Special Issues

We print our paper every Thursday. These dates indicate special issues where our content in print and online at independent.com will be focused on specific topics.

*These are subject to change due to breaking news

2/8: Santa Barbara International Film Festival

2/15: Wedding Guide – our annual comprehensive resource for couples who are planning their wedding in Santa Barbara.

3/14: Burger Week – 7 days of $10 burgers

3/28: Summer Camp

4/11: Home & Garden

4/25: Earth Day

5/2: Wine Week – 7 days of $10 glasses of wine

5/30: Indy Awards

6/6: Pets & Animals

6/27: Indy Hops

7/25: Indy Parenting

7/31: Fiesta (Wednesday publication)

8/8: Foodie Awards

8/22: Active Aging

9/12: Home & Garden

9/19: Burrito Week – 7 days of $8 burritos

10/17: Best of Santa Barbara®

10/24: Halloween / Día de los Muertos

11/7: Election Results

11/21: Schools of Thought

11/27: Local Heroes (Wednesday publication)

12/5: ‘Tis the Season & Gift Guide

12/26: Year in Pictures

Events

Santa Barbara Independent hosted events, both virtual and in-person.

Featured Event Series:

You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series – Senior editor (and new parent) Tyler Hayden sits down to talk to industry experts on zoom about all things parenting.

Full Belly Files Live – Matt Kettmann brings his popular newsletter to life with a quarterly in-person wine tasting series.

Pints for Press – grab a pint and listen to our writers talk about a story they’ve recently published. $1 from every beer goes to the Santa Barbara Independent. Talks are held every other month at Validation Ale.

1/25: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

2/1: Pints for Press

3/14 – 3/20: Burger Week

3/14: Full Belly Files Live

3/28: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

4/6: Backyard Brunch

4/11: Pints for Press

5/2 – 5/8: Wine Week

5/2: Wine Week Issue Release Party

5/30: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

6/6: Pints for Press

6/12: Full Belly Files Live

7/1 – 7/31: Indy Hops

7/25: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

7/31: Indy Hops Passport Drop Party

8/8: Pints for Press

8/12: Foodie Awards

9/7: Get Out the Vote Block Party

9/12: Full Belly Files Live

9/19 – 9/25: Burrito Week

9/19: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

10/3: Pints for Press

10/17: Best Fest

11/14: Full Belly Files Live

11/21: You Got This!, an Indy Parenting Zoom Series

12/5: Pints for Press