La Purisima Mission
2023-2024 Event Calendar
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Mission Life Days Saturdays:
March 2nd
April 6, May 25, July 22, August 31, 2024
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Traditional Mission Life Day
Join the costumed docents and staff for an opportunity to observe and participate in the craft activities that supplied the needs of the mission residents. Demonstrated crafts may include: tortilla making, candle making, soap making, spinning and weaving, carpentry, pottery, and blacksmithing.
chumash culture Day
TBD 2023
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
at La Purisima Mission, the Tule Village comes to life as visitors experience the blending of traditional Chumash Indian and Colonial Spanish culture. Visitors engage in activities and stories from a Chumash Native.
Mountain men
March 23, 2024
August 23-24, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Buckskin clad members of the American Mountain Men share mountain men history and skills. Cooking, hide preparation and tanning, leather working, rope making, and blacksmithing are among the skills that visitors may experience. Equipment will be on display and tall tales will surround the campfire.
Photo courtesy: Jesus Aguilar-Perez
candlelight tours*
Cancelled until further notice
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
On an escorted walking tour by candlelight, guests travel back in time to the 1820s, moving from scene to scene enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of the evening at La Purísima Mission. The scenes are sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous and always entertaining.
Founding Day Mass
December 8, 2023 - 12 Noon
Held in the historic main church of La Purísima Mission to celebrate the founding of the mission. The public is invited to attend. No reservations are required. Free Event
Founding Day recognizes the day La Purísima Mission was established on December 8, 1787 on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary.
Founding Day Remembrance
Founding Day recognizes the day La Purísima Mission was established on December 8, 1787 on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Check back in early November for ticket information. Events for this observation are:
Founding Day Mass
December 8th, 2024 at 12 Noon
Held in the historic main church of La Purísima Mission at noon to celebrate the founding of the mission. The public is invited to attend. No reservations are required.
Founding Day Concert* Tickets *NOT* available yet.
December 8th, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
Over 500 lanterns lead the way to an evening of candlelight and music celebrating the founding of La Purísima Mission in 1787. Enjoy a musical performance in the setting of the historic church by candlelight. After the performance, guests are invited to La Sala to enjoy fellowship and refreshments.
LAS POSADAS TBD -2023
Join costumed docents