Fritz Olenberger, El Presidente of this year’s Old Spanish Days celebration, quelled concerns over immigration enforcement, ...

Ahead of Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days, city officials Tuesday urged visitors and residents not to use confetti as part of ...

Below is a press release from the City of Santa Barbara regarding environmental concerns ahead of the upcoming Fiesta season ...

As Santa Barbara's Old Spanish Days Fiesta prepares its 101st celebration, organizers work to calm community concerns of ICE ...

Citywide Fiesta decorations are up in Santa Barbara to drum up enthusiasm for the 2025 Old Spanish Days. They are appearing ...

Santa Barbara's Old Spanish Days Fiesta always opens with a series of elaborate and colorful performances. (Fritz Olenberger/Visit Santa Barbara) In 1924, ...

And it highlights our Old Spanish Days today, which involves 3,300 volunteers, including flower girls, musicians, 400 dancers from 27 different dance studios, ...

In 1898 America fought Spain in the Spanish-American War to secure independence for Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and won. Why do Americans now celebrate Old Spanish Days? In the 1700s ...

Old Spanish Days has been celebrated in Santa Barbara for nearly 100 years, focusing on the city's history, culture, and traditions. Each of the five days of Fiesta includes Mexican markets ...

The Old Spanish Days Fiesta will begin this Wednesday, July 31, in Santa Barbara. The event is a beloved Santa Barbara tradition that has been celebrated for nearly a century, ...

The first Old Spanish Days committee meeting was held at 2 p.m. June 1, 1924, at 936 Santa Barbara St., at the corner of East Carrillo Street where today’s multistory building houses Investec ...

Opening: Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara Stroll a mercado, admire the horses, watch a dance at the venerable celebration. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published August 2, 2017 • Updated on ...