Featured Events
Saturday, February 22
A third of Earth’s carbon dioxide is currently absorbed in the ocean. Tiny mixotrophic algae have the power to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean when they make energy...
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Sunday, February 23
Once a month from September to April, the Museum offers free admission to welcome all members of the community.
For a listing of other Free Admission Days, visit the Hours an...
10:00 AM–10:00 PM
Sunday, February 23
What’s more fun than touching a shark? Feeding one! Help our staff and volunteers feed the sharks and rays at Shark Cove. Learn about shark biology from our experts as t...
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 26
Be a part of the solution to marine pollution! Get sandy and sun-kissed while you participate in a noble cause - collecting and categorizing marine debris! East Beach surely...
2:30 PM–4:30 PM
Saturday, February 29
A third of Earth’s carbon dioxide is currently absorbed in the ocean. Tiny mixotrophic algae have the power to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean when they make energy...
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Saturday, February 29
The majority of the Museum’s specimen collections are behind locked doors. See what happens behind the scenes in Invertebrate Zoology with Collection Manager Vanessa Del...
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Saturday, February 29
A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of UCSB Environmental Studies
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Bil...
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Sunday, March 1
What’s more fun than touching a shark? Feeding one! Help our staff and volunteers feed the sharks and rays at Shark Cove. Learn about shark biology from our experts as t...
3:00 PM–4:00 PM
Tuesday, March 3
8 Week Field Class Tuesdays, March 3–April 21; 8:00–10:00 AM
Join expert birder Guy Tingos for spring birding in some of the region’s most exclusive birding...
8:00 AM–10:00 AM
Thursday, March 5
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Author of the bestseller The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, Da...
7:30 PM–9:30 PM