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Santa Barbara-- is the cultural mecca for the Central California Coast. In fact, there's really no
place in California that captures the essence of creativity, ecology
and event activities like this not-so-modest city of around 100,000
people does.
Some believe Santa Barbara
stays "off the radar" a bit. But that may be because tourism stays
strong with beach activities, cultural events, music and art
festivals, and simply beautiful surroundings to enhance all that you
see and do when visiting Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara events we've
covered include:
Art from Scrap Gallery events
and exhibits. Everything is recycled or recyclable in this
creative community forum that includes featured art exhibitions,
kids camps, community days and workshops to create.
Big Dog Parade
is an annual event named after a clothing brand, Big Dog.
Santa Barbara Taste of the
Town is an annual fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation,
featuring food and fun.
Santa Barbara Earth Day Celebration is a huge effort to gear the
community toward better environmental practices. It is open to
tourists, and guarantees to education, stimulate and get you going
in the right direction.
Santa Barbara French Festival
celebrates Bastille Day with cultural foods, fun and entertainment.
Old Spanish Days
Concert
Events are in two spheres. You
have Santa Barbara proper with its own vibe. It contains a beach,
mountains, a mission, wineries nearby, and schools such as the
well-known Brooks College that emphasizes arts. On a hilltop there's
also Santa Barbara City College.
And in the 2nd sphere you'll
discover Goleta with the University of California Santa Barbara.
This is a school highly sought for high school students wishing to
combine higher educational pursuits with a beach location and plenty
of extracurricular activities and events that the greater Santa
Barbara community also enjoys. Due to the unique boundaries of the
region, Goleta established itself as a separate city, and splits up
Santa Barbara, which annexed a property north of Goleta on the
upscale Bacara Resort that sits overlooking a beach.
For events, look for lots of
music and concerts, ample art exhibits, and cultural events that
combine the arts, food and music, such as the French Festival held
annually.
Since Santa Barbara is the
center of the green movement, expect to see plenty of focus on
environmental issues in special events, art exhibits and even
special event practices such as using recyclable and recycled
materials in their events.
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