Latest Events in Montsia(September Updated)

Experience the duality of creativity at the Gemini Art Fest in Santa Barbara. This vibrant event showcases an array of artistic talents at 423 State St on May 31, 2024. Immerse yourself in a world of art, music, and culture as local artists display their creations, from captivating paintings to intricate sculptures. The festival offers a day filled with inspiration and fun, where attendees can support the arts and perhaps even find a piece of art that resonates with them. Admission to this celebration of creativity is $10. Don't miss the opportunity to explore the diverse talent on display and enjoy a day dedicated to artistic expression at the Gemini Art Fest.

Pacific Pride Foundation is proud to bring you Pride Movie Night – featuring The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Elings Park. This starlit evening will kick off at 6:00pm in the charming Singleton Pavilion with Halloween beats, stunning drag performances, and much more! Costumes are encouraged. This is an 18+ event. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tickets: Online ticket sales end at 11:30pm on Thursday, 10/17. Bring your ID to the event! Dogs/Pets: We love our furry friends, but this is a *NO DOGS* event. We appreciate your understanding. Service dogs wearing a service vest are allowed. Food: El Camino Catering Food Truck will be onsite with food for purchase from 6:30-10pm. Cash & credit cards are accepted. You are also welcome to bring your own picnic basket if you prefer. Beverages: Hot and cold refreshments will be available for purchase. Alcohol is permitted within Elings Park while attending the film screening, however we reserve the right to ask attendees to leave for disruptive behavior. Parking: Limited parking is available onsite for $5 on a first come first serve basis. Cash or credit cards are accepted.PPF & Elings Park will not be responsible for the safety of any cars left overnight. Ride-share is encouraged. Seating: The Rocky Horror screening will be held outdoors, under the stars, at the Singleton Pavilion inside Elings Park. Bring blankets, pillows or low chairs that have a seat that rests on the ground with a low back. Tall chairs are NOT allowed. Chair height from ground to seat should be a maximum of 6” and from seat to top of chair 21”. Props: Rocky Horror “prop bags” filled with interactive items for the film will be available for purchase for just $5. Thank you for supporting the programs and services of Pacific Pride Foundation and thank you to our generous hosts, Elings Park! Questions? Contact fabiola@pacificpridefoundation.orgorcall 805-963-3636 ext. 106. Information Source: Pacific Pride Foundation | eventbrite

Mark your calendars, seafood aficionados and ocean lovers! The Santa Barbara Harbor And Seafood Festival 2024 is just around the corner, set to take place on October 19th in the picturesque Santa Barbara Harbor. This annual event promises a delectable experience that will tantalize taste buds with the freshest catches of the day. With the Pacific Ocean as its backdrop, the festival will showcase an array of local seafood vendors, offering attendees the opportunity to savor the flavors of Santa Barbara's bountiful waters. Be it succulent lobster, mouth-watering crab, or the finest varieties of fish, all will be served up in a celebration of the region's rich maritime history. As visitors meander through the vibrant stalls, they may find themselves learning from the experts at cooking demonstrations, or getting a taste of the harbor life with boat rides and maritime exhibits. It's a chance to dive deep into the essence of coastal living, and to be part of an event that has become a tradition for the Santa Barbara community. Don't let the opportunity to be part of the Santa Barbara Harbor And Seafood Festival 2024 pass by. Whether a connoisseur of fine seafood or simply seeking a memorable day by the sea, this festival is sure to be the highlight of the fall season.

Santa Barbara Harbor And Seafood Festival feature an abundance of live lobster, crab, prawns, BBQ albacore, clam chowder, fish tacos, seafood gumbo, and other prepared dishes, Arts and crafts vendors will offer jewelry, clothing, art, photography and other hand-crafted items Santa Barbara Harbor And Seafood Festival feature an abundance of live lobster, crab, prawns, BBQ albacore, clam chowder, fish tacos, seafood gumbo, and other prepared dishes, Arts and crafts vendors will offer jewelry, clothing, art, photography and other hand-crafted items, Other activities include Maritime Museum films & exhibits, touch tanks, tall ship tours, and free boat rides & dockside tours, local live entertainment on the main stage and much more. Information Source: Santa Barbara Harbor & Seafood Festival | expotobi

Discover the magic of tango at the captivating event "Movie + Musicality ...what is this feeling we call tango?" taking place on October 22, 2024, in Santa Barbara. Immerse yourself in an evening filled with the intricate melodies and passionate rhythms of tango at 3845 State St. The event promises to delve into the essence of this enchanting dance form, exploring the deep emotional connection it evokes. Tickets are available for $49.87, offering a unique opportunity to experience the allure of tango in a mesmerizing setting.

