Old Spanish Days Fiesta News & Media
Old Spanish Days Announces 2019 Fiesta Theme
“Spirit of Community” will be central theme for 95th annual Fiesta SANTA BARBARA, CA – February 21, 2019 – Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara announced today that the official theme for the 95th annual Old Spanish Days Fiesta will be “Spirit…
Old Spanish Days Announces 2019 Leadership Team for 95th Fiesta
Old Spanish Days Announces 2019 Leadership Team for 95th Fiesta. La Presidenta Barbara Carroll to lead historic organization SANTA BARBARA, CA – October 18, 2018 – Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the leadership team for Fiesta…
Thanks for a Great Fiesta 2018!
Denise Sanford I want to thank the Santa Barbara community, sponsors, collaborative partners, City and County of Santa Barbara and Old Mission Santa Barbara for participating and supporting our successful 94th year of celebrating our tradition of Old Spanish Days Fiesta. …
2018 OSD Fiesta Poster and Commemorative Pin Unveiled at La Primavera
During a spectacular Fiesta kick off event, 2018 La Presidenta Denise Sanford unveiled this year’s official Fiesta Poster and Commemorative Pin before a large crowd at La Primavera. The Poster and Pin, featuring a magnificent work La Bamba by Mexican painter Jesús Helguera (May 28, 1910 –…
2018 Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit
Jesalyn Contreras-McCollum Earns 2018 Spirit of Fiesta Title, Georgey Taupin Named 2018 Junior Spirit A Santa Barbara tradition continued Saturday April 14th as a boisterous crowd of nearly 600 people packed the auditorium of La Cumbre Junior High School for…
Proclamación de la Presidenta 2018
“Celebrate Traditions” “Celebra Nuestras Tradiciones” Denise Sanford In searching for the inspiration for this year’s theme I spent a lot of time contemplating the special connection that Old Spanish Days Fiesta has with our community. The mission of Old Spanish…
Old Spanish Days Announces 2018 Fiesta Theme
La Presidenta Denise Sanford Makes It Official at SB Courthouse Sunken Garden Surrounded by members of the extended Fiesta Family, 2018 Old Spanish Days La Presidenta Denise Sanford unveiled this year’s Fiesta theme – Celebrate Traditions – words that will set the tone for this summer’s…
Old Spanish Days Names 2018 Leadership Team for 94th Fiesta
The organizing group for Santa Barbara’s weeklong Fiesta has named its leadership and executive team for the 94th edition of one of this country’s largest regional festivals. Old Spanish Days in Santa Barbara has selected its Executive Committee, including the eighth Fiesta…
¡Viva la Fiesta – Viva la Comunidad!
A big thank you to our community for participating in a very successful Old Spanish Days Fiesta. To serve as La Presidente for our 93rd annual celebration was a truly humbling experience that I will never forget. I began this year honoring…
2017 Fiesta Poster and Pin Unveiled at La Primavera
Much Kept Secret Highlights First Official OSD Fiesta Party of the Year SANTA BARBARA – On a perfect spring evening and at a lively La Primavera celebration transformed into an “Evening in Spain”, this year’s Fiesta La Presidente Rhonda Ledson Henderson unveiled the 2017 Fiesta Poster…
Proclamación de la Presidente 2017
For 93 years, since the first “Old Spanish Days” in 1924, Fiesta has been a celebration of the rich history that makes Santa Barbara such a special place. Annually, the experiences shared during Fiesta serves as a uniting force in our…
Old Spanish Days Announces 2017 Fiesta Theme
La Presidente Rhonda Henderson Makes It Official in Mission Sacred Garden Surrounded by local community and civic Leaders, and with the sacred garden of Old Mission Santa Barbara serving as a historic backdrop, 2017 Old Spanish Days La Presidente Rhonda Ledson Henderson unveiled this year’s…