Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Maximize your outdoors time with a horseback ride on the beach or a Wine Country cyc-
ling tour, either costing around $150 per person (two-person minimum).
DON'T MISS
MEETING MONARCHS
If you're here in late fall or winter, ask at the
Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitors Center
about the best places to see migratory monarch butterflies roosting in the trees - an ex-
traordinary sight.
Festivals & Events
To find out what's happening now, check the events calendars at
www.santabarbaraca.com
and
www.independent.com
online.
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
FILM
(
http://sbiff.org
)
Film buffs and Hollywood A-list stars show up for screenings of more than 200 independ-
ent US and foreign films in late January and early February.
I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival
ART, FOOD
Colorful chalk drawings adorn Mission Santa Barbara's sidewalks over Memorial Day
weekend, with Italian food vendors and arts-and-crafts booths too.
Summer Solstice Celebration
FESTIVAL
Kicking off summer in late June, this wildly popular and wacky float parade down State St
feels like something out of Burning Man. Live music, kids' activities, food stands, a wine-
and-beer garden and an arts-and-craft show happen all weekend long.
French Festival
CULTURE, ART
