October 2026

Opera Santa Barbara 26-27 Season

It’s Magic!

Sunday, October 11, 2:00 pm
Sunday, October 11, 6:30 pm

The Rush Tribute Project

Monday, October 12, 7:30 PM

Opener: Ragged Glory

The Wallflowers

Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 PM

Ingrid Michaelson’s Cozy Fall Trio Tour

Friday, October 16, 7:30 PM

Lucy Darling

Saturday, October 17, 5 PM
Saturday, October 17, 8:30 PM

Journey through Jazz

Monday, October 19, 7:15 PM

Sarah Jarosz

Wednesday, October 21, 7:30 PM

Julian Lage Quartet

Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM

Melissa Etheridge: RISE

Friday, October 23, 7:30 PM

Fortune Feimster

Saturday, October 24, 5 PM
Saturday, October 24, 8:30 PM

Rigoletto

Friday, November 6, 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 8, 2:30 PM
Tuesday, November 10, 7:30 PM

Charles Lloyd Quartet

Thursday, November 12, 7:30 PM

Doug Varone and Dancers

Saturday, November 14, 2 PM
Saturday, November 14, 7 PM

Les Arts Florissants

Sunday, November 15, 4 PM

Making Sense of the Midterm Muddle:

An Evening with Mara Liasson

Tuesday, November 17, 7 PM

Warren Miller’s DAYS OFF

Wednesday, November 18, 7 PM

JOHN CRAIGIE

Thursday, November 19, 8 PM

Rachael & Vilray

Friday, November 20, 7:30 PM

Juilliard String Quartet & Simone Dinnerstein

Saturday, November 21, 7:30 PM

Santa Barbara
Youth Symphony

Sunday, November 22, 4 PM

Choir! Choir! Choir!

Saturday, November 28, 7:30 PM

Meow Meow

Tuesday, December 1, 7:30 PM

RUDOLPH

Saturday, December 5, 6:30 PM
Sunday, December 6, 2 PM

Demetri Martin

Wednesday, December 9, 7:30 PM

Jake Shimabukuro’s Holidays in Hawaii  

Thursday, December 10, 7:30 PM

The Milk Carton Kids – Lost Cause Lover Fool HOLIDAY TOUR

Friday, December 11, 7:30

Tina Schlieske & Friends

Saturday, December 12, 7:30 PM

Hélène Grimaud

Monday, December 14, 7:30 PM

The Christmas Revels: A Victorian Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 19, 2:30 PM
Saturday, December 19, 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 20, 2:30 PM

An Irish Christmas

Tuesday, December 22, 7:30 PM

Konrad Kono

Saturday, January 9, 7 PM

OUR HOUSE

Thursday, January 14, 7:30 PM

The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor

Wednesday, January 20, 7:30 PM

Nikolai Lugansky

Thursday, January 21, 7:30 PM

Jesse Cook: Forever Live Tour

Friday, January 22, 7:30 PM

Kalani Pe‘a and Taimane: Live In Concert

Wednesday, February 3, 7:30 PM

Trae Crowder

Friday, February 5, 7:30 PM

Take it to the Limit

Saturday, February 6, 7 PM

José James Sings Sinatra

Wednesday, February 10, 7:30 PM

The Barber of Seville

Friday, February 19, 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 21, 2:30 PM
Wednesday, February 24, 7:30 PM

Santa Barbara
Youth Symphony Winter Concert

Sunday, February 28, 4 PM

Electric Elton

Monday, March 1, 7:00 PM

Journey through Jazz

Wednesday, March 3, 7:15 PM

Joan Osborne and Christian McBride

Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM

Rising Appalachia: Trade My Troubles Tour

Friday, April 2, 7:30 PM

Pete Holmes

Saturday, April 3, 7:30 PM

Riders of the Purple Sage

Friday, April 23, 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 25, 2:30 PM

Santa Barbara Youth Ensembles Combined Spring Concert

Sunday, May 2, 4 PM

James Ehnes & Orion Weiss

Friday, May 21, 7:30 PM