Grape lovers pick the Santa Barbara Wine Festival to savor new wines. Guests spend a fabulous day tasting wine from the Central Coast's foremost wineries and nibbling on delectable eatables. Held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Nature you’re surrounded by nature and good-natured friends.
Shark, Shark! The Ty Warner Sea Center offers a fun ocean adventure for the whole family. Get up close and personal to touch sharks at a live shark pool. Inch your way through a winding 1,500 gallon tide pool tank to see all kinds of ocean creatures, and engage in exciting hands-on marine education through the center's other interactive exhibits and attractions.
Anybody who’s anybody stops in at the Arlington Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. The city’s largest movie theater and performing arts venue is also quarters for the renowned Santa Barbara Film Festival. Located in the popular State Street area, built in 1931, it features star entertainment and an interior that is astonishing.