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
Cabrillo Pavilion Open House
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Facility Tours • Junior Lifeguard Swim Assessments & Sign-ups
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 Westmont College and Santa Barbara High School
SUNDAY – 7/2/2023
Mullen and Henzell Three-Mile Ocean Swim
9 a.m. • On-Site Registration ($20) • Event Info • East Beach
Cabrillo Pavilion Open House
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Facility Tours • Junior Lifeguard Swim Assessments & Sign-ups
Stud Ironman
Noon • On-Site Registration ($20) • East Beach • Event Description
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 Knowlwood Tennis Club
Lobster Jo’s Family Fun Day: Cardboard Kayak Race, BBQ, Live Music
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. • West Beach
TUESDAY – 7/4/2023
Semana Nautica 4th of July 5K Trail 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
