented by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society
You are invited to a Santa Barbara...
7:30 PM–9:00 PM
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
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...
Looking directly at a solar eclipse is dangerous, so we’re offering two cool ways to safely experience...
10:00 AM–1:00 PM
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
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
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
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
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