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2011 |
| Every
Saturday Morning |
Santa Barbara Fisherman's Market
- 7:30 - 11:30 am; Santa Barbara Harbor at the Breakwater.
Buy fresh fish, crab, lobster right off the decks of the fishing boats! |
| January |
New
Year's Day Hang Gliding and Paragliding Festival - early
January, located in Elings Park, the celebrations are marked
by picnics, music and watching the gliders overhead. |
| March |
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Santa Barbara Whale Festival,
Saturday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm On State Street between the Train Station & Stearns Wharf |
| May |
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| May-Sept |
Blue and Humpback Whale Watching.
Migrating season is May through September. Tours and information:
888-77-WHALE or 805/962-2826. |
2-3 |
Santa
Barbara's 20th Annual Cinco de Mayo is Coming Welcome
to the website of Santa Barbara's Cinco de Mayo
festival. This community celebration is sponsored by Santa
Barbara Cinco de Mayo Festival, Inc. The
Eighteenth Annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will take place on
Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, |
| 15 |
Santa
Barbara Jewish Festival - late May, celebrating Jewish
tradition and culture with dance, food, arts and crafts and
children's activities. |
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Vintner's
Festival - late May, a large wine tasting event with local
varieties available for sampling and an eclectic mix of foods
from local eateries. |
| June |
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Caribbean
Festival - mid-June, popular family event with live music
and dancing, local arts and crafts, various food vendors and
activity booths. |
| July |
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| 1-12 |
The 72nd Annual Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival will run
from July 1st to July 12th, 2009. - Santa Barbara's famous multisports festival, with
more than 40 events throughout the city, including cardboard kayak races and sand
castle contest. 805/897-2680
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4 |
Independence Day Weekend
Celebrations - Live music at the West Beach Bandstand;
9:30 pm spectacular fireworks at the Santa Barbara Harbor
Waterfront |
| 16-17 |
French
Festival - Cancan dancers, poodle parade and three stages of nonstop entertainment
with gourmet food, French wine, freshly baked croissants, bread, and pastries for
"a day in Paris".
Oak Park.
805/564-PARIS. |
| 30-31 |
84th
Old Spanish Days
Fiesta - Five-day celebration of Santa Barbara's Spanish
heritage including parades, Spanish and Mexican music and dancing. Arts and crafts show, Mexican
marketplace and rodeo.
805/962-8101. |
| August |
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| 1-2
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Greek
Festival - Music, folk dances, and tempting traditional food:
moussaka, shish kabob, and baklava! Craft booths and raffle for trip to Greece. Oak Park.
805/683-4492. |
| 3-4-5-6
|
85th
Old Spanish Days
Fiesta - Five-day celebration of Santa Barbara's Spanish
heritage including parades, Spanish and Mexican music and dancing. Arts and crafts show, Mexican
marketplace and rodeo.
805/962-8101. |
| October |
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| 10 |
Santa Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival
Food, exhibits, and more. Santa Barbara Harbor. Information:
805/564-5531. |
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Santa
Barbara Festival of Art and Jazz - early October, hosted
in the gardens of the County Courthouse this festival
celebrates art, music, food and wine.
California Lemon Festival -
mid-October, held in Girsh Park the annual festival features
live bluegrass, country, folk and pop music, arts and crafts
booths, and an eclectic blend of lemon based recipes. |
|
California
Lemon Festival - mid-October, held in Girsh Park the
annual festival features live bluegrass, country, folk and pop
music, arts and crafts booths, and an eclectic blend of lemon
based recipes. |
| December |
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| 13 |
24rd Annual Harbor Parade of Light -
5:30 pm, Stearns Wharf with
fireworks at 7pm |
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