Downtown Business Spotlight is a virtual interview series, where we chat and get to know our Santa Barbara business owners. Join us for this interview series in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Independent, each Thursday at 3 PM.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 3 PM
TOPIC: Latin Cuisine
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Did you miss the last Downtown Business Spotlight?
Watch it below!
TOPIC: Fiesta Celebration
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Photo credit: Fritz Olenberger
Celebrate Fiesta in Downtown Santa Barbara!
Come join the Fiesta celebration in Downtown Santa Barbara from Wednesday, August 4th through Saturday, August 7th. Enjoy live music and performances, restaurant drinks and menu specials, and local artisan markets. Click below for a full list of what's happening Downtown!
Click HERE for a complete calendar of Old Spanish Days - Fiesta events.
Please visit the official Old Spanish Days - Fiesta website or contact staff with any parade, general information, or miscellaneous questions.
Viva la Fiesta!
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We are excited to announce the return of 1st Thursday!
Date: Thursday, August 5, 5:00-8:00 pm
Downtown Santa Barbara is proud to announce the return of the 1st Thursday Art Walk. For 14 years, nearly every 1st Thursday evening in Downtown Santa Barbara has been filled with FREE art, culture, and music! Between 3,000 and 5,000 residents and visitors have traversed through museums, art galleries, street exhibitions, retail and professional businesses, and restaurants in the downtown district exploring, enjoying and delighting.
1st Thursday returns August 5 from 5-8 p.m. with 10 venues and a mariachi band on the 1000 block of State Street! Be sure to stop by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum for their exhibition “Project Fiesta!” as they celebrate the 97th Old Spanish Days Fiesta with photos, costumes and artifacts from previous celebrations.
All of these attractions and many more are FREE during 1st Thursday on August 5. With nearly three Thursday map, there is something for everyone. You can pick up a passport with all venues and events listed at participating venues and Paseo Nuevo.
A guided walking tour during 1st Thursday, the SB ArtCrawl meets at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St. and is led by Andi Garcia, a passionate warrior for Santa Barbara arts.
Due to the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, participants are asked to check the DowntownSB.org website for the latest details on which venues are open and the latest restrictions as conditions keep changing. Masks are strongly recommended indoors per recently updated CDC guidelines.
DSB also recommends that participating venues limit capacity to keep patrons as safe as possible. Many 1st Thursday venues are also open and highlighting local artists throughout the month.
We will be supplying each participating venue with face masks, hand sanitizer and other PPE supplies, thanks to a generous donation from Nomad Goods.
If you are interested in participating in 1st Thursday, please email April Lee, at April@DowntownSB.org to reserve a space in the next event.
To view all of the participating 1st Thursday venues click here
To download this month's 1st Thursday Passport click here
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Downtown Beautification Day
Sunday, August 8, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join the Downtown Santa Barbara Organization in celebrating and caring for our downtown businesses and community on this special beautification day on Sunday, August 8, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm.
Come out and show our Downtown some love by helping us clean up the streets after the Fiesta celebration to keep our creeks and oceans clean. Volunteer to be a part of helping keep our community extra clean, beautiful, and resilient!
Downtown Beautification Day will be a family friendly event that will include litter pick up both on State street and side streets. You will be given supplies and a special volunteer t-shirt on event day.
Fill out the application below to join us!
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State Street Promenade Market
August 5, 2021, · 3 PM - 7:30 PM
State Street between Canon Perdido & Figueroa
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Come out this Thursday to our weekly market to support local artisans, businesses, restaurants, and performers!
This week our market has special extended hours in honor of the return of First Thursday and the Fiesta Celebration, we will be open from 3:00 - 8:00 pm.
See you at the market!
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Diadora + Ace Rivington featuring Alejandro Medina Homegrown Series, Episode 1
Alejandro Medina // @alejandroforshort
Director: Andrew Rurik // @andrew_rurik
Cinematography: Tim Ross // @timxross
Editor: Betsy Johnson // @betsjohnson
Production Manager: Kate Eckberg // @callme_kate
Photographer: @zackharris_photography
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-From Women's Economic Ventures
WEV Community Center Now Open in Downtown Santa Barbara!
We are thrilled to announce the opening of the WEV Community Center at 21 East Canon Perdido in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. Our new home is an inviting and accessible community space for entrepreneurial and professional women to collaborate, learn, explore potential, set goals, and work together.
The new facility will have state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment to assure our learning environment supports both in-person and virtual learning options. It will house our business consulting/advisory services and micro-lending services. It will be a venue for inspiring community events and special gatherings.
We invite you to support the creation of the WEV Community Center and the delivery of services its existence will make possible.
Your gift of any size moves us closer to funding the new WEV Community Center. Recognition opportunities are available for donations beginning at $2,500.
Click on the link below to find out more about the exciting plans for the space or to make a gift.
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Downtown Santa Barbara Executive Director, Robin Elander, Named on the State Street Advisory Committee |
The Santa Barbara City Council is establishing an Advisory Committee to guide the production of a Downtown State Street Area Master Plan beginning August 11. The Advisory Committee will provide input and recommendations of the creation of a Downtown State Street Area Master Plan.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to work alongside the other highly qualified community members on the State Street Advisory Committee" - Robin Elander.
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Beginning Friday, August 6, Santa Barbara County Public Health is mandating the use of universal face coverings indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Public Health is closely monitoring case rates, and will be releasing a universal mandatory mask mandate in indoor settings only. The SBCPH HOO will be issued Wednesday, August 4, to be effective Friday, August 6 at 5:00 P.M. and will be available at https://publichealthsbc.org/. In all indoor Santa Barbara County businesses, masks will be required regardless of vaccination status. Updated signage for businesses will be posted later this week at recoverysbc.org. At this time, social distancing is not required.
In addition, the State of California released an additional Health Officer Order on masking and testing for unvaccinated individuals in particular settings. The updated State guidance includes:
- Recommendation for universal masking indoors Statewide
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Adds Adult and Senior Care Facilities to settings where all individuals must wear masks indoors
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References new requirements for unvaccinated workers in the State Health Officer July 26 Order
In this updated State guidance, all facilities listed below must verify vaccine state of all workers. For acceptable forms of verification, please click here. In addition, all facilities identified in this order must follow CDPH masking guidance which requires masks for all individuals in indoor settings, regardless of vaccination status. Surgical masks are recommend. This includes the healthcare settings, state and local correctional facilities, homeless shelters and long term care centers. Additional CDPH masking guidance can be found here. Testing requirements in this new guidance requires:
Note that the State Health Officer Order applies to the following settings:
A. Acute Health Care and Long-Term Care Settings:
1. General Acute Care Hospitals
2. Skilled Nursing Facilities (including Subacute Facilities)
3. Intermediate Care Facilities
B. High-Risk Congregate Settings:
4. Adult and Senior Care Facilities
5. Homeless Shelters
C. Other Health Care Settings:
7. Acute Psychiatric Hospitals
8. Adult Day Health Care Centers
9. Adult Day Programs Licensed by the California Department of Social Services
10. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and PACE Centers
11. Ambulatory Surgery Centers
12. Chemical Dependency Recovery Hospitals
13. Clinics & Doctor Offices (including behavioral health, surgical)
14. Congregate Living Health Facilities
15. Dental Offices
16. Dialysis Centers
17. Hospice Facilities
18. Pediatric Day Health and Respite Care Facilities
19. Residential Substance Use Treatment and Mental Health Treatment Facilities
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