Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival

03/30/2026

2 DAYS TO REGISTER BEFORE PRICE INCREASE. SIGN UP BY MARCH 31 AT MIDNIGHT TO RECEIVE OUR 20% DISCOUNT. THESE PRICES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS YEAR.

We can't wait to see you Saturday, August 29, back on the beach!

03/26/2026

5 DAYS LEFT to take advantage of our lowest registration fees! Sign up now for your spot in the 45th Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival on August 29! Prices go up March 31 at midnight.

Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SantaBarbara/SantaBarbaraTriathlon

Event details here: www.santabarbaratriathlon.com

We can't wait to see you in August, back on the beach!

03/02/2026

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!! Join us for the 45th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival on August 29, 2026.

Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SantaBarbara/SantaBarbaraTriathlon?utm_source=platform_find_a_race&utm_medium=referral

All athletes registering in the first 30 days will receive 20% off entry fees. This discount will not be available later in the year.

We can't wait to see you, back on the beach!

03/02/2026

The start line is waiting for YOU. Registration for the 45th Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival on August 29, 2026 opens TOMORROW. Sign up in the first 30 days and receive the only 20% discount available all year.

See www.santabarbaratriathlon.com for details.

We can't wait to see you all back on the beach!

02/24/2026

Registration for the August 29, 2026 Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival opens Monday, March 2 at 12:01 am PDT. Come celebrate the 45th Anniversary of this iconic Santa Barbara Event! Register in the first 30 days for early bird pricing. We can't wait to see you in August, back on the beach!

02/06/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Registration for the August 29, 2026 Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival opens MARCH 2, 2026.

We can't wait to see our athletes, volunteers and the community back on the beach!

11/26/2025

Wishing our athletes, volunteers and the Santa Barbara community a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are grateful for your continued support over the years. Enjoy some downtime, friends and family!

08/25/2025

Lots of SUNSHINE & SMILES on Saturday! CONGRATULATIONS to all of our athletes who completed their events and THANK YOU to our volunteers and the community for making the 44th Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival a success!

See you next year on August 29, 2026, back at the beach! With gratitude, Elizabeth Rodrigues, Race Director

08/20/2025

Thank you MBT! See you soon!

Get ready, get set ... GO to the Annual Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival this weekend! A stunning race where the iconic Santa Ynez Mountains meet the Pacific. Visit our booth for your favorite MB&T items all day long on East Beach. We are looking forward to cheering you all on!

08/20/2025

One of our very own local Santa Barbara triathletes was featured on KEYT this week! See her inspiring journey here:

https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2025/08/18/a-local-moms-inspiring-journey-to-the-santa-barbara-triathlon/

We can't wait to see you at the finish line Cara!

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - When Cara Winnewisser first thought about racing, she had a simple realization: “I realized that normal people can do this — so

08/18/2025

IT'S EVENT WEEK! VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!

Please consider volunteering for a few hours on Saturday to help make an athlete's journey smooth and successful! Sign up here: https://santabarbaratriathlon.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=101723

Volunteers receive t-shirt and lunch ticket as well as a discount into the 2026 event. Thank you so much to our volunteers for all you do!

PS--we would love to reconnect with this STAR volunteer from 2024! Please contact us!

08/15/2025

Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach Festival local athlete featured on Santa Barbara's KEYT! Tune in on Monday, August 18, 2025, beginning at 5 am!

There are still a handful of slots to our August 23, 2025, triahtlon events. Register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/CA/SantaBarbara/SantaBarbaraTriathlon

See you next week!