Events
Voice of Indie Podcast with USN Lt. Cmdr (ret.) Jerry Pait
Hear stories or call in and talk to retired USN Lt. Commander Jerry Pait and fellow submariner Robert G. Williscroft as they discuss Pait's new book: Lieutenant Commander Jerry Pait’s semi-autobiographical collection of sixty stories recounts his thirty years in and around the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet. Ranging from light-hearted to wrenching, all are poignant…
“Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” A Presentation by Charles Vinick
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7 pm PDT. This in-person lecture by Charles Vinick, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project, will tell the story of how the first natural seaside sanctuary for captive whales in North America is being…
Appalling Ocean, Verdant Land: America and the Sea (ASANOR Conference 2022, Bodø, Norway)
The 2022 conference of the American Studies Association of Norway (ASANOR) will be held at Nord University from September 29 to October 1. We welcome papers from a wide range of fields, including literature, history, political science, linguistics, and cultural studies, that explore the role of the sea in the American experience. From the Puritan…
Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS): A Conference for Junior and Senior High School Girls
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) has announced that the Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference, returning for its second year, has been expanded to two days of programming. The conference is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2022, for students in grades 6-8, and for Sunday, October 2, 2022 for those in grades 9-12. Program…
Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in Georgetown, South Carolina 15-16 October 2022
Please join us on October 15 and 16, 2022 for the 33rd Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show! The Georgetown Wooden Boat Show – always held on the third weekend in October – features one of the Southeast’s best wooden boat exhibits with more than 100 classic wooden boats displayed on land and water, boatbuilding, a…
Central Coast Ocean Adventures & the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Central Coast Ocean Adventures & the Tall Ship Mystic Whaler” on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 7 pm. This in-person lecture by Christine Healy and Michael Sheehy, of Central Coast Ocean Adventures (CCOA), will share the story of the tall ship Mystic Whaler, her voyage from Connecticut to…
“Paddling into a Natural Balance” with Writer and Photographer Chuck Graham
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Paddling into a Natural Balance” with Carpinteria-based freelance writer and photographer Chuck Graham on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 7:00. As part of his presentation, Chuck will recount his many adventures hiking and kayaking the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Park and National Marine Sanctuary—and…
“Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery ” with Professor Andrés Reséndez
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Conquering the Pacific: An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery ” with University of California-Davis history professor Andrés Reséndez on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm. As part of his presentation Dr. Reséndez will discuss his latest book, Conquering the Pacific…
San Salvador Ship Public Tours During Fiesta Weekend
In partnership with the Maritime Museum of San Diego and Old Spanish Days Fiesta, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the arrival of the galleon replica San Salvador into port for the 2023 Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days Fiesta. San Salvador is a full-scale sixteenth century replica of the flagship used by…
Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival
The Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival will once again return this year to the City of New London from Saturday, September 9 through Sunday, September 10. This premier event ‘Celebrating the Sea, Uniting Our Shores’ will feature: special opening ceremonies, free ship tours, boat rides, children and family activities, demonstrations, food and beverage and artisan vendors,…
SBMM Presents – Cargo in Question: Two Films
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Cargo in Question: Two Films about Labor, Shipping, and Globalization in the 21st Century” taking place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. As part of this special event, Mae Miller-Likhethe, PhD and Charmaine Chua, PhD, both assistant professors of Global Studies at UC Santa Barbara, will…
‘Beyond the Ocean’s Depths’: Revisiting the Challenger Expedition (1872-1876) Interdisciplinary Conference
Registration is now open! Royal Museums Greenwich, with support from the Challenger Society for Marine Science and the UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, are pleased to announce that registration is now open for ‘Beyond the Ocean’s Depths: Revisiting the Challenger Expedition (1872-1876) Interdisciplinary Conference’, to be held 7-8 November 2023 at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. 150 years ago, HMS Challenger departed England…
Ales for Sails
Ten local breweries are participating in this event to support the Bayfront Maritime Center Guest tickets include: a commemorative tasting glass, including samples from each brewery, with 1 vote to be placed before the last hour for your favorite brewery, light hors’ devours, locally catered, a fun photo booth with props and costumes, live music…
Celestial Celebrations: Solar Eclipse 2024
Join the Erie Maritime Museum for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! View a total solar eclipse in the plaza of the Maritime Museum; they will also be offering several family-friendly activities that will focus solely on the skies. Discover the art of celestial navigation using techniques from cultures around the globe, create star charts, and so much…
USS Monitor Legacy Program: The Ship that Tried to Save the Union: USS Pawnee
Join us at The Mariners' for our popular series, USS Monitor Legacy Program, that highlights the history and lasting impact of USS Monitor through a variety of public events in partnership with the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center, will present the multifaceted history of USS…
