The Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show runs every Sunday along Cabrillo Boulevard between Stearns Wharf and Calle Cesar Chavez. Founded in 1965, it is one of the oldest open-air artist markets in the United States and only Santa Barbara County artists may exhibit — so the work is genuinely local: oil paintings, ceramics, jewellery, hand-carved kitchenware, prints.
It runs from 10 am to dusk on Sundays, year round (some holidays excepted). Combine with a walk on East Beach or a stop at the Sea Center on the wharf.