
FREE and FUN for all! Welcome Spring with singing, dancing, twining ribbons ’round the maypole, and so much more! We’ll have flowers to make posies, special entertainment, group dancing, and guest musicians. Join us in revelry and merriment as we celebrate the sunshine and the season!
Won’t you sing and dance with us to welcome in the May?
Learn the Spring traditions, make a flowering nosegay.
Help to weave the ribbons 'round the maypole standing tall.
Celebrate the season. Come and join in, one and all!
Join us and be joyous!
MAY DAY CELEBRATION: Saturday, May 3rd, 11:00am, Paseo Nuevo Mall, De la Guerra Place (between State Street and Paseo Nuevo Cinemas)
REVELS CHORUS AUDITIONS: Late August
EQUINOX CONCERT: Mid-September
HARBOR SING: Mid-October
THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: Mid-December
Banner photo by Heidi Bergseteren, 2024
December 1926: John Henry Manners, the 9th Duke of Rutland, is visiting Haddon Hall with his wife and children. Abandoned for over two centuries and now dilapidated, his ancestral home is slated for demolition. Stranded there overnight, the Duke and his family are unexpected witnesses to a “spirited” holiday celebration involving the many generations who have made this their home. These ghostly participants do their best to convince the Duke that Haddon Hall must be saved.
See the highlights video: The Ghosts of Haddon Hall
Santa Barbara Revels celebrates a diverse range of cultural traditions by blending music, dance and storytelling in our staged celebrations of the Winter Solstice and other seasons.
We present a number of public events throughout the year. From concerts like Equinox to more informal community pub-sings, there is always an upcoming Revels happening.
The highlight of our season is The Christmas Revels, a joyful theatrical celebration of the winter solstice that travels the world each year showcasing cultural traditions including music, dance, and folktales.