# Things To Do in Santa Barbara | Events & Entertainment

- **Subtitle**: Discover things to do in Santa Barbara — events and entertainment for every taste, from shows and music to food and nightlife. Find what's on near you.
- **Category**: Entertainment
- **Display Name**: Entertainment events
- **Type**: category

## Audience

- **Followers**: 3.4M+
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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Yacht Rock Under the Stars at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
  - **Description**: ✨  Drop anchor and "Sail" into the smoothest night of your life! "This Is It" - your golden ticket to cruise through the mellow grooves and yacht club vibes of the late '70s and early '80s! Slip on your deck shoes and captain's hat for tributes to legends
  - **Date**: Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm – Fri, 31 Jul at 09:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/yacht-rock-under-the-stars-at-hilton-santa-barbara-beachfront-resort/2700030036606241
  - **Venue**: Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
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  - **Price**: min: 40, max: 60, currency: USD
  - **Categories**: Concerts, Sports, Music, Entertainment

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## Entertainment Events in Santa Barbara

- **Event Name**: Santana
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 22
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  - **Date**: Fri Sep 11 2026 – Sun Sep 13 2026 (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/santana/2300029810928601
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Train at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/train-at-santa-barbara-bowl/2400029230665732
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Diana Ross
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 27 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Aug 27 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/diana-ross/2300030219243334
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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- **Event Name**: 311 & Dirty Heads
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun Aug 16 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/311-and-dirty-heads/2300029856896115
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=311+%26+Dirty+Heads&date=Sat+Aug+15+2026+at+04%3A00+pm&bg=1
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures, Contests
- **Event Name**: Trevor Noah
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Santa Barbara Bowl
🏠 Address: 1122 N. Milpas St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
🌆 City: Santa Barbara
📍 Location: 34.4327, -119.694🎉 Welcome to Trevor Noah, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at
  - **Date**: Sun Aug 02 2026 at 07:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/trevor-noah/3200029620960842
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Trevor+Noah&date=Sun+Aug+02+2026+at+07%3A00+pm&bg=3
  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Earth  Wind and Fire
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 09:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/earth-wind-and-fire/2300029774056401
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Beck at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 22 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue Sep 22 2026 at 09:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/beck-at-santa-barbara-bowl/2400029990946547
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: contests, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Sierra Ferrell at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 06 2026 (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/sierra-ferrell-at-santa-barbara-bowl/2400029732105312
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Chelsea Handler
  - **Date**: Fri Sep 18 2026 at 08:00 pm – Fri Sep 18 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/chelsea-handler/2300029883146912
  - **Venue**: Arlington Theatre
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Tue Sep 08 2026 at 04:00 pm – Wed Sep 09 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/johnny-blue-skies-and-the-dark-clouds/2300029914446342
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Tedeschi Trucks Band & Lukas Nelson
  - **Date**: Wed Aug 12 2026 at 04:00 pm – Wed Aug 12 2026 at 06:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/tedeschi-trucks-band-and-lukas-nelson/2300029602765645
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Thee Sacred Souls
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Aug 29 2026 at 06:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/thee-sacred-souls/2300030155619555
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
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- **Event Name**: Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Campbell Hall - UC Santa Barbara
🏠 Address: 552 University Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
🌆 City: Santa Barbara
📍 Location: 34.4144, -119.849🎉 Welcome to Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band, where dreams come alive and possibili
  - **Date**: Sun Nov 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 09:00 pm (-08:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/lyle-lovett-and-his-small-large-band/3200030343245922
  - **Venue**: Campbell Hall - UC Santa Barbara
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  - **Categories**: Music, Entertainment, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Tedeschi Trucks Band – Santa Barbara
  - **Description**: In Santa Barbara, the tour leans into warmth and coastal ease. The Santa Barbara Bowl’s open-air design enhances the band’s organic sound, allowing each note to carry naturally through the venue.

