Old Spanish Days postpones the Annual Rodeo after Cutting Ties with the Earl Warren Showgrounds
A new location for the Fiesta Rodeo in Santa Barbara is expected this year. Recently ties were cut with the Earl Warren…
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Newly crowned 2025 Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit share their excitement on Your Morning News
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The 2025 Spirit of Fiesta Natalia Trevino and Junior Spirit Victoria Plascencia stopped by Your Morning News on Wednesday.…
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Natalia Treviño and Victoria Plascencia selected as 2025 Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Lobero Theatre hosted all 20 Spirit and Junior Spirit Finalists and chose their winners for this year’s upcoming Fiesta…
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The 101st Old Spanish Days celebration will “Capture the Spirit” of Fiesta
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – We’re only a few months away from the 101st Old Spanish Days celebration, and Fiesta Leadership is preparing for Santa…
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Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo will not be part of 2025 Old Spanish Days Celebrations
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Saddles will be hung up this year, as Old Spanish Days announces that one of their beloved traditions is cancelled. In a…
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Santa Barbara community mourns the passing of Erin Graffy de Garcia
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Erin Therese Graffy de Garcia, longtime Santa Barbara resident, historian, author and consummate lover of all things Fiesta,…
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Fiesta’s 1976 El Presidente Rudy Castillo Passes Away
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A final Olé sends off Old Spanish Day’s oldest El Presidente. Old Spanish Days announced Monday afternoon the passing of…
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2025 Old Spanish Days Leadership Team Announced
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Last October, Fritz Olenberger was announced as the new El Presidente for Old Spanish Days. His leadership team for Santa…
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New El Presidente Fritz Olenberger takes over for the 2025 Old Spanish Days
Fritz Olenberger is the 2025 El Presidente of Old Spanish Days. His duties will involve coordinating numerous events for the 101st…
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Days of cleanup efforts underway after Old Spanish Days Fiesta wraps up in Santa Barbara
A major effort is underway to clean up Santa Barbara after the historic Old Spanish Days. Crews are going block by block over the…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe serves up entertainment and food on final day of Fiesta
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Our Lady of Guadalupe served up non-stop entertainment on food on the final day of Fiesta. Parish volunteers welcomed people…
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100 Years of Fiesta celebration wraps up five days of fun
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Fiesta fans enjoyed free events for five summer days thanks to fundraisers throughout the year. Old Spanish Days celebrated it…
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The last day of Fiesta closes with the historic Stock Horse Show and Rodeo
One of the final events of Old Spanish Days Fiesta was the historic Stock Horse Show and…
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Las Noches de Ronda wraps up three days of dancing
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Thousands of people fill the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden on Saturday night to see the final Las Noches de…
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Horses relax their pace as they make their way back from parade
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-There wasn’t a bad seat along Cabrillo Blvd. to see one of the biggest horse parades in the West known as EL Desfile Historico…
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Former Spirits and Junior Spirits enjoy riding on fiesta float
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The largest parade during the 100th Old Spanish Days celebration had some special carriages and floats. While dignitaries and…
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Tiny dancers shine during Tardes de Ronda in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif-Tardes de Ronda put tiny dancers center stage. Four and five-year-olds were among the youngest to perform in the Courthouse…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado runs through Sunday
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado is the only Mercado that runs through Sunday during the 100th Old Spanish Days celebration in…
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Local vendors say superhero and Disney themed Minion cascarónes are trending this year
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— It’s said that whoever has a cascarón cracked over their head will be the recipient of good fortune. And…
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El Desfile Historico brings out thousands to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Old Spanish Days
El Desfile Historico, the Fiesta parade for 2024 drew thousands to the Santa Barbara waterfront. This is the 100th anniversary of Old Spanish…
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