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Enter edhat's annual Santa Hat Counting Contest during the 67th annual Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade.

The most anticipated shopping day of the year has arrived, but where are the best Black Friday deals?

Happy Thanksgiving edhatters! Get to know today's historical holiday with some facts and statistics on America's culinary tradition.

[Winner Announced]: Enter today to win tickets to Saturday's Barbershop Harmony Show at the Marjorie Luke Theatre!

Share your Halloween-themed photos of costumes, pumpkins, decorations and more!

[Winner Announced]: We're giving away a pair of tickets to see Opera Santa Barbara's "Madama Butterfly" this weekend at the Granada Theatre.

[Update]: Kick-off Halloween by reading our winning stories in the annual Halloween Story Writing Contest.

[Winners Announced!] We have VIP tickets to give away to edhat readers! Enter our contest for a chance to win them. 

Sunday is International Coffee Day and we're asking which local coffee shop is your favorite.

Edhat announces a new update to comment voting and policies. 

Edhat's sponsored "Wine & Woofs" event brought the community and adoptable furry friends together at Carr Winery on Wednesday.

[Winner Announced!] Play our edhat's trivia game for a chance to win VIP passes to Saturday's Blondes vs Brunettes flag football game!

It's 7/11 and oh thank heaven they're giving away Slurpees. What's your favorite flavor?

It's Fourth of July in Santa Barbara, share your holiday photos!

Edhat invited the Santa Barbara community to celebrate its 15th anniversary at Carr Winery with adoptable puppies from Spark Rescue.

[Winner Announced!] Edhat has selected a Mother's Day Story Contest winner who will be attending the Downtown Santa Barbara's LIVE Art & Wine Tour.

[Winner!] The winner has been announced for our Easter-themed caption contest.

Santa Barbara's rich roots in Earth Day are honored Monday and this weekend during the Earth Day Festival.

[Winner!] The winner has been announced for our dinosaur-themed caption contest.

In a newly brokered deal with the City of Santa Barbara, Edhat has purchased De La Guerra Plaza.

Curious where to celebrate the luck of the Irish? Check out the events throughout town.

Happy unofficial Pi Day! Check out the local deals from pizza pie to dessert pie.

Getting up an hour earlier than expected is rough, but here are some tips to survive Daylight Saving Time.

While everyone is enjoying their much needed day off work, catch up on some interesting President's Day facts.

Did you know over half of the American population will spend $30 billion on Valentine's Day?

Santa Barbara is honoring Martin Luther King during the free annual MLK Day events.

Several dictionaries announced their 2018 words of the year, some you may not recognize and others you may find silly.

Check out edhat's top stories from 2018 with our Year EnD review and photos.

Happy New Year, it's 2019! Oh sorry, was that too loud? Shh..it's 2019 for those who might have imbibed a bit too much last night. 

What are your resolutions for 2019? Take our edhat poll.