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Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation

Live Music. Lasting Impact.

Every concert gives back, supporting music education, environmental stewardship, community partnerships, and a vibrant Santa Barbara County.

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Packed Bowl performance at sunset

Santa Barbara Bowl

Mission
The Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation enriches the community by fostering a passion for music through unforgettable live performances and exceptional educational initiatives.

Vision
Envisioning a world where the shared experience of live performance transforms individuals and unites communities.

Values
Excellence
Inclusivity
Joy
Conservation
Expression
Community

The Impact Cycle
Live music creates connection. Connection creates impact. Impact keeps the cycle moving.
Live Music

Shared Experience

Your Support

Lasting Impact

Stronger Community

Where Support Goes

Venue

Outreach

Greening

Venue
Preserving a historic treasure.

More than $48 million in charitably funded improvements have strengthened the Bowl while preserving its natural beauty and historic character.

$48M+
Invested in charitably funded improvements
Better seats and sightlines
Improved accessibility
Upgraded facilities
Safer, stronger, greener

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Historic Bowl to today — use a landscape 16:9 image

Outreach
Future artists. Future audiences.

Through ticket subsidies, instruments, grants, programs, and partnerships, we expand access to music and the performing arts across Santa Barbara County.

2025 Impact

206
New Instruments

2,281
Tickets Subsidized

550
Music Supplies

89
Organizations Supported
$767,231 invested in our community

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Students, programs, and community partners — landscape 16:9

Greening
Better live events. Lighter footprint.

We integrate environmental responsibility into every show through innovation, conservation, and care for our canyon home.

2025 Highlights

91.8%
Waste Diverted

65K+
Plastic Cups Offset

5,000
Bikes Valeted

100%
Solar Powered

30+
Water Refill Stations
Protecting our environment. Preserving our canyon. For future generations.

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Greening initiatives in action — landscape 16:9

The music connects us. The impact continues with you.

Feel It Live
Come for another inspiring night of connection.
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Fuel What’s Next
Help transform connection into community impact.
Support the Foundation

Ways to Give
Explore more ways to support the Bowl and its impact.
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Financial Transparency
Responsible stewardship. Open accountability.

Live Music. Lasting Impact.