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Stewards of the land

Beauty abounds on the Santa Barbara Bowl’s 17-acre island of open space, so naturally, taking care of this space is essential. A leader in greening practices within the industry, the Greening the Bowl initiative seeks to make the venue as close to carbon neutral as possible.

To achieve this

  • Become stewards of the land by cultivating native and drought-tolerant California plants and creating an open, natural space for all flora and fauna.
  • Encourage alternate forms of transportation, including car-free and rideshare opportunities.
  • Reduce event waste to as close to zero as possible by eliminating single-use items.
  • Balance our energy use to a net-zero annual use by reducing energy consumed and producing solar power.
  • Serve higher quality concessions with a focus on local, natural, and organic items.

What can you do?

Bring your Bowl souvenir reusable cup every show to receive discounts on all refills and lower your concert impact.

Ride your bike to concerts.

Our Impact

460M

Amount of energy produced since 2020 by solar arra

710K

Pounds of CO2 off-set through solar.

3,018

Number of bikes parked for free in 2023!

23,67

Single-use cups off-set through the Bowl's souveni

61,85

Number of single-use cups eliminated through our p

97%

The record-setting return rate for r.Cup reuse cup

Greening the Bowl provides the concert community opportunities to lower their impact!