Luminaries
                                                            Image Credit: Kathy Gauthier

Calendar of Events
at
Olivas Park


Scheduled and Special Events


Take a Step into the Past

Docent-Led Tours

Saturdays and Sundays
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Last tour begins 3:00 pm

Adults $5
Child under 12/Senior 65+ $3
Child under 4 Free
Family of four $10, Each additional member $3


Special Group Tours by Appointment
Contact: 805-658-4728

Click here for a virtual tour of the house
Click here for a virtual tour of the grounds





Docent Led Tour


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Murals and Roses

Sunday, May 9, 2010
 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Admission - Free

Tour the History of Ventura in the
Murals of Marguerite Hardeman
and
Tour the Olivas Rose Garden with
Members of the Ventura Rose Society

Picture Gallery





Cowboys & Heroes Rancho Jamboree

  Saturday, June 12, 2010
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fiesta Finale, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

We transform the park grounds
into a nineteenth century fair.
Designed for families with children,
but everyone is welcome.
Hands-on Exhibits, Food, Entertainment!

$9 - Adults, $8 - First Child, $7 - Each Additional Child

Tickets: Call 805-658-4726, or go to
www.cityofventura.net/eRecreation

Picture Gallery

YouTube Video

Music Under the Stars

Saturday Nights
July 10 through September 11
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Gates open at 6:30 for dining

Tickets $18  Call 805-658-4726 to order
Season ticket go on sale April 12
Tickets for single concerts go on sale May 3

  Listen to live music, dine & dance
A different brand of music each week

  Click here to see the 2010 Schedule

Picture Gallery



Music Under the Stars
Image Credit: Robyn Malter

Living History Tour

  Sunday, September 28, 2010
  Noon to 3:00 pm
Reservations Required
Call 805-658-4726 for Reservations and Tickets

How would it have been to visit the Olivas Adobe
in 1864 when it was a California Rancho?

Take a docent-led tour to view workday activities of the past.
See how Mexican pioneers who built Rancho San Miguel
lived their lives.
Meet Don Raymundo Olivas, father of 21 children.

Tours in both English and Spanish
Live entertainment!
Refreshments!

Picture Gallery





Day of the Dead
Puppet Show

Sunday, October 30, 2010
Shows at Noon and 2:00 pm

Presented by the Doug Friedlander Puppet Theater
Spooky goings on at Rnacho San Miguel

For Children of All Ages

Admission - Free






Candlelight Tour





Olivas Holiday Tour

Sunday, December 12, 2010
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Admission Free But Reservations Required
Call 805-658-4726

Discover how the holidays were celebrated
in Old California

Costumed Historical Skits
Live Music
Refreshments

A wonderful way to get into the spirit of the season!

Picture Gallery


School Outreach

Monday through Friday during the school year

Bringing the Rancho Period of California history
to life for Fourth Graders

Schools interested in bringing students to this
hands-on two hour and fifteen minute program,
call 805-677-3961

Click here to see a pictorial outline of the program


Mud Pit



                            
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