Spring Forward! Gala 2025

The SBCC Foundation’s 6th Annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 (4:30 – 8:30 p.m.) on the Great Meadow, SBCC West Campus.

Sponsorship opportunities are available! Please download the 2025 Gala Sponsorship package for more information, and visit the donation page if you would like to pay online. 

We look forward to seeing you and celebrating Santa Barbara City College, while raising funds for the SBCC Promise, student support programs, scholarships, book grants, emergency funds, and more.

 

 


Review our previous Galas…

Spring Forward! Gala 2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for and supported the SBCC Foundation’s 5th annual Spring Forward! Gala – 300 guests enjoyed a beautiful evening celebrating our community’s college and raising funds for student success!

Proceeds from the event support all of the SBCC Foundation’s work, including the SBCC Promise, student achievement programs, scholarships, book grants, emergency funds, and more.

Please enjoy some of the photos taken by our two extraordinary photographers, Nell Campbell and Jay Farbman.

Thank you to our 2024 Gala Sponsors!

 

 


Spring Forward! Gala 2023

The SBCC Foundation’s 4th annual Spring Forward Gala was held on Saturday, May 20, 2023
on the beautiful meadow of SBCC’s West Campus.

Thank you to 300+ guests who joined us, and to all of the sponsors, supporters, and friends of SBCC from near and far! It was a very special evening celebrating our community’s college and raising funds for student success programs, the SBCC Promise, scholarships, emergency grants, and more.

Please enjoy some of the photos taken by our two extraordinary photographers, Nell Campbell and Isaac Hernandez.

Thank you to our 2023 Gala Sponsors!


 

Spring Forward! Gala 2022

The SBCC Foundation’s 3rd Annual Spring Forward! Gala was held on Sunday, May 22, 2022 on the beautiful Great Meadow of SBCC’s West Campus. Nearly 300 guests attended, celebrating our community’s college and raising funds to support the work of the SBCC Foundation.

Enjoy a few of the wonderful photos taken by our two extraordinary photographers, Nell Campbell and Isaac Hernandez.

Thank you to our generous Spring Forward! Gala 2022 Sponsors:


Spring Forward! Gala 2020

The SBCC Foundation’s 2020 Spring Forward! Gala was held on Thursday, October 1, and was reinvented as a virtual event. Thank you to all of our generous sponsors, donors, and everyone who joined us. Over 250 people attended and the virtual event raised more than $300,000 to support our community’s college.

In case you missed it, or would like to experience it again, enjoy the video below!  

Thank you to our generous Spring Forward! Gala 2020 sponsors!
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Spring Forward! Gala 2019

The SBCC Foundation’s inaugural Spring Forward! Gala was held on the beautiful Santa Barbara City College campus on April 27, 2019 in the Sports Pavilion, which was transformed into an elegant venue by Merryl Brown Events. More than 300 guests attended and the event raised over $400,000 for the work of the SBCC Foundation. Surprise guest Michael McDonald joined SBCC’s New World Jazz Ensemble for an exhilarating performance.

Enjoy some of the wonderful photos taken by our two extraordinary photographers, Nell Campbell and Isaac Hernandez.

Thank you to our Spring Forward! Gala 2019 sponsors!
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