Hosting Gifts: How to Welcome Guests Coming to Santa Barbara

As we enter summer months, faraway friends and family are making their ways here to soak up the Santa Barbara sunshine! While it’s fun getting to be a tourist in your own city, many of us feel stumped on how to properly host guests for a weekend stay. 

Luckily, we’ve got you covered - with a range of local snacks, keepsakes and mementos to fuel their adventures here in town and send them home with a special piece of Santa Barbara. 

Santa Barbara tourist crossing street with SB tote

CABRILLO WELCOME BAG

Santa Barbara Pistachios & Santa Barbara popcorn in wood bowl

Named after the iconic Santa Barbara Boulevard, our Cabrillo Welcome Bag is the perfect welcome gift to give your guests a taste of SB. Filled with local snacks, treats & Ysidro Sake Spritz - this gift bag will not disappoint!

MARGERUM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RIVIERA ROSÉ

MARGERUM SANTA BARBARA COUNTY RIVIERA ROSÉ
Nothing says welcome like a crisp, refreshing bottle of local wine! 
Margerum's Riviera Rosé is the perfect wine to accompany summer picnics, dinners, and BBQs. This Rosé is dry and crisp on the palate, & its fruit is balanced with some mouth-watering acidity.

A POCKET HISTORY OF SANTA BARBARA

A Pocket History of Santa Barbara mini booklet
The perfect gift for someone visiting for the first time, this charming booklet is assembled by hand in Santa Barbara. It traces Santa Barbara's history since settlement by the Spanish to the development of Santa Barbara as the small city it is today! 
Place this on your guests nightstand paired with our Seaside Getaway Spray to create a memorable visit.

SANTA BARBARA SNACKS & TREATS TOTE

Santa Barbara sweets, treats and snacks on outdoor blanket with SB tote
Satisfy your guests with this fun Santa Barbara tote bag jam-packed with delicious local snacks!
This tote includes SB staples such as Santa Barbara Popcorn and Santa Barbara Pistachios, as well as unique snacks like Sun & Swell Wildberry Mix and Jessica Foster Confections sweets. 

Browse our full collection of welcome gifts here!