Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Blog

Plan Your Holiday Party With Us!

2011-11-09T09:51:00.000-08:00

Make your holiday party even more festive by renting one of our fabulous beachfront locations or community centers this December. Our facilities range from the oceanfront Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center to the newly-renovated downtown Carrillo Recreation Center to neighborhood centers like the Franklin, Westside and the Louise Lowry Davis Center. All are affordably priced and provide a broad range of amenities to meet your needs. Sites can accommodate from 10 to 550 people and dates are still available throughout the month of December at various facilities. Call 564-5418 now to reserve your spot and get ready to celebrate. Click here for a complete list of our indoor and outdoor locations. And Happy Holidays!

Try 54 Classes for FREE at the Carrillo Recreation Open House Week!

2011-09-01T09:00:00.000-07:00

That's right...free classes all week long from September 12-17 at the downtown Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E.Carrillo Street. This is your chance to try any of our youth and adult classes for free before the next round of sessions start the week of September 19. From Ballet to Salsa, Ballroom to Zumba, we're sure you'll find a class or two you or you child will love. Click here for the complete schedule. Be sure to come to the Opening Night Instructor Exhibition & Raffle on Monday, September 12, from 5:30-6:15pm. Exciting performances by some of our award-winning instructors will be followed by announcing the raffle winner of our $500 worth of select classes (must be present to win). Info: 897-2519. Check out the new Fall & Winter Activity Guide here for a look at all our recreation offerings.

Carrillo Recreation Center Celebration

2011-08-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

If you haven't had a chance to see the major renovations for the popular downtown community center, Thursday, September 1 is your chance! First, City officials and staff will celebrate the recently-completed changes with a ribbon cutting creremony at 4pm and then Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Show members will exhibit selected works throughout the Center as part of downtown's First Thursday from 5-8pm. Many youth and adult dance, fitness, art, and music classes are held here all year long as well as weekend dances and events. The Center, located at 100 E. Carrillo Street, is open Monday-Friday from 9am-8pm and on varied hours on weekends.

Fall Golf Special at "Muni"

2011-08-26T14:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a great deal for these still-light September evenings. Tee off for 9 holes of golf at the Santa Barbara Golf Club between 2-5pm and than have dinner at Mulligan's Cafe for $32 solo or $62 for two. This special is good any day of the week for the month of September. Golf cart discounts are also available and there is a selected menu for Mulligan's. Make sure to download the flyer from our website and bring it in to Muni when taking advantage of this special.

Stress Less with a FREE Yoga Class

2011-06-27T14:51:00.000-07:00

Join City Parks and Recreation for a FREE yoga class this Wednesday, June 29, from 7:15-8:30pm at the Carrillo Recreation Center at 100 E. Carrillo Street. Learn how to feel good in your body in this gentle yoga class, no matter what your age or current physical fitness level. Instructor Karen Gabai will show you the tools for wellness through gentle movements and breathing. See Karen teaching in Costa Rica at www.puresouls.ca/promo-video-yoga-schmoga and meet her this Wednesday for a great yoga experience. To register for her ongoing Wednesday night yoga class, click here.

Party Yourself into Shape...Zumba Classes Starting Next Week!

2011-05-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

Get ready to join Zumba enthusiasts all around the world with NEW Zumba classes four days at week at the Carrillo Recreation Center--starting Tuesday, May 10. Zumba is an exhilarating, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness party that moves you to joy and health. Zumba is the world's largest and most successful dance fitness program, with more than 12 million people worldwide taking weekly classes. There's no other class like it! Join the fun! Classes from 5:30-6:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursday and Saturday morning from 9:30-10:30am. Click here to register or just sign up at class.

Tai Chi for One Dollar a Day!

2010-10-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

That's right. Our new Tai Chi class at Oak Park (on the stage) will begin this Thursday, November 4, and will be offered seven days a week for $30/month (resident fee). Taught by Simu Toni DeMoulin, this traditional Yang style of Tai Chi is a gentle, relaxing, meditative exercise that can reduce stress, improve balance, and boost immune function and is appropriate for all ages. Classes are every day from 9-11am. Beginning and regular students should arrive at 9am for fundamentals and warm ups; beginning students my leave at 9:45 and intermediate instruction continues until 11. For more infomration go to http://www.taichitoni.com/ or call 963-3743.

Dig It! Rent a Community Garden Plot

2010-05-28T09:59:00.000-07:00

Enjoy growing your own healthy organic vegetables, herbs and flowers for only $60 per year at the Yanonali Community Garden, located near the Franklin Neighborhood Center at the corner of Soledad and Yanonali Streets. The 10x20 foot garden plot can be rented for $60 plus a $15 refundable deposit by calling the Franklin Neighborhood Center at 963-7605 or stopping by the Center at 1136 E. Montecito Street. The community garden features individually- boxed, bordered garden plots, with mulch and decomposed granite pathways to make the gardening experience safe and accessible. Additionally, raised beds have been built for those physically challenged or disabled. Rest areas, information kiosks, storage sheds, compost bins, water spigots and trash receptacles are also an integral part of the design at each garden. For more information, call 963-7605.

Come Out and Play at "Muni"

2010-04-09T15:49:00.000-07:00

Construction at the public Santa Barbara Golf Club is now complete, with all holes open for play. The upgrades to the course include two new greens, contiguous cart paths and beautifully landscaped water features. These new improvements have added to the challenge and aesthetic beauty of the golf course. With spring in full swing, now is a great time to take advantage of the improvements and value at Santa Barbara Golf Club. For more information and internet tee times, go to www.sbgolf.com or call 687-7087.

Have Your Next Event at the Beach!

2009-08-20T14:03:00.001-07:00

Did you know that Parks & Recreation has three fabulous beachfront facilities available to rent for both private and public events? Make your next holiday party, wedding, reception or business meeting memorable. Visit http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Beachfront/ and then give us a call at 897-1983 to make arrangements.

Preserve Santa Barbara Parks, Recreation Programs and Open Space for Santa Barbara

2009-07-12T23:16:00.000-07:00

Whatever your favorite parks or Santa Barbara recreational activities are, you can support them for as little as $25/year.
Making a big difference to promote, preserve and enhance parks, recreation and open space for Santa Barbara can be a little investment!

PARC (Parks and Recreation Community Foundation) was founded in 1986 to support the acquisition and enhancement of open space, parks, and recreation opportunities in
the Santa Barbara area and encourages innovation in the development of programs and facilities for which government support is not available.

Children, teens, adults, seniors, and even dogs throughout the South Coast benefit from donations to the PARC Foundation, which are fully tax deductible.

Become a member of PARC today! Visit http://www.parcsb,org/ of call 805-280-9799.