Outdated Spanish Days Introduced a Little Little bit of the New to Santa Barbara in 2023

Setting the tone for what turned out to be one among Santa Barbara’s most progressive Fiesta celebrations in reminiscence, as Camilla Barnwell wrote in final week’s cowl story, “Fiesta Flips the Script on the Cusp of a centesimal Anniversary,” “On the cusp of Fiesta’s a centesimal anniversary, essentially the most hide-bound, traditionalist group on the town has given us our first male Spirit and our first brazenly homosexual Presidente.” 

However that was only the start. The 2 parades, El Desfile Histórico and El Desfile de los Niños settled properly into their new house alongside the waterfront, with revelers flocking to soak up the ocean view festivities on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Additionally appreciative of the cool ocean breezes had been patrons on the new El Mercado de la Playa, as the previous Mercado del Norte moved from its longtime uptown MacKenzie Park location to the car parking zone at Santa Barbara Metropolis Faculty’s La Playa Stadium. 

In case you missed out on any of the festivities, listed here are hyperlinks to the Impartial’s Outdated Spanish Days protection from this previous week. 

Fiesta 2023 Luminaries Get to Know This 12 months’s Fiesta Luminaries: El Presidente, the Spirits, Saint Barbara, and El Desfile Histórico Grand Marshal.

Fiesta Is Again in Santa Barbara with Carnival and Cultural Delights Outdated Spanish Days’ 99th Anniversary celebrates native historical past.

Outdated Mission Reception and Fiesta Pequeña Make for a Magical Night Fiesta Pequeña kicked off Fiesta 2023 with a spectacular present of dance and music on the breathtakingly stunning stage of the Outdated Mission Santa Barbara, lit up in all its splendor. Previous to the present, Outdated Mission SB hosted a beautiful reception in its idyllic Sacred Backyard for 175 VIPs and supporters of the Mission and of Outdated Spanish Days of SB, the nonprofit that places on Fiesta.

La Fiesta Pequeña Places Santa Barbara in a Celebratory Temper! This “little Fiesta” is a really huge deal for Santa Barbara. 

S.B. Digs Brings an Uncaged Evening of Enjoyable to the Santa Barbara Zoo It wasn’t simply one other wild night time on the zoo — it was Fiesta’s wildest social gathering.

At Age 99, Santa Barbara’s Historic Fiesta Parade Doesn’t Skip a Beat Santa Barbara loves a great parade, which was evidenced by the 1000’s of people that flocked to the waterfront to see the 99th annual El Desfile Histórico alongside Cabrillo Boulevard on Friday, August 4. 

El Desfile de los Niños (Outdated Spanish Days’ Kids’s Parade) Charms As soon as Once more With a aptitude for enjoyable, Fiesta’s youngest revelers convey on the enjoyment.

Lengthy dwell the social gathering! We’ll be again subsequent 12 months to have a good time Fiesta’s a centesimal anniversary, in no matter new — and outdated — kinds it could take.