Celebrate the next generation of musical talent at this inspiring Season Finale Concert, featuring the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Camerata Ensemble (beginner), Philharmonia Orchestra (intermediate), and Santa Barbara Youth Symphony (advanced) performing together. Led by the distinguished conductors Marisa McLeod and Dr. Daniel Gee, these extraordinary young musicians will perform works by Bruch, Copland, and much more, with 2025 Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Concerto Competition winner Jeffrey Hough Pattison featured as violin soloist.

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Santa Barbara Symphony Youth Ensembles

Lobero Theatre

An unforgettable evening for the whole family! Ten of Santa Barbara County’s most outstanding young vocalists take the stage to compete for the Teen Star title in this thrilling event featuring celebrity judges and audience voting. This program benefits youth in performing arts. Come and be a part of the fastest-growing singing competition in Santa Barbara County. You won’t want to miss it!

Teen Star

In our ‘Journey through Jazz!’ residency program, students are taken on a musical and narrative trek from early Dixieland to today’s Fusion jazz, while learning basic singing and performance skills, jazz terms, American jazz history, and ethnic/music diversity. The residency closes with a school assembly and performance, and a FREE public performance at the historic Lobero Theatre!

Journey through Jazz

Travel with the Prime Time Band on a grand musical journey as you relive the grandeur of epic movie themes from the ’60s and ’70s. Award winning scores from such films as Lawrence of Arabia and Romeo and Juliet will thrill you, along with many other musical surprises from jazz and pop to classics. Discover Epic Journeys – Nostalgia and More in this FREE concert as dynamic director Dr. Paul Mori brings enthusiasm, charisma and energy to the podium.

Prime Time Band is a vibrant group of more than seventy-five amateur musicians (ages 40-90+) with a mission to provide free concerts for the greater Santa Barbara Community. Highlights of the 2026 concert schedule year include the 4th of July Concert at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, an outdoor September Stow House Concert, a November Fall Concert and a Downtown Holiday Concert and Sing-Along on the steps of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in December.

Prime Time Band Spring Concert: Legendary Movie Music and More

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Experience the true spirit of Ireland! Immerse yourself in the heart of Irish traditions with a rollicking celebration of music, song, and dance. Fiddles, bodhrán, and uillean pipes will transport you straight to the Emerald Isle for a night that will have you leaving the theatre with a jig in your step!

Sing your heart out with the Kerry Traditional Band on some great Irish songs including: The Wild Rover, Ireland’s Call, Raglan Road, Parting Glass and Black Velvet Band. Perfect for the entire family. A great Irish night!

St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland

Heralded as “…a prestigious group of young, talented musicians…” by Santa Barbara SEASONS magazine, the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony brings together accomplished high-school aged musicians from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to perform works across the orchestral repertoire. Led by the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Youth Symphony Music Director and Westmont music faculty member, Dr. Daniel Gee, this advanced ensemble is the culminating step in the Santa Barbara Symphony’s multi-level Youth Ensembles program and instills the skills, discipline, and commitment that budding young professionals need for the next step in their careers, whether in music or another field.

Santa Barbara Youth Symphony

Jim Brickman: The Gift of Christmas celebrates the gift of family, the gift of friends, the gift of peace, and the gift of love, wrapped up in sweet sounds of the season only he and his piano can provide.

Join Jim Brickman and friends this Christmas season for an unforgettable concert experience filled with music, laughter & heartwarming stories. Audiences can expect a captivating blend of timeless holiday classics, along with Brickman’s biggest hits like “The Gift,” “Love of my Life,” “Destiny,” “Valentine” and joyfully unexpected surprises.

Escape with Jim Brickman to a magical atmosphere that brings friends and family together to celebrate the true spirit of Christmas.

Jim Brickman

Experience the joy of An Irish Christmas as seen on PBS! Enjoy all the holiday carols you know and love plus a spectacular high-energy display of Irish dancing at its very best.