The 2024 Santa Barbara Fly-In for Female, Trans, and Non-Binary Pilots will take place at Elings Park in Santa Barbara from November 8th to November 10th. This event, supported by the Santa Barbara Soaring Association and USHPA, welcomes female, trans, and non-binary pilots of all skill levels. Participants can expect a weekend of flying, mentorship, and community building in the beautiful Santa Barbara area. The focus will be on creating an inclusive space where women and non-binary identifying pilots can learn, grow, and push their boundaries in paragliding. With mentors specializing in both paragliding and hang gliding, attendees can look forward to flying, learning, and connecting with fellow pilots. The event will feature daily briefings, mentorship sessions, coordinated rides to launch sites, and a Friday night social event. Tickets, priced between $0 and $175, include access to a private group chat, daily briefings, mentorship sessions, event swag, and entry to the Friday night party. Additionally, volunteers are needed to support the event and can participate in the Saturday night party as a token of appreciation.

Turkey Tee Times, Thanksgiving Golf Outing Come join us for a fun-filled day of golf at Aliso Viejo Country Club this Thanksgiving! Get ready to tee off with friends and family while enjoying the beautiful scenery and crisp fall weather at our beautiful private Jack Nicklaus designed 18-hole course. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, this event is perfect for golfers of all skill levels. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to play at our fully private course. Grab your clubs and reserve your spot today for Turkey Tee Times! $100 Per Player: Green Fee & Cart FeeAccess To Choose Your Preferred Tee Times Between 7:06am-4:06pmAccess to Warm Up AreasPro Shop Open For PurchasesBag Drop ServicesFood and Beverage Specials Avaliable Through Out the DayClub Rentals Avaliable. Upon completion of your registration a member of our team will contact you to lock in your tee time. Please arrive early, head to the pro shop for check in and payment. Information Source: Aliso Viejo Country Club | eventbrite

The ADPI Dairy Ingredient Seminar will seek to be the most effective and relevant platform representing the dairy ingredient industry today The ADPI Dairy Ingredient Seminar will seek to be the most effective and relevant platform representing the dairy ingredient industry today. It seeks to increase the world-wide use of dairy ingredients by marshaling the technical, manufacturing and marketing resources of our members and others. Information Source: American Dairy Products Institute | expotobi

Come feel the holiday burn at our Holiday 5K! Sponsored by The Santa Barbara Run Club, guests will meet at the Peppermint Parlor and embark on a community run downtown! Information Source: Paseo Nuevo | eventbrite

SB Comedy Hideaway returns with its New Year's Eve 2025 Special Event Shows at The New Vic Theatre. Get ready to ring in the new year with loads of laughter and fun at The New Vic Theatre featuring Headliners from Comedy Central, Netflix, and HBO. This also marks our 10 year anniversary for these NYE shows! So grab your friends and come celebrate with us what has become a Santa Barbara tradition! 7PM, 10PM shows at the beautiful New Vic Theatre 33 W Victoria St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 364-2912 • www.SBcomedy.com 21+ ID REQUIRED FOR DRINKS: Drinks available before and during the shows! HEADLINER: TBA (Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO) Also performing TBA (NBC, ABC, Disney, and the top Comedy Clubs across the Country) TBA (Faulty Towers Revival, Laugh Factory, Jim Norton Show) Andrey Belikov (Fox, Showtime, Comedy Hideaway) Maximilian Robert Lockwood (Internationally-Touring, Comedy Hideaway) and Surprise Special Guests! Information Source: Comedy Hideaway | eventbrite

Experience a night of eerie enchantment at the Spooky Mansion live event on February 14th at 7pm with Bradberri in Santa Barbara. The haunting melodies will fill Fox Wine Co. located at 120 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Immerse yourself in the spectral ambiance as you enjoy the musical performance. Tickets are priced at $10 for an evening of ghostly entertainment. Don't miss out on this spine-chilling experience on Valentine's Day.

