Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Blog

FREE Zumba Class Saturday, May 12

2012-05-07T09:57:00.001-07:00

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the exhilarating ZUMBA class with Josette at the Carrillo Recreation Center, everyone is invited to celebrate with a free class this Saturday, May 12 at 11am. Find out why everyone is saying that Zumba with Josette is the best class in town! Get fit, happy and healthy! Ditch the workout and join the party! Come on down to 100 E. Carrillo Street and join us!

City Parks Tours this Friday, May 11

2012-05-07T09:47:00.001-07:00

As part of National Public Gardens Day this Friday, May 11, the City of Santa Barbara is offering free guided tours of three of the City's favorite parks:
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens: Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Grant Castelberg, the garden’s landscape designer, leads the noon and 2 p.m. tours. Anne-Marie Castelberg, author of Alice’s Garden, conducts a book signing at those times. Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens is considered the “crown jewel” of City parks and features an extensive botanical collection, koi pond, sensory garden, and more.
Chase Palm Park: Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. A limited number of free passes for rides on the 1917 Allan Herschell Carousel are available at the Carrillo Recreation Center, 100 E. Carrillo Street, generously sponsored by the PARC Foundation. Chase Palm Park is the City’s most recently developed park and features fountains, a creek, lagoon, large meadows, native plantings, and the historic carousel.
Mission Historical Park and A.C. Postel Rose Garden: Free docent-led tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. The park consists of ruins of the Old Mission’s reservoir, aqueduct, tannery, vats, grist mill and pottery; and the rose garden features a collection of more than 1500 accredited, All-American Roses.
For complete information on all of the day's events offered by numerous nonprofit garden destinations, visit www.sbpublicgardens.org

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!

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.

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.

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.