Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Bellosguardo’s second annual Fourth of July celebration will feature an outdoor pops concert by The Santa Barbara Symphony with festival seating on the lawn.
This event is made possible by our generous sponsors: Riley and Susan Bechtel, WWW Foundation, US Bank, Belle Hahn, Chris Toomey, and more.
July 4, 2026
3:00 p.m. — Shuttles begin running from Santa Barbara High School to Bellosguardo
5:00 p.m. — Performance by the Santa Barbara Symphony
5:45 p.m. — Intermission
7:00 p.m. — Event concludes
Bellosguardo is thrilled to announce that Duo Events — one of Santa Barbara’s premier caterers — will offer tri-tip sandwiches, fried chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, and vegetarian tofu dogs by preorder through our ticketing platform. Preordering food and beverages is strongly encouraged because day-of sales will be limited. Although you can order food and beverages separately from your admission tickets by returning to our ticketing page at a later time, your food order must be completed by June 26, 2026. Beverage tickets are offered in $5 increments: 2 tickets for wine and beer, 3 tickets for cocktails, and 1 ticket for nonalcoholic beverages. Your food and beverage tickets will be available for pickup when you arrive at Bellosguardo on the day of the event.
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams will be selling ice cream on the day of the event.
Important Information
- No onsite parking. Park at Santa Barbara High School. Santa Barbara Trolley will shuttle all general admission ticket holders to and from Bellosguardo beginning at 2:45 p.m. Traffic is unpredictable so we ask for your patience, especially on the return trip.
- If you are biking or taking a rideshare (Uber/Lyft) or taxi, you must go to Santa Barbara High School and board a shuttle. No walking or biking up to the Bellosguardo property.
- Festival seating — each guest may bring a small folding beach/camping chair or blanket to set up on the lawn.
- Food and beverages will be available for sale. No coolers, outside food or beverages — except water — permitted on the trolley or at Bellosguardo.