Design Charrette (Initial All Participant Activity) Date: Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Two locations available to choose from: South County Location: Direct Relief at 6100 Wallace Becknell Road, Santa Barbara near GoletaIf you would rather participate at the North County Location in Santa Maria, SIGN UP HERE.Juried Review (12 Finalists Activity) Date: Saturday March 8, 2024 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM Solvang Location: Elverhoj Museum of History & Art at 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This competition is an in person event, please contact Lydia Rao, Executive Director at lydia@afsb.org or (805) 965-6307 with any questions. Have you ever imagined how much fun it would be to design a home for yourself or create a truly unique building? Be the first of your friends to take part in a Design Charrette (Shuh-ret)! Join us for a fast-paced, exciting, mind expanding, creative experience designing a building or space in a limited amount of time. ***Drafting Skills Are Not Required*** Each year, a new interesting community design project is chosen for the Charrette. You will not know what the project will be until you arrive. Examples of a community design project include a community center, fire station or museum. Although you may be one of 50 designers at the Charrette, no two solutions will be alike. There is no right or wrong design. Each student will address the issues presented on their unique way bringing experiences and insights to their work. You can draw, sketch, paint or use any media to illustrate your ideas on paper. Architects will then evaluate your work and select 12 finalists, who will later be invited to appear at a Juried Review to present their design to a panel of four design professionals and educators. Competition winners will then be announced! More details about the competition: Open to all 9th - 12th grade students in any Santa Barbara County schoolNo cost to enterFood is provided for students during the Charrette and for those invited to the Juried Review Certificates of Participation are awarded to all participants, with special cash awards and prizes for the 12 finalistsDesigners must arrange to be dismissed from regular classes the day of the Charrette and for transportation to and from the event siteThis is an open book competition, you may bring reference materials, even GoogleYour completed work will be created by hand, on paper provided to you. Again, drafting skills are not required, however you must draw with drafting tools or freehand to scale. This is required so you can be sure that the room you design (for example a bedroom) is large enough to contain a 6'0 x 5'0 bed and other furniture.The following tools can be found at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara website www.afsb.org Competition materialsHelpful videos explaining design creativity, scale and drawing techniquesAdditional information relating to the High School Design CompetitionRegistration closes March 3, 2025 You may also contact the Executive Director of the Architectural Foundation directly for more information: Lydia Rao at (805) 965-6307 or lydia@afsb.org. Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors (listing to date): Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club, Santa Barbara Rotary North, Allan Hancock College Foundation. Thank you to our 2025 Supporters (listing to date): Tri-Co Reprographics - Santa Barbara, Direct Relief, Elverhoj Museum of History & Art Information Source: Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara | eventbrite

