Fiesta

With the opening of California, Fiesta will be returning to Santa Barbara this summer with many of the traditional events that have made up Old Spanish Days for nearly 100 years.

Old Spanish Days has unveiled their 2021 Fiesta Poster and Pin during a kick-off La Primavera celebration.

2021 La Presidenta Stephanie Petlow revealed a full slate of Fiesta events for this coming year, sans parade and mercados, and announced the Fiesta 2021 theme “Honoring our Generations.”

Old Spanish Days has announced their 2021 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta.

The 2021 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions will take place this year on April 17 and will be broadcast live and live-streamed online.

La Fiesta Pequeña has been reimagined this year due to COVID-19 and a televised special is airing this weekend.

Fritz shares a photo of Fiesta's Los Niños de las Flores during COVID-19.

[Update]: Due to the advice from the County Public Health Department, the reimagined Fiesta caravan will not continue as planned.

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum has reopened as an outdoor museum with the installation of "Project Fiesta: The History of Old Spanish Days."

Local artists including Grace Fisher, Chris Potter, and Richard Schloss share their talents for the first-ever online auction to benefit Old Spanish Days - Fiesta.

Organizers of Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara have announced that Father Larry Gosselin has been named the Grand Marshal of the Reimagined 2020 Fiesta Caravan Parade.

Organizers of Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara invite the community to light up their homes and businesses this Fiesta season to help keep the Fiesta Spirit Alive.

Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara has announced their honorary El Presidentes & La Presidentas for Fiesta 2020. 

Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara announces the lineup for Fiesta Music and Dance Fridays, a live-streamed concert series.

Photographer Fritz Olenberger shares photos of this year's Spirits of Fiesta.

The Native Daughters of the Golden West has selected its member Teresa Kuskey Nowak to portray Saint Barbara, the city’s patron saint, during the 2020 re-imagined Old Spanish Days Fiesta.

Keeping with the annual tradition, Fritz captured photos from above of the new Spirits of Fiesta during their performances.

Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara has announced Alena Velasco as the Spirit of Fiesta 2020 and Alexandra Nocker the Junior Spirit of Fiesta 2020.

Putting the health and safety of the community first, the Old Spanish Days board of directors has made the decision to reimagine Fiesta for 2020 by holding many of its signature events online.

In case you missed it, Brian Peddicord and friends filmed the Fiesta Cruiser Run this year and created this music video style recap of the day.

John E. Profant Foundation for the Arts hosted their 20th anniversary of "Fiesta Finale" on Sunday at El Paseo.

Photographer Fritz Olenberger shares photos of the Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo on Sunday.

Hundreds of children strolled down State Street in colorful costumes for El Desfile De Los Niños on Saturday morning.

Las Noches de Ronda, “Nights of Gaiety” livens up the Sunken Gardens of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse.

[Update]: The historical Fiesta parade brought hundreds of horses to State Street, did you guess how many?

An edhat reader shares a video of Judy Garland singing La Cucaracha during Fiesta in Santa Barbara.

One of the most exciting Fiesta parties, Celebración de Los Dignatarios, took place at the Santa Barbara Zoo Thursday evening.

Photographer Fritz Olenberger shares aerial view photos and highlights of Wednesday's La Fiesta Pequeña.

Parking and traffic enforcement is expected during the Fiesta parade and cruiser ride, plus a new website helps you find parking faster.

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