Anticipate music and merriment with Santa Barbara Revels and our Harbor Sing! Returning by popular demand, this year’s event takes place on Sunday, October 27th at 4:00 pm at Deep Sea Tasting Room, 217 Stearns Wharf, with gorgeous views overlooking the Santa Barbara Harbor. In the tradition of Revels' popular Pub Sings, at which anyone and everyone is invited to join in some rollicking music-making, our Harbor Sing is designed for singing, clapping, and laughing, as we highlight folk songs, traditional tunes, and sea shanties, plus everyone’s Irish favorites. Enjoy premium wines, savory snacks and a beautiful sunset alongside enthusiastic companions. With Revels Music Director Dauri Kennedy and Andrew Manos on the keyboard.
Join us and be joyous!
Ticket price ~ $25.00 ~ includes a glass of premium wine, a song book, savory snacks, and a terrific time!
Buy tickets at the door or online.
The Christmas Revels:
A Winter Solstice Celebration, December 21st and 22nd
“The Ghosts of Haddon Hall”: 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.
JOIN US AND BE JOYOUS!
Saturday, December 21st at 7:30pm
Sunday, December 22nd at 2:30 pm
Lobero Theatre ~ 33 East Canon Perdido
Tickets: 805-963-0761 or lobero.org
HARBOR SING: Sunday, October 27th at 4:00pm, Deep Sea Tasting Room, 217 Stearns Wharf
THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A Winter Solstice Celebration, The Ghosts of Haddon Hall, featuring 800 years of glorious English & European music & seasonal traditions, December 21st & 22nd
December 1924: On Christmas Eve at the port of entry to the New World, immigrants are stranded. Families from Ireland, Russia and Germany must spend the night together along with the Mexican medical staff. They all find ways to respect and acknowledge their differences while celebration their shared rites of passage with traditional songs, dances, and stories.
See the 2023 Gallery page for photos and the program booklet.
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 Revels, a joyful theatrical celebration of the winter solstice that travels the world each year showcasing cultural traditions including music, dance, and folktales.
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