Featured 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
Friday, October 16
Members, join us for exclusive access to the Gladwin Planetarium! Each quarter, our Astronomy Programs presenters will guide you through a special topic presentation with a...
5:30 PM–6:20 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
Sunday, October 18
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.
Meet us on East Be...
Meet us on East Be...
10:00 AM–12:00 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
