Community Members Perform ‘Thriller’ at Santa Barbara Courthouse
Community members, led by the nonprofit World Dance for Humanity, gathered at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens to perform Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance as part of the annual "Thrill the World" event.
Santa Barbara Santa Maria San Luis Obispo, CA, October 26, 2026 —
Community members gathered at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens to perform the dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as part of the annual “Thrill the World” event. The gathering was led by the nonprofit World Dance for Humanity.
The available information identifies the performance, its location and the organization’s role, but does not provide the event date or the number of people who took part. It also does not describe the program beyond the “Thriller” dance, or say whether other activities were held.
The event’s name and annual status are included in the account, but further details about its history, purpose and organization were not provided. No statements from participants or organizers were included, and there is no information about audience attendance or the event’s schedule.
World Dance for Humanity is identified as a nonprofit, but the account does not offer additional information about the organization or explain how it became involved in the gathering. It also does not specify who coordinated the performance locally or whether participation was open to the public.
The reported activity was a group performance in the courthouse’s Sunken Gardens. Beyond that description, details about the choreography, preparation, event logistics and response from those present are not available. The information provided does not indicate what happened after the performance.
As a result, the account establishes that the annual event took place at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens and that community members performed “Thriller” with World Dance for Humanity leading the gathering. The date, turnout and other details remain unspecified.
Story summarized from the original created by Marcia Heller, Noozhawk Copy Editor on www.noozhawk.com, see more information here.
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