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San Juan Chamber Launches Redesigned Website

If you have not done so, take a look at the newly redesigned website for the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce, available here. The new web site does a great job compiling all of the shopping, dining, equestrian and special events available in San Juan. Special sections are devoted to the Camino Real Playhouse, [...]

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Boston Can Have St. Patrick’s Day: San Juan Capistrano is Ready to Fiesta with St. Joseph!

Boston Can Have St. Patrick’s Day: San Juan Capistrano is Ready to Fiesta with St. Joseph! Are you ready for all of the festivities planned for San Juan Capistrano this week? The events are planned by the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association, “an all-volunteer organization that manages and produces the annual Swallows Day Parade and [...]

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Save the Date: Swallows Day Parade is Coming

Mark your calendars! San Juan Capistrano’s 56th Annual Swallows Day Parade is almost here. This year’s parade will be held on March 22, 2014.

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San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s Kids Pet Parade Returns to Historic Los Rios District

Mark your calendars for more fun from the Fiesta Association. Below is the press release:

San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s Kids Pet Parade Returns to Historic Los Rios District

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association presents its annual Kids Pet Parade on Sunday, February 23 at [...]

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Save the Date: Taste of San Juan Returns on February 20

The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s 2014 Taste of San Juan returns to El Adobe Restaurant this year on Thursday, February 20 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Details are included in the press release below:

Taste of San Juan Returns to Historic El Adobe Restaurant

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The San Juan Capistrano [...]

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Fiesta Association Membership Mixer and 2014 Calendar of Events

Below is a press release that we received from the Fiesta Association, announcing its annual membership drive and member mixer scheduled for January 17th at San Juan Hills Golf Club. At the bottom of the announcement is the schedule for the Fiesta Association’s 2014 calendar of events. The Fiesta Association is the organization responsible for [...]

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San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association Names 2014 Grand Marshal and Parade Dignitaries

Courtesy of the Fiesta Association:

San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association Names 2014 Grand Marshal and Parade Dignitaries

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Jim Curwood, longtime owner of San Juan Capistrano-based Buy My Bikes will serve as grand marshal for the 2014 Swallows Day Parade on Saturday, March 22. Other dignitaries [...]

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Fiesta Association to Select Next Swallows Day Parade Grand Marshal

Apparently the Fiesta Association is meeting to select the Grand Marshal of this year’s Swallows Day Parade. The nominees include former Orange County Sheriff and open space advocate Brad Gates, restauranteurs Ricardo and Rosa Beas of Ricardo’s Place and the man who puts the “bee” in bikes, Jimmy Curwood of Buy My Bikes. Other nominees [...]

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Congratulations to the Fiesta Association

We would like to congratulate the Fiesta Association and the City of San Juan Capistrano for putting on another great Swallows Day Parade and Mercado! The Patch has a photo essay here.

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Embracing Traditions, New and Old

Jonathan Volzke has written a nice article in the Capistrano Dispatch discussing recent changes to the Swallows Day Parade, and analogizing them to the changes coming to San Juan Capistrano generally. From the article:

We’re all gathering Saturday for the 55th Swallows Day Parade, an event literally older than the city of San Juan Capistrano. [...]