For residents, visitors and tourists, San Juan Bautista offers a meaningful experience in an early California setting. Detached from the pressure of our modern world, the friendly people, slower pace of life, rustic original architecture and exceptional weather combine to lift your spirit.
Step back in time to the early days of San Juan Bautista during Living History Days.
Master Gardeners: Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. Come join Diane Mehan, Master Gardener for this free workshop. SHP Orchard, 10am – Noon, 2nd and Mariposa Streets
Register at mbmg.ucanr.edu
Drop in Playday Saturdays 9-12pm. Everybody is welcome $2 donation. For more info call Kelly 831.801.0892 or Vickie 831.297.0550. San Juan School, 100 Nyland Drive.
ONGOING EVERY SATURDAY!
Preparing to publish a book: what you need to know but have trouble finding out. 10-12. Be pre-informed, know your options. Fee $10 for incidentials, RSVP The Literary Center San Juan Bautista.
Make a difference Volunteer in your community
7:30 am:
Specials, throughout San Juan Bautista
Presidents’ Day Celebration & Sale
FREE
REFER TO OFFICIAL SCHEDULE FOR TIMES
First day of Festival look for a Special Beer Release available from
Brewery Twenty-Five
The Monterey Bay Area Cactus & Succulent Society will hold their spring
show & sale at the San Juan Bautista Community
Hall, 10 Jan Jose St., San Juan Bautista. Sat. 9 to 5 and Sun. 9 to 4.
Free admission.
Games, picnic, flag raising commemoration. Sponsored by VFW and Native Daughters of the Golden West.
Music, food and shopping
Featuring artists in the gardens
Fiesta Fun Run – 5K,10K & 1 Mile Fun Run 2020
Run, walk, or stroll through the streets of historic San Juan Bautista.
This year choose between a 5K or 10K route. The route for both races will begin on The Alameda in front of the San Juan School Soccer Field. The route will take runners up to 2nd Street, past the Old Mission and out to our beautiful agricultural valley.
5K & 10K participants will receive a finisher’s medal and an event t-shirt.
-Medals will be awarded three deep in standard age categories.
Fun Run participants will receive a finisher’s ribbon and an event t-shirt.
Race Start Times:
8:45 a.m. 1 Mile Family Fun Run
9:15 a.m. 5K & 10K Races
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Costumed Docents, storytelling demonstrations and tours.
Celebration with Music & Dance.
call to confirm dates / varies by season, including annual Star-B-Q.
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Merchant Sales
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Antiques, collectibles, nostalgia, memorabilia, food and fun.
Show & Sale featuring Vaquero-Style Art, Gear, Horsemanship Demos,Exhibits, Entertainment & More! Share in the history and celebration of California’s Vaquero Heritage on historic rancho land.
A day in the country.
The Holiday Celebration of Lights in San Juan Bautista is a wonderful time-honored tradition which starts by the displaying of the Saints throughout historic downtown. Followed by the hanging of lights around each pole, garland around the adobe wall and the halos on the saints. Central to this celebration is the lighting of the Community Christmas tree.
Last year through your generous giving we were able to update the Community Christmas Tree. This year it is our goal to update the lights on the garland and the around each of the poles throughout the historic district.
We are seeking donations to secure the updated lights and decorations. Any donation received during the San Benito Gives will go directly toward the replacement of outdated lights and will help to ensure our traditions carry on.
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3pm
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8:10
This is a free hands-on workshop! You will learn the meaning of all the different elements that make a traditional Mexican Dia de los Muertos altar to commemorate loved ones who have departed. You also have the opportunity to contribute to a community altar that will remain available for exhibit at ETC during November 1-3.
6:30 pm
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Juan Bautista.
Nighttime tour tickets on our website.
FREE HALLOWEEN PARTY
new location ~
Free Admission
Tequila & Mezcal Tasting $20.
Live music by Groupo Macabra
Taco Bar & Face Painting
Day of the Dead Costume Contest
Join BenitoLink for Dia de los Muertos Fiesta
Altar
Music by Tanner Hallinan Quartet (Latin)
Or d’oevres
Raffle
Face painting 6-7:30
Must be 21
Tickets through Eventbright: $15
At the door $20.
featuring: ESPERANZA DEL VALLE
Friday- 8pm
Saturday -2pm & 8pm
Sunday 12 pm & 5pm
FOOD & MERCHANDISE VENDORS, OUTDOOR KIDS ACTIVITIES, DJ, FACE PAINTING + MORE
Catrina & El Catarin “Welcome Address”
Calaverita Dance Followed by DJ
Raffle #1
Folklorico Dance – Estrellas de Esperanza
Raffle #2/ Hula Hoop Contest
Local Poets
Son Jarocho – Hermanas Salcedo
Raffle #3
Danzantes Calpullitzpapalotl
Procession Thru Streets of San Juan Bautista
“America de los Muertos’ Teatro Performance
Community circulo & closing
Ministerio Uncion Divina Te Invita Al
Concierto Testimonio y Hora Santa
Ge’ La
Padre Alberto Cabrera
Donacion $10.00
Old-Time Salty Vaudevillian: Baby Gramps plays an antique acoustic National steel-bodied resonator guitar, and sings his own unique arrangements of rags, jazz, & blues songs from the 20’s & 30’s, folksongs, sing-a-longs.
According to Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Baby Gramps is one of the 50 most influential musicians of the last 100 years.
Space is limited
Laure de Marcellus, Mezzosoprano
Alberto Urroz, Piano
Proceeds benefit the Mission Parish
Lauredemarcellus.com
Tickets Limited
***NEW THIS YEAR***
“La Pastorela” will be presented inside the ETC Playhouse!
705 Fourth St. San Juan Bautista
One of the masterpieces of the centuries-old tradition, this story recounts the humble shepherds trek to Bethlehem to adore the Christ Child, but along the way, they encounter evil forces that will stop at nothing to keep them from reaching the baby.
English/Spanish runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Winter Concert 2019
A festive celebration of the season featuring performances from our talented
Pre-Orchestra & Orchestra ensembles
at the “Mission of Music”
11 am
6pm
7pm
The Parish of San Juan Bautista invites you to our
HOLIDAY POTLUCK
A LIVING NATIVITY & HISTORIC
CHRISTMAS FOLK MUSIC OF CALIFORNIA!
Parish Potluck w/music of Los Arribenos de San Francisco – Mission Museum 6-7pm
Living Nativity w/ Music by Mission Parish Musicians & Singers, Church 7-8pm
Free to the Pubic Please Bring a dish, Dessert, Refreshment to Share. Sign up after mass or call 831.623.2127 email: maria.avina@oldmissionsjb.org
Merchant Sales
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