Thursday Nov 26 to Sunday Nov 29, 2026

Thanksgiving weekend.

What's on from Goleta to Carpinteria over the four-day weekend: the big annual events first, then every listing by day.

The big ones

Nov 27 to Dec 23

Christmas Patch

Christmas tree sales include farm animals, tractors and a corn maze, with closing time changing to 6 p.m. December 19–23.

Lane Farms, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Date checked Oct 31 on the organizer's page

Everything else 39

Thursday Nov 26

See pageThanksgivingCarpinteria Arts Center · Arts & museums
10 AMBelles Artes Arts & CraftsCarpinteria Arts Center · Arts & museums
12 PMThanksgiving Harvest BuffetFinch & Fork, Santa Barbara · Community
3:30 PMKids GuitarCarpinteria Arts CenterKids
7 PMLongform WorkshopJefferson Hall, Santa Barbara · Stage & screen
7 PMThursday Night Line DancingNight Lizard Brewing Company, Santa Barbara · Community

Friday Nov 27

8 AMMontecito Farmers Market1100-1200 blocks of Coast Village Rd, Montecito · Montecito & Summerland · Community
9 AMAnthony’s Christmas TreesEarl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara · Community
8 PMThe Max Morley BandSOhO Restaurant & Music Club, Santa Barbara · Music & nightlife

Saturday Nov 28

8 AMDowntown Santa Barbara Farmers MarketCarrillo St (00 W & 00 E blocks) and 900-1000 blocks of State St, Santa Barbara · Community
9 AMOpen: Festival of TreesCarpinteria Arts Center · Arts & museums
10 AMArchitectural Walking Tour (Sábado): Historic DowntownCity Hall steps, 780 De La Guerra Plaza, Santa Barbara · Outdoors
10:30 AMStorytime at the Sea CenterSea Center (Stearns Wharf), Santa BarbaraKids
10:45 AMCourthouse Clock Gallery visitSanta Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St · Outdoors
11:30 AMStorytime in the BackyardSB Museum of Natural History, Santa BarbaraKids
12 PMLEARN TO PLAY MAGIC THE GATHERING AT METRO ENTERTAINMENT! FREE LESSONS!Metro Comics Metro Entertainment, Santa Barbara · Community
12:30 PMLEARN TO PLAY POKEMON AT METRO ENTERTAINMENT! FREE LESSONS!Metro Comics Metro Entertainment, Santa Barbara · Community
2 PMSanta Barbara County Courthouse Docent TourSanta Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St · Outdoors
3 PMElfThe Granada Theatre, Santa BarbaraKids
3 PMSaturday Please Breath Breathwork SeriesYoga Soup, Santa Barbara · Community
5 PMSounds on StatePaseo Nuevo, 651 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara · Community
6 PMSBHS Twenty Year Reunion Featuring Area 51!SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, Santa Barbara · Music & nightlife
6 PMLive Music w/ SolidarityDraughtsmen Aleworks, Goleta · Goleta, UCSB & IV · Food & drink
7 PMSouth Coast Stand-Up ComedyAlcazar Theatre, Carpinteria · Stage & screen
7:30 PMChoir! Choir! Choir!Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara · Stage & screen

Sunday Nov 29

8:45 AMAdvent Wreath MakingTrinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St, Santa Barbara · Music & nightlife
9 AMOpen: Festival of TreesCarpinteria Arts Center · Arts & museums
10 AMGoleta Farmers MarketCamino Real Marketplace, Goleta · Goleta, UCSB & IV · Community
10 AMSanta Barbara Arts & Crafts ShowCabrillo Blvd, Stearns Wharf to Calle Cesar Chavez, Santa Barbara · Community
10 AMArchitectural Walking Tour (Domingo): Rebuilt After the 1925 EarthquakePublic Library Plaza, 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara · Outdoors
10:30 AMStorytime at the Sea CenterSea Center (Stearns Wharf), Santa BarbaraKids
10:45 AMCourthouse Clock Gallery visitSanta Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St · Outdoors
11:30 AMShark SundaysSea Center (Stearns Wharf), Santa BarbaraKids
11:30 AMStorytime in the BackyardSB Museum of Natural History, Santa BarbaraKids
2 PMLive Music with the genuine ArticleDraughtsmen Aleworks, Goleta · Goleta, UCSB & IV · Food & drink
2 PMSanta Barbara County Courthouse Docent TourSanta Barbara County Courthouse, 1100 Anacapa St · Outdoors
3 PMMusic & Mags – Live, Local, Last Sundays with The ImperfectionsSAMsARA Goleta Winery and Tasting Room · Goleta, UCSB & IV · Food & drink
3 PMA Christmas Story - Family ComedyAlcazar Theatre, CarpinteriaKids
3 PMSunday Live Music at Longoria on StateLongoria Wines tasting room, 732 State St, Santa Barbara · Music & nightlife

Also: Holiday events · New Year's Eve · This weekend

The big ones were each read on the organizer's own website on the date shown. The rest come from our weekly pull of local calendars, last run Oct 29. Plans change, so check the organizer's page before you go. Something wrong? Tell us

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