City seeking entries for Children’s Fiesta Parade in Santa Barbara
The City of Santa Barbara is accepting applications for this year’s Children’s Fiesta Parade. …
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Fiesta Ranchera kicks off at Stow House in Goleta
Fiesta Ranchera at Stow House in Goleta kicks off Thursday. This is one of several events leading up to the Old Spanish days in August in Santa…
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Old Spanish Days comes to Goleta with Fiesta Ranchera
Fiesta Ranchera will be celebrated Thursday as part of Old Spanish Days. The event will be at the Stow House site in…
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The 2023 Old Spanish Days pin should bring you some Fiesta luck
The Fiesta horseshoe pin is now available for the 2023 Old Spanish Days coming up. The horseshoe connects the event to the Ranchero era but also is…
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2023 Junior Spirit and Spirit of Fiesta winners visit the Morning News
The 2023 Spirit of Fiesta winner Jack Harwood and Junior Spirit of Fiesta winner Olivia Nelson stopped by the morning news to show us their winning…
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Old Spanish Days make history: Junior Spirit and first ever male Spirit of Fiesta announced
Jack Harwood, 18, made history over the weekend when Old Spanish Days selected him as Fiesta’s first ever male Spirit of Fiesta for…
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2023 Fiesta poster set to be unveiled and join legendary images of Old Spanish Days
Old Spanish Days Fiesta Posters date back to 1924. The new poster will be out today. It was created by El Presidente David…
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Spirit of Fiesta Tara Mata reflects on her year as she gets set for her final dance
2022 Spirit of Fiesta Tara Mata will perform in this role for the last time Saturday at the Lobero Theatre. The new Spirit and Junior Spirit will be…
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Layla Gocong will keep dancing after her year as Junior Spirit of Fiesta ends
Junior Spirit of Fiesta Layla Gocong says this past year has provided her with tremendous opportunities to dance throughout the area and aspire to…
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Old Spanish Days ready to start Fiesta activities as soon as April with the Spirit competitions
Old Spanish Days say many events will be broadcast this year on English and Spanish channels for the Central Coast. The first event for Old Spanish…
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New mercado site and a theme of ‘Let’s Fiesta!’ set for Old Spanish Days 2023
The 2023 Fiesta theme of Let’s Fiesta has been announced. The event will include a new mercado at the…
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Fiesta Mexicana kicks off in Santa Maria
SANTA MARIA, Calif.- The show is called “Fiesta Mexicana” and it’s a celebration of the beauty and joy of Mexican culture through music and…
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Old Spanish Days announces 2023 leadership team ahead of 99th Fiesta celebration
Organizers of Old Spanish Days announced the leadership team for the 99th Fiesta celebration, with David Bolton serving as 2023 El…
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First Spirit of Fiesta dies peacefully of natural causes
Santa Barbara’s very first Spirit of Fiesta, Lia Parker, died from natural causes over the weekend. She was…
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The party’s over, but the Fiesta cleaning in Santa Barbara will take days
An aggressive power washing schedule is underway following Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara. The focus is to remove confetti and trash where…
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Fiesta Rodeo gallops into its 98th year
Crowds passionately cheered as cowboys galloped into the arena of Earl Warren Showgrounds on their beloved…
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No serious crimes reported directly related to Fiesta activities
As five days of La Fiesta celebrations wrapped up on Sunday, the Santa Barbara Police Department reported that there were no serious criminal matters…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Fiesta continues on Sunday
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The secret is out when it comes to the free mercado and fiesta at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Barbara. The church…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe mercado opens for Fiesta 2022
Local church families will be gathering to serve authentic Spanish food during Fiesta week called Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercado.…
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El Desfile Historico: Businesses thrilled to see the Fiesta parade at the Santa Barbara waterfront this year
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – If you’re headed to the restaurants along Cabrillo Boulevard, you’ll likely end up standing in line. “Totally packed ……
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