The 65th Annual Swallows Day Parade and Mercado Street Fair was held on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025. The Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebrates the return of the swallows to the San Juan Capistrano Mission on St. Joseph’s Day, which is March, 19th. The Parade and Mercado Street Faire offer a full day of family fun, celebrating the Old West and the return of the swallows from their winter home in Argentina. The famous Budweiser Clydesdales marched in the 2025 Swallows Day Parade!
The 63rd Annual Swallow’s Day Parade & Mercado Street Faire takes place on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Swallows Day Parade: Begins promptly at 11a.m. to 1 p.m. “Swallows Day is back on schedule and celebrating a return to tradition with the 63rd Annual Swallows Day Parade. Our Grand Marshal for 2023 is Actor Dennis Quaid,…
On Saturday, October 18, San Jacinto High School Wood Technology students spent their “Saturday School” traveling back in time to early Alta California. In an effort to expand students’ local and culturally relevant design fluency, the class explored Rios Street in San Juan Capistrano, the state’s oldest neighborhood. Led by Helen Gavin from the San…
“The 62nd Annual Swallows Day Parade and Mercado Street Fair will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022. The Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebrates the return of the swallows to the San Juan Capistrano Mission on St. Joseph’s Day, which is March, 19th. The Parade takes place throughout downtown San Juan Capistrano. The Swallows Day…
The 64th Annual Swallows Day Parade and Mercado Street Fair was held on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024. The Fiesta de las Golondrinas celebrates the return of the swallows to the San Juan Capistrano Mission on St. Joseph’s Day, which is March, 19th. The Parade and Mercado Street Faire offer a full day of family fun,…
The SJC Docent Society provided tours of the Blas Aguilar Adobe. They offered interactive learning stations for the community.
The San Juan Capistrano Docent Society has a Native American basket-weaving workshop with Domingo Belardes, as the Blas Aguilar Adobe Museum Foundation Curator. Domingo demonstrated how to make a basket and he helped us weave our own, unique baskets. The members enjoyed making a hands-on, historic piece of art. The group gathered at the Blas…