(June 2025) Santa Barbara, CA – Get ready to orbit the extraordinary at the Santa Barbara Zoo’s signature fundraiser, Zoofari ...

ZOO STAFFERS... are making time for Ruby and Raj to get acquainted in an unhurried way, and Ruby is still getting familiar ...

Ruby has a recommendation to breed with Raj, the Santa Barbara Zoo’s male red panda. “Ruby is just shy of a year old, so we may not see cubs from Raj and Ruby for a little while, but animal ...

Raj will be familiar to red panda aficionados, as he has been at home at the zoo since 2023, the year he famously moved into a habitat alongside Mathilda, a Burmese black mountain tortoise.

Goleta Lemon Festival has applications open for food vendors, arts & crafts, commercial, nonprofit, political booths, Goleta ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, with average highs hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in ...

Santa Barbara Zoo 5:00pm - 8:00pm Drink beer, Save Wildlife! This 21+ only event invites you to explore the zoo and its wildlife, while enjoying tastings from local breweries and vendors!

Amtrak also runs two routes through Santa Barbara. The city is also relatively easy to get to by car, too, since it's right off the U.S. Highway 101, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway.

California Highway Patrol officers "quickly hoofed it to the scene" when more than 300 sheep wandered away from their field in Santa Barbara.