Design Charrette (Initial All Participant Activity) Date: Tuesday March 4, 2025 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM Two locations available to choose from: North County Location:Allan Hancock College at 800 South College Drive on the Santa Maria Campus, Santa MariaSouth County Location: Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara (exact location TBD)Juried Review (12 Finalists Activity) Date: Saturday March 8, 2024 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM Solvang Location: Elverhoj Museum of History & Art at 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This competition is an in person event, please contact Lydia Rao, Executive Director (805) 965-6307 with any questions. Have you ever imagined how much fun it would be to design a home for yourself or create a truly unique building? Be the first of your friends to take part in a Design Charrette (Shuh-ret)! Join us for a fast-paced, exciting, mind expanding, creative experience designing a building or space in a limited amount of time. ***Drafting Skills Are Not Required*** Each year, a new interesting community design project is chosen for the Charrette. You will not know what the project will be until you arrive. Examples of a community design project include a community center, fire station or museum. Although you may be one of 50 designers at the Charrette, no two solutions will be alike. There is no right or wrong design. Each student will address the issues presented on their unique way bringing experiences and insights to their work. You can draw, sketch, paint or use any media to illustrate your ideas on paper. Architects will then evaluate your work and select 12 finalists, who will later be invited to appear at a Juried Review to present their design to a panel of four design professionals and educators. Competition winners will then be announced! More details about the competition: Open to all 9th - 12th grade students in any Santa Barbara County schoolNo cost to enterFood is provided for students during the Charrette and for those invited to the Juried Review Certificates of Participation are awarded to all participants, with special cash awards and prizes for the 12 finalistsDesigners must arrange to be dismissed from regular classes the day of the Charrette and for transportation to and from the event siteThis is an open book competition, you may bring reference materials, even GoogleYour completed work will be created by hand, on paper provided to you. Again, drafting skills are not required, however you must draw with drafting tools or freehand to scale. This is required so you can be sure that the room you design (for example a bedroom) is large enough to contain a 6'0 x 5'0 bed and other furniture.The following tools can be found at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara website www.afsb.org Competition materialsHelpful videos explaining design creativity, scale and drawing techniquesAdditional information relating to the High School Design CompetitionRegistration closes March 3, 2025 You may also contact the Executive Director of the Architectural Foundation directly for more information: Lydia Rao at (805) 965-6307. Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors (listing to date): Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley Rotary Club, Santa Barbara Rotary North, Allan Hancock College Foundation. Thank you to our 2025 Supporters (listing to date): Tri-Co Reprographics - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, Inklings Printing - Solvang, Allan Hancock College, Elverhoj Museum of History & Art Information Source: Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara | eventbrite

Bellosguardo is thrilled to host a Sogetsu Ikebana demonstration by Kaz Yokou Kitajima. Huguette Clark, the last owner of Bellosguardo, was extremely fond of all things Japanese. This can be seen in both her paintings and her collection of “hina” dolls and elaborate custom-made models of Japanese homes and castles. Along with an open house, complimentary sushi bar hors d'oeuvres, wine, sake, and beer will be served. Kaz Yokou Kitajima is celebrating more than 50 years as a Sogetsu Ikebana master, landscape designer, and artist. His themes include disassembly and rearranging; compositions using unconventional materials; arrangements contrasting straight and curved lines. IMPORTANT INFORMATION There is no pedestrian access to Bellosguardo. All guests must arrive via a personal vehicle or rideshare/taxi/car service. Gates open at 3:00 p.m., please do not arrive early or enter the property without approval of Bellosguardo staff. All personal vehicles will be valet parked on property. Visitor Code of Conduct We look forward to your visit! Please respect our staff and volunteers. Bellosguardo Foundation does not tolerate inappropriate behavior, including, but not limited to: yelling, violence, intimidation, threats, harassment, aggression, swearing, damage, abuse, or sexual harassment. Individuals who are aggressive toward staff or other visitors will be escorted off the property. No outside food or drinks are permitted, with the exception of water.Sensible footwear, sun protection, and appropriate jacket or sweater are strongly recommended.Service Animals are not pets. Emotional Support Animals do not qualify as Service Animals. Apart from trained service animal(s) and/or psychiatric service animal(s) as defined and regulated by the Americans with Disabilities Act, domestic animals are not permitted anywhere at Bellosguardo and cannot be left unattended in parked vehicles during your visit.Bellosguardo is a smoke-free environment. Smoking or vaping is not permitted.By entering Bellosguardo, you acknowledge and accept all risks associated with your visit, including but not limited to risk of personal injury and illness.Individuals without tickets may not remain in a parked vehicle on property during a visit.The event takes place rain or shine, plan accordingly.All ticket sales are final. Information Source: Bellosguardo Foundation | eventbrite

This event is open to all SBCC Vaqueros Fans! Noon | Reception luncheon, wine, and honoree photos 1-3 pm | Honoree induction, program, and fantastic memories! 2025 Inductees Ron Anderson, Sr. Dylan Axelrod Dax Holdren Carrie LaBudde-Cotter Ellen O'Connor Chuck Melendez Diane Wootton 2001 Women's Tennis Team with Coach Ingrid Schmitz Information Source: eventbrite