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Friday, October 2

AVOFEST: Live Music SB1200 / Food Truck: DisFruta

11:00 AM PDTIsland Brewing Company

Bradford Shaw (classic rock)

3:00 PM PDTThe Red Piano

Folded Hills Golden Hour Friday Benefiting Grace Fisher Foundation

4:00 PM PDTFolded Hills - Winery Ranch Farmstead in Santa Ynez Valley

Community Environmental Council Explores Regenerative Farming at October Climate Fridays Event

4:00 PM PDTCEC's Environmental Hub

Solvang First Friday - October

4:00 PM PDT1623 Mission Drive

5:00 PM PDTDraughtsmen Aleworks at Mosaic Locale

Catrina's Workshop

5:00 PM PDTFaulkner Gallery West — Central Library

Sixth Annual Masq(p)arade! Returns to Downtown Santa Barbara with State Street Piano Performance Crawl

5:00 PM PDTState Street Promenade

The Beatles Candlelight Experience In Santa Barbara, CA - Friday October 2nd

5:30 PM PDTTrinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Jesse Strickman (singer/songwriter)

5:30 PM PDTRoblar Winery and Vineyards - Santa Ynez Estate Tasting Room

Jeff Pine (rock)

5:30 PM PDTAlisal Ranch

6:00 PM PDTDraughtsmen Aleworks

Godmothers Gather: Ari Emanuel & J. R. Moehringer

6:00 PM PDTGodmothers

Barrel Room Sessions

7:00 PM PDTCarr Winery

Mustangs (classic rock, blues)

7:00 PM PDTM Special Brewing Company - Downtown

Spooky Movie Nights

7:00 PM PDTPaseo Nuevo

Schnack-n-Bari Quartet

7:30 PM PDTThe Grand on State

AMANDA PEREZ LIVE IN SANTA BARBARA CA

8:00 PM PDTSon Y Sabor

"Mamma Mia": Summer Movies in the Park

8:00 PM PDTAnisq'Oyo Park

Xangie (instrumental, soul, r&b, rock)

8:00 PM PDTNight Lizard Brewing Company

The Channels (country fried reggae)

8:00 PM PDTM Special Brewing Company - Downtown

Makena Tate with Edward Bjorkman (singer/songwriter, indie rock)

8:00 PM PDTThe House of Beau

Funk it Up with Area 51!

8:15 PM PDTSOhO Restaurant & Music Club

9:00 PM PDTMaverick Saloon

9:00 PM PDTEOS Lounge

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

9:00 PM PDTSBIFF Film Center

Alissa Musto (pianist, entertainer)

9:00 PM PDTThe Red Piano

Rent Party Blues Band (blues, blues rock)

9:15 PM PDTThe Cruisery

Cosmic Synastry: Collective Codes and Personal Readings

Time TBACollege of Creative Studies

Saturday, October 3

AVOCADO FOOD FEST

3:00 AM PDT850 Linden Ave

SBMAL Open House

9:30 AM PDTMoorish Fountain — Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library

Prepping Your Garden for El Niño

10:00 AM PDTLa Sumida Nursery

54th Santa Barbara Old -Time Fiddlers' Festival 2026

10:00 AM PDTRancho La Patera & Stow House c.1873

Cultivating Compassion with Frank Rogers, Jr.

10:00 AM PDTSt. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Weapon Up Sword Yoga & Wellness Fair Benefiting Cancer Treatment

10:00 AM PDTPaseo Nuevo

AVOFEST: Live Music Traveling Hurtados 12-3 pm, Mestizo 3-5 pm, The New Vibe, 6-9 pm/ Food Truck: SB Food Connection

11:00 AM PDTIsland Brewing Company

Adapted Recreation's Bowling League

11:00 AM PDTBowlero

CWC Docs: SURFILMUSIC

12:00 PM PDTPollock Theater

Nataly Lola @ the Tasting Room

12:00 PM PDTVega Vineyard and Farm

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Imagine Pro Wrestling!

1:00 PM PDTCarpinteria Veterans Memorial Building

Exceptional Plants Auction

1:00 PM PDTGanna Walska Lotusland

Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley

1:00 PM PDTTheaterfest Garden

Forum 2 - Voter Information & Rights

2:00 PM PDTCentral Library, Faulkner Gallery

Catrina's Workshop

3:00 PM PDTEastside Library

2026 Santa Barbara Sea Shell Assoc. Annual Wine Tasting & Yacht Tour

4:00 PM PDTMarina 1, Santa Barbara Harbor, Santa Barbara, CA

Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley 2026

4:00 PM PDTTheaterfest Garden — Solvang Theater

Live Music w/ JUnkyard

6:00 PM PDTDraughtsmen Aleworks

SHAWN THIES & KIM COLLINS with Brian Mann on Piano and Accordion

6:00 PM PDTThe Grand on State

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC TOUR 2026

6:30 PM PDTSanta Barbara Bowl

7:00 PM PDTCarrillo Recreation Center

The Pink Floyd Concert Experience starring Shine On

7:30 PM PDTLobero Theatre

You Should Be Dancing A Tribute to the Bee Gees

7:30 PM PDTThe Granada Theatre

Colin Richardson on Sax and The Grand Band

8:00 PM PDTThe Grand on State

Coastline Underground Presents: SKY RIVERS + HAZY (LA)

9:00 PM PDTEOS Lounge

9:00 PM PDTEOS Lounge

Cosmic Synastry: Collective Codes and Personal Readings

Time TBACollege of Creative Studies

Sunday, October 4

SYV Taste of the Valley Brunch

11:00 AM PDT1297 Jonata Park Road

11:00 AM PDTSBIFF Riviera Theatre

Jimmy Becker @ Tasting Room

12:00 PM PDTVega Vineyard and Farm

Your American Songbook Presents: "I Will Always Love You" A Tribute Concert for Dolly Parton

1:00 PM PDTSOhO Restaurant & Music Club

📚 Library Card Day

1:30 PM PDTIce In Paradise

Live Music with Looking East

2:00 PM PDTDraughtsmen Aleworks

Bread & Roses 2026 – SAVE THE DATE

2:00 PM PDTSanta Barbara City College

2:00 PM PDTCarrillo Recreation Center

Opera Santa Barbara Announces Fall ‘Opera Under the Oaks’ at Elings Park

3:00 PM PDTGodric Grove

St. Andrew’s Blessing of the Animals

3:00 PM PDTSt. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Godmothers Gather: Zibby Owens & Jordana Brewster

6:00 PM PDTGodmothers

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC TOUR 2026

6:30 PM PDTSanta Barbara Bowl

Rickie Lee Jones

7:00 PM PDTLobero Theatre

Alastair Greene Band

7:00 PM PDTSOhO Restaurant & Music Club

Cosmic Synastry: Collective Codes and Personal Readings

Time TBACollege of Creative Studies

Monday, October 5

Cosmic Synastry: Collective Codes and Personal Readings

Time TBACollege of Creative Studies

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