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Events
Chowder Tasting
12:00 – 4:00 PM To celebrate this great day, each of the four restaurants on the wharf will offer free tastings of their versions of the best clam chowder in Santa Barbara, from 12:00 PM until 4:00 PM, with a raffle of restaurant prizes. Participants in the tastings will be eligible to win gift coupons …
Santa Barbara’s Iconic Stearns Wharf to Celebrate 150th Birthday
Celebrate the 150th birthday of Stearns Wharf, a grand birthday bash is planned for Saturday, October 8 from 11:00 am to 7:15pm. This iconic structure, which has served as Santa Barbara’s front door, the birthplace of an industry, and the community’s plank park, will be honored by cannon battles with a tall ship, an opera …
Stearns Wharf’s 150th Anniversary Celebration Free Concert to feature Doublewide Kings
Stearns Wharf is more than a nice place to watch boats or fish, it’s a structure that changed the face of Santa Barbara-literally. 150 years ago, Santa Barbara, being surrounded by mountains, was an isolated pueblo. There were no roads into town, there was no railroad. When John Peck Stearns built the wharf in 1872 …
Wharf Wednesday Concert to feature The Academy
There’s no better view of Santa Barbara than from Stearns Wharf and there’s no better time to experience it than on Wharf Wednesdays. To celebrate Stearns Wharf’s 150th birthday, Wharf Merchants are offering specials on the first Wednesday of every month in 2022. Wharf Wednesday on September 7th will also feature live music by The …
Wharf Wednesday Concert to feature Spencer the Gardener
There’s no better view of Santa Barbara than from Stearns Wharf and there’s no better time to experience it than on Wharf Wednesdays. To celebrate Stearns Wharf’s 150th birthday, Wharf Merchants are offering specials on the first Wednesday of every month in 2022. Wharf Wednesday on July 6th will also feature live music by Spencer …
Fourth of July on Stearns Wharf
Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show from Stearns Wharf Monday, July 4, 2022 Face painting begins at 2:00 PM Live music begins at 4:00 PM Firework show begins at 9 PM Stearns Wharf and West Beach, Santa Barbara Stearns Wharf celebrates Independence Day with the best view of the annual fireworks show. The wharf …
Wharf Wednesday Concert to feature Tequila Mockingbird
There’s no better view of Santa Barbara than from Stearns Wharf and there’s no better time to experience it than on Wharf Wednesdays. To celebrate Stearns Wharf’s 150th birthday, Wharf Merchants are offering specials on the first Wednesday of every month in 2022. Wharf Wednesday on June 1st will also feature live music by Tequila …
Wharf Wednesday Concert line up
Who: Stearns Wharf Merchants Association What: Wharf Wednesdays on Stearns Wharf When: Live music begins at 6:00 PM April 6th – Do No Harm Band May 4th – Out Of The Blue June 1st – Tequila Mockingbird July 6th – Spencer the Gardner Wednesday, August 3, 2022 *TBA Wednesday, September 7, …
Stearns Wharf to Celebrate 150th Anniversary
Saturday, October 8th, 2022 11:00 am to 7:15pm Schedule of Events All Day Pianos on Stearns Wharf (Starting October 4th thru October 23rd ) 10:15 AM – 4:15 PM Free rides for children 12 and under, Little Toot 11:00 AM – 11:30, & 12:00 PM Tall Ship Mystic Whaler and Cannon fire 11:00 AM – …