Your Experience Starts Here
Exceptional meetings and conferences are our specialty. We have hosted corporate meetings, retreats, seminars, and camps at UC Santa Barbara for 50 years. Scenic summer conference facilities and meeting venues with convenient amenities and attentive staff will provide everything you need. Our friendly and experienced Conference Managers will guide you every step of the way. We customize a wide range of events and accommodate diverse groups of participants. Start planning your Santa Barbara conference or event today.
Summer Conferences
Overnight group accommodations are available for summer conference guests from late-June through Labor Day weekend in early September.
Meetings Events
Enjoy our well-appointed conference rooms and secluded retreat spaces in a scenic coastal environment.
Visitor Accommodations
We offer a variety of lodging options for students, visiting scholars, and guests with University business.
Did you know?
17,000
Guests
Average number of summer conference guests every summer.
35+
Countries
Average number of countries our summer guests visit from every summer.
What's unique about our location?
We are the only University of California campus located directly on the beach.
Campus Point is a well-known surf spot, and after your morning surf you can store your board in our residence hall surfboard racks!
How does your stay support
UCSB students?
Revenue generated by summer conferences assists in lowering student housing fees and enhancing existing residential communities.
80
Student Staff
The number of students who staff our 24/7 front desks and take care of your attendees during their stay on campus.
240,000
Meals
Number of dining commons meals we serve our summer guests.