“Do I Look Worried” and “Bound for Glory” bring rhythmic d
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Thu Aug 13 2026 at 06:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/tedeschi-trucks-band-santa-barbara/200029603013837
  - **Venue**: Tedeschi Trucks Band – Santa Barbara, CA – August 13
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Event Name**: La Bamba - FREE Summer Cinema
  - **Description**: FREE Summer Cinema: Mixtapes &amp; Misfits

Friday nights under the stars at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden

The brief but incandescent life of rock ’n’ roll trailblazer Ritchie Valens is immortalized in this enthralling biopic from Lui
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 13
  - **Date**: Fri Jul 24 2026 at 08:30 pm (-07:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/santa-barbara/la-bamba-free-summer-cinema/200030396474044
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Art, trips-adventures

## Trending Events in Santa Barbara

- **Event Name**: Santana
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/1d8da530-83fe-11f1-957f-f1f06462340d-rimg-w1200-h675-dc30328e-gmir.jpg?v=1784526286
- **Event Name**: Jack Johnson at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
- **Event Name**: Santana at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/f29d82f0-3e2f-11f1-98ee-251155a56809-rimg-w1200-h747-dc181646-gmir.jpg?v=1776851108
- **Event Name**: Train at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/0bc18950-2343-11f1-8500-4f0c3b0bf48e-rimg-w1200-h520-dcbfdaf4-gmir.jpg?v=1773890629
- **Event Name**: Diana Ross
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/a68c0e40-8515-11f1-9be5-4bebf44b4980-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd7d9da-gmir.jpg?v=1784646346
- **Event Name**: 311 & Dirty Heads
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
- **Event Name**: Brandi Carlile at Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/95c82660-850c-11f1-abda-dfea10be995e-rimg-w1200-h960-dcd9c4bd-gmir.png?v=1784642452
- **Event Name**: Dirty Heads in Santa Barbara
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Dirty Heads Experience LIVE at Santa Barbara Bowl—This Sunday, August 16, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Dirty Heads is hitting Santa
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/89493c50-3ca3-11f1-a7b9-598dddd66895-rimg-w1200-h675-dc282720-gmir.webp?v=1776680850
- **Event Name**: Trevor Noah
  - **Description**: 📍 Venue: Santa Barbara Bowl
🏠 Address: 1122 N. Milpas St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
🌆 City: Santa Barbara
📍 Location: 34.4327, -119.694🎉 Welcome to Trevor Noah, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at
  - **Venue**: Santa Barbara Bowl

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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** Santana (Fri Sep 11 2026 at Santa Barbara Bowl), Train at Santa Barbara Bowl (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 06:00 pm at Santa Barbara Bowl), Diana Ross (Thu Aug 27 2026 at 07:00 pm at Santa Barbara Bowl), 311 & Dirty Heads (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 04:00 pm at Santa Barbara Bowl), Trevor Noah (Sun Aug 02 2026 at 07:00 pm at Santa Barbara Bowl).
- **Q**: What Entertainment events are happening in Santa Barbara this weekend July 24–26, 2026?
  - **A:** La Bamba - FREE Summer Cinema (Fri Jul 24 2026 at 08:30 pm at Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens).
- **Q**: What Entertainment events are happening in Santa Barbara in July 2026?
  - **A:** La Bamba - FREE Summer Cinema (Fri Jul 24 2026 at 08:30 pm at Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens), Yacht Rock Under the Stars at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (Fri, 31 Jul at 07:00 pm at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort).
- **Q**: How can I find Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Entertainment events in Santa Barbara on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Entertainment events in Santa Barbara include Santa Barbara Bowl, Arlington Theatre, Campbell Hall - UC Santa Barbara.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** Prices for Entertainment events in Santa Barbara range from USD 40 to USD 60. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Entertainment events in Santa Barbara include Ticket Network Events, Vivid Events, Seat Geek.
- **Q**: Are there any online Entertainment events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Entertainment events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Entertainment events in Santa Barbara?
  - **A:** Follow the Entertainment category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Entertainment events are listed in Santa Barbara.

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