Santa Barbara Wedding Venues
Breathtaking scenery and a comfortable Mediterranean climate make Santa Barbara an ideal place to celebrate any occasion. The Parks and Recreation Department is a natural choice for your special event, with four spectacular indoor beachfront facilities, one historic downtown venue, five neighborhood centers, and 10 picturesque outdoor beach and park locations that provide a beautiful backdrop for your wedding or special event.
Dance under the stars, choose a location with thousands of roses, or say your vows with a glistening ocean as the backdrop. Try the beautiful downtown historic Carrillo Ballroom, which boasts one of the best dance floors in the country. All venues are available for rent throughout the year at affordable rates and can accommodate from 10 to 300 guests.
Indoor Venues
Recently renovated, the Cabrillo Pavilion is Santa Barbara's premier beachfront venue with panoramic ocean views making it an idyllic location for weddings.
Our most unique venue on the waterfront, the old carousel house has been converted into a magical oceanfront wedding site.
The historic Carrillo Ballroom, with “one of the best dance floors in the west” is the perfect downtown venue for your wedding.
This quaint venue, located in a 10-acre waterfront park, is a perfect spot for your intimate wedding.
Located on the eastside of downtown Santa Barbara and with parking on-site, this large neighborhood center is a wonderful option for your wedding.
The newly renovated Davis Center features an Activity Lounge adjacent to a private outdoor patio, and a larger Event Room, making it a perfect location for a larger wedding celebration.
With a cozy clubhouse charm, located in a midtown park, this venue is a perfect place for a small wedding, with convenient parking and a full kitchen available.
Over one hundred years of Spanish-style charm, this eastside venue located in Ortega Park is best suited for smaller weddings.
A "hidden jewel" on the ocean side of Cabrillo Boulevard featuring an ocean view, this venue boasts a patio perfect for viewing Santa Barbara’s picturesque sunsets.
With mid-century municipal charm, located in the heart of the westside, this neighborhood center features a variety of setups with auditorium, anterooms, and full commercial kitchen. A great location for a wedding.
Outdoor Venues
Have your wedding surrounded by roses. This stunning rose garden is just across from the Santa Barbara Mission.
Located in Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden the Arbor Area features lush grass with a wisteria arbor.
Located in the oceanfront Chase Palm Park the Great Meadow features a large, rolling grassy meadow popular for large weddings with live or amplified music.
Envision your ceremony on the sand at East Beach. This open beach area allows ample room for your guests with convenient parking at the Cabrillo West parking lot.
With palm trees and the colorful chromatic gate in the background, host your wedding ceremony right on the sand at East Beach.
For those also renting the Cabrillo Pavilion Event Center, have your wedding ceremony on East Beach just steps away from the Pavilion.
A tucked-away neighborhood park, this grassy area is the ideal setting for a wedding, complete with a magnificent ocean view.
The perfect setting for a wonderful beach wedding with Leadbetter Point in the background providing a dramatic backdrop against the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Lovely, secluded, grassy wedding ceremony site surrounded by palms and overlooking the beach and Leadbetter point.
Grassy area atop the bluffs with a stunning ocean view located at the east end of Shoreline Park, this area makes for a gorgeous wedding backdrop.
