2017 Community Calendar Highlights
JANUARY
(No scheduled events)
FEBRUARY
San Juan Capistrano Annual Vintage Car Show
Saturday, February 4
Presented by the SJC Rotary
25925 Camino Del Avion
www.sjcrotary.org
Taste of San Juan
Thursday, February 9 · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Presented by the Fiesta Association
www.swallowsparade.com
MARCH
El Presidenté Ball
Friday, March 17 · 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Presented by the Fiesta Association
www.swallowsparade.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s St. Joseph’s Day & Return of the Swallows Celebration
Sunday, March 19 · 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Annual Swallows Day Parade
Saturday, March 25
Presented by the Fiesta Association
www.swallowsparade.com
APRIL
Annual Fiesta Days
Presented by the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society
O’Neill Museum on Los Rios Street
www.sjchistoricalsociety.com
Preservation Week
April 23 – 29
www.missionsjc.com
MAY
Eco Garden Expo
Saturday, May 6 & Sunday, May 7 · 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hosted by Goin’ Native Therapeutic Gardens
Los Rios Park Historic District
www.goinnative.net
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Battle of the Mariachis Festival
Saturday, May 13 · 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
JUNE
San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library Multicultural Arts Series
www.sjcfol.org
Summer Concerts in Historic Town Center Park
Wednesday, June 21 · 6 p.m – 8 p.m.
Free to the Public
www.sanjuancapistrano.org
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Music Under the Stars Summer Concert Series
Saturday, June 24 · 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
JULY
San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library Multicultural Arts Series
www.sjcfol.org
Shakespeare in Historic Town Center Park
Presented by Camino Real Playhouse
www.caminorealplayhouse.org
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s
Feast of Saint Junipero Serra Historic Bell Ringing
Saturday, July 1 · 12 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Music Under the Stars Summer Concert Series
Saturdays: July 8, July 22 · 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Summer Concerts in Historic Town Center Park
Wednesday, July 19 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Free to the Public
www.sanjuancapistrano.org
AUGUST
Rancho Mission Viejo Annual Rodeo
Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park at San Juan Capistrano
www.rmvrodeo.com
San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library Multicultural Arts Series
www.sjcfol.org
Shakespeare in Historic Town Center Park
Presented by Camino Real Playhouse
www.caminorealplayhouse.org
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Music Under the Stars Summer Concert Series
Saturdays: August 5, August 19 · 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Summer Concerts in Historic Town Center Park
Wednesday, August 16 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Free to the Public
www.sanjuancapistrano.org
SEPTEMBER
San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library Multicultural Arts Series
www.sjcfol.org
San Juan Capistrano Historical Society Annual Heritage BBQ
www.sjchistoricalsociety.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Patriots Day Historic Bell Ringing
Monday, September 11 · 10 a.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Constitution Day Historic Bell Ringing
Sunday, September 17 · 1 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Summer Concerts in Historic Town Center Park
Wednesday, September 20 · 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Free to the Public
www.sanjuancapistrano.org
OCTOBER
Ghost Tours led by the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society
Los Rios Historic District
www.sjchistoricalsociety.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Feast of St. John of Capistrano Historic Bell Ringing
Monday, October 23 · 12 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
NOVEMBER
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Founders Day Historic Bell Ringing
Wednesday, November 1 · 12 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony
Saturday, November 11
Veterans Park
31872 Camino Capistrano
DECEMBER
Annual San Juan Capistrano Tree Lighting Ceremony
Saturday, December 2
www.sanjuancapistrano.org
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Christmas at the Mission
Saturday, December 2 · 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
Mission San Juan Capistrano’s
Day of Remembrance Tolling of the Bells
Friday, December 8 · 10 a.m.
26801 Ortega Hwy
www.missionsjc.com
ONGOING EVENTS
Camino Real Playhouse
Weekly shows, plays and events all year long (including Shakespeare in Historic Town Center Park) on two indoor stages.
www.caminorealplayhouse.org
Equestrian Shows and Competitions
Hosted by Blenheim EquiSports at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park
www.showpark.com
Goin’ Native Therapeutic Gardens with the UCCE Master Gardeners of the OC Present Smart Gardening 101
FREE monthly seasonal lecture series & workshops
Reata Park & Event Center in San Juan Capistrano
www.goinnative.net
Old Capistrano Certified Farmers’ Market
Every Wednesday in Historic Downtown
www.farmersmarketsjc.com
Movies at The Bookstore (Michael Graves’ Library)
Every first Friday and Saturday
La Sala Auditorium
For more info call (949) 493 2688 or visit www.sjcfol.org