An Irish Christmas

This Christmas, the Santa Barbara Master Chorale and Dr. David Lozano Torres present The Light So Shines — a theatrical concert experience where drama and music intertwine to tell a story of hope, joy, and divine light. At the heart of the evening is Gerald Finzi’s luminous In Terra Pax, surrounded by inspiring works by Sarah Quartel, Dan Forrest, Mack Wilberg, and Mark Hayes. Beloved carols such as Angels We Have Heard on High, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and Deck the Hall help guide the unfolding narrative, brought to life by actors, soloists, and chamber orchestra. A stirring and heartwarming holiday experience for the whole family.

The Light So Shines

Bring on winter with Warren Miller! Join Daron Rahlves, Britta Winans, Judd Henkes, Sarka Panacochova, Breezy Johnson, Chris Rubens, Juho Kilkki, and more to celebrate the season—wherever you ride and however you connect to the snow and the community around it. From big mountain lines and race gates to urban ski hills and unexpected destinations, come along as we carve turns from California, Colorado, and New Hampshire to Austria, British Columbia, Finland, and Scotland. Featuring all-new, original segments, Warren Miller’s SNO-CIETY hits theaters this fall—get in on the party!

Warrren Miller’s Sno-ciety

It’s one hot night as Benise celebrates 25 years of fiery Spanish guitar and dance.

Benise (pronounced Buh-nes-say) shattered the mold of Spanish guitar by combining world music and dance – the only show of its kind!

BENISE - 25 Years of Passion!

Enjoy an al fresco afternoon of musical enchantment, as Santa Barbara Revels celebrates its own change of seasons from last year’s production of The Christmas Revels to our upcoming “The Celestial Fools ~ A Magical Winter’s Tale.” Meet the talented vocal and instrumental artists during a wine and hors d’ oeuvres reception.

Equinox – A Concert in Celebration of the Changing Seasons

Bring the whole family for this special bilingual production of Prokofiev’s symphonic tale for children at the Lobero Theatre, conducted by César Cañón, with acting and narration in both English (Michael Boudewyns) and Spanish from the vaudeville-inspired troop Really Inventive Stuff.

Peter & the Wolf (Pedro y el Lobo)

World Premiere of “Eternal Stoke,” an intimate portrait of surfing legend Chris Brown by award winning filmmaker Josh Pomer. This film chronicles Brown’s journey from California’s surfing star to big wave rider to beloved Santa Barbara legend.

Join us for this special fundraiser supporting the Chris Brown Scholarship and John Bradbury Documentary. The evening opens with music by singer/songwriter Burleigh Skidmore, followed by Chloe Brown’s introduction to the film “Eternal Stoke” then an intermission and then the screening of “Particle Fever” – the Barney Barron movie. There will also be a raffle and a silent auction.”

World Premiere “Eternal Stoke”

Prime Time Band is a vibrant group of more than seventy-five amateur musicians (ages 40-90+) with a mission to provide free concerts for the greater Santa Barbara community. Their FREE Spring Concert will kick off the band’s 30th Anniversary celebration year with surprise guests and memories of past performances. Immerse yourself in an afternoon of thrilling symphonic band music with a salute to the past, and a glimpse into the future. Featured pieces on the program span band classics from Gustav Holst and Sousa, to the upbeat swing of Dave Brubeck and the stirring film music from the hit film Top Gun. Dynamic director Dr. Paul Mori brings enthusiasm, charisma and energy to the podium.

Prime Time Band

This treat for the entire family features singers, dancers and multi-instrumentalists from the world of traditional Ireland! As the explosive sound of fiddles, uilleann pipes, guitar, flutes, bodhráns and dancing feet roar through the theatre you will be transported to Ireland for an unforgettable, fun event. Be ready to join the party for a great celebration of Ireland! A perfect family event.

St. Patrick's Day in Ireland

Experience the World Premiere of “Eternal Stoke,” an intimate portrait of surfing legend Chris Brown. This film chronicles Brown’s journey from California’s surfing star to big wave rider to beloved Santa Barbara legend.

Join us for this special fundraiser supporting the Chris Brown Scholarship and John Bradbury Documentary. The evening opens with music by singer/songwriter Burleigh Skidmore, followed by Chloe Brown’s introduction to the film “Eternal Stoke.”

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