2023 Semana Nautica Event Schedule

The 2023 Semana Nautica Summer Sports Festival is jam-packed with fun events starting Saturday, June 24th and finishing on Sunday, July 9th.

This is the 84th Semana Nautica, a Santa Barbara athletic tradition dating back to 1933.  

Competitors must register with the individual events. Registration info will be linked below when it becomes available. Some events require advance registration while others are same-day.

All events are free to attend as fans and spectators. 

SATURDAY – 6/24/2023


Santa Barbara Masters Swim Meet
8 a.m. • Los Baños Pool • Registration Info

Santa Barbara Open Tennis Tournament
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Matches Played at Municipal Tennis Courts, Westmont College, Pershing Park, Santa Barbara HS, & Los Positas Courts

THURSDAY – 6/29/2023


Reef & Run Summer Series
6:30 p.m. • On-Site Registration • Event Website • East Beach

FRIDAY – 6/30/2023


SBSC Semana Nautica Age-Group Swim Meet
4 p.m. • Event Info • Los Baños Pool 

SATURDAY – 7/1/2023


Mullen and Henzell Two-Mile Ocean Swim
9 a.m. • On-Site Registration ($20) • Event Info • East Beach 

East Beach Biathlon
9 a.m. • Event Info • On-Site Registration ($20) • East Beach 

East Beach 5K Run
9 a.m. • On-Site Registration ($10) • East Beach 

SBSC Semana Nautica Age-Group Swim Meet
9 a.m. • Event Info • Los Baños Pool 

Santa Barbara Open Tennis Tournament
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Matches Played at Municipal Tennis Courts, Westmont College, Pershing Park, Santa Barbara HS, & Los Positas Courts

SUNDAY – 7/2/2023


Mullen and Henzell Three-Mile Ocean Swim
9 a.m. • On-Site Registration ($20) • Event Info • East Beach

Stud Ironman
Noon • On-Site Registration ($20) • East Beach 

CBVA Men’s Premier Tour Beach Volleyball Tournament
Event Info • East Beach

CBVA Women’s Premier Tour Beach Volleyball Tournament
Event Info • East Beach

SB Masters 500-Meter Ocean Swim
9 a.m. • On-Site Registration ($20) • East Beach 

Sea Shells Semana Nautica Alumni Regatta
1 p.m. • West Beach • Event Info

SBSC Semana Nautica Age-Group Swim Meet
9 a.m. • Event Info • Los Baños Pool 

Santa Barbara Open Tennis Tournament
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Matches Played at Municipal Tennis Courts, Westmont College, Pershing Park, Santa Barbara HS, & Los Positas Courts

Lobster Jo’s Family Fun Day: Cardboard Kayak Race, BBQ, Live Music
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. • Leadbetter Beach

TUESDAY – 7/4/2023


Semana Nautica 5K Run
8 a.m. • Event Website • Elings Park

THURSDAY – 7/6/2023


Reef & Run Summer Series
6:30 p.m. • On-Site Registration • Event Website • East Beach

FRIDAY – 7/7/2023


Ocean Water Polo Exhibition
11 a.m. • Stearns Wharf

SUNDAY – 7/9/2023


Semana Nautica 6-Mile Ocean Swim
Registration Info • Goleta Beach to Hendry’s Beach