# Small Music Venues in Santa Barbara, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 15 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in Santa Barbara, California. These local stages include 12 rooms with known capacity under 500, 4 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 10 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 40 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-barbara/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 15
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 12
- Bars and breweries with live music: 3
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 4
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 10

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Red Piano](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-red-piano-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Music venue | n/a | 42 |
| [SOhO Restaurant & Music Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/soho-restaurant-music-club-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Restaurant | 300 | 39 |
| [Cold Spring Tavern](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cold-spring-tavern-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Bar & pub | 50 | 23 |
| [The Grand on State](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-grand-on-state-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Music venue | n/a | 18 |
| [Carr Winery](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/carr-winery-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Winery & tasting room | 200 | 13 |
| [Santa Barbara Bowl](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/santa-barbara-bowl-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Music venue | 4,562 | 10 |
| [Weinman Hall - Music Academy of the West](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/weinman-hall-music-academy-of-the-west-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Music venue | 90 | 5 |
| [The Neighborhood Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-neighborhood-grill-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Restaurant | 100 | 4 |
| [Hahn Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hahn-hall-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Hall & arts center | 330 | 2 |
| [Elings Park](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/elings-park-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Outdoor stage | 200 | 1 |
| [Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/figueroa-mountain-brewing-co-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Brewery & taproom | 200 | 0 |
| [Historic Carrillo Ballroom](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/historic-carrillo-ballroom-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Hall & arts center | 400 | 0 |
| [Sandbar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sandbar-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Music venue | 300 | 0 |
| [The Factory](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-factory-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Hall & arts center | 350 | 0 |
| [Whiskey Richards](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/whiskey-richards-santa-barbara-ca) | Santa Barbara, CA | Bar & pub | 230 | 0 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-barbara/small-music-venues) with 15 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-barbara/bars-with-live-music) with 8 venues

## Related locations

- [Goleta](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/goleta) with 6 venues
- [Carpinteria](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/carpinteria) with 5 venues
- [Ojai](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/ojai) with 11 venues
- [Ventura](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/ventura) with 19 venues
- [Oxnard](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oxnard) with 13 venues
- [Santa Paula](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/santa-paula) with 4 venues
- [Camarillo](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/camarillo) with 12 venues
- [Moorpark](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/moorpark) with 3 venues