Downtown Santa Barbara Signature Holiday Events
Small Business Saturday
Various downtown businesses
November 30
Holiday Spirits Party
Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St)
December 3
5:30 pm
December 1st Thursday
Various downtown venues, see Passport
December 5
5:00 pm
Annual Holiday Tree Lighting
In front of Arlington Theatre (1317 State St)
December 6
5:00 pm
Holiday Sing-Along with the Prime Time Band
In front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St)
December 13
6:00 pm
Big Brass Christmas Concert
Storke Placita (700 block of State St, between Blenders in the Grass and Supercuts)
December 14
12:00 pm
Community Holiday Events
Crochet & Cocktails
Kimpton Canary Hotel (31 W. Carrillo St)
Every Wednesday, November 13-December 18
Seaside Sock Skating
MOXI (125 State St)
November 20-January 20
Holiday Cheer Live Music
Paseo Nuevo (main courtyard)
November 30, December 7, 14, 21
Selfies with Santa
Paseo Nuevo Peppermint Parlor (across from Sephora)
December 1, 8, 15, 22
6:00 pm
Paseo Nuevo Tree Lighting Ceremony
Paseo Nuevo (main courtyard)
December 1
5:00 pm
29th Anniversary La Arcada Plaza Christmas Walk
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St)
December 4
5:00 pm
Dorrance Dance The Nutcracker Suite
Arlington Theatre (1317 State St)
December 5
7:30 pm
Winter Gift-Making Workshop – Ceramic
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St)
December 7
9:00 am
No Mess Glitter Ornament Class
The Crafter's Library (9 E Figueroa St)
December 7
1:30 pm
SOhO's Annual Holiday Sweater Party with The Framers, False Puppet, The Last Decade, and Green Flag Summer
SOhO (1221 State St)
December 12
7:00 pm
Una Noche de las Posadas
El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park (123 E. Canon Perdido St)
December 13
7:00 pm
Winter Gift-Making Workshop – Multimedia
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1130 State St)
December 14
9:00 am
Macrame Christmas Tree
The Crafter's Library (9 E Figueroa St)
December 14
1:30 pm
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker
Arlington Theatre (1317 State St)
December 14, 2:30 pm & 7:00 pm
December 15, 2:30 pm
The Hallelujah Project 10
The Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St)
December 14, 7:00 pm
December 15, 3:00 pm
Kids Craft Hour: Mosaic Paper Ornament Art
The Crafter's Library (9 E Figueroa St)
December 15
10:00 am
Venice Holiday Concert Celebrating SOhO'S 3Oth Anniversary
SOhO (1221 State St)
December 15
8:30 Pm
Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes
Arlington Theatre (1317 State St)
December 17
7:30 pm
A Christmas Tradition with Shawn Thies & Friends featuring Americana, World and Jazz Sounds
SOhO (1221 State St)
December 18
7:30 pm
CAW Art Holiday Pop-Up
Santa Barbara Community Arts Workshop (631 Garden St)
December 21
12:00 pm
Gift Wrapping with Life Chronicles
Paseo Nuevo Peppermint Parlor (across from Sephora)
December 21-24
12:00 pm
Holiday 5K with The Santa Barbara Run Club
Paseo Nuevo Peppermint Parlor (across from Sephora)
December 22
9:00 am
Cookie Exchange
The Crafter's Library (9 E Figueroa St)
December 31
11:00 am
New Year's Eve Bash with the Doublewide Kings
SOhO (1221 State St)
December 31
9:00 pm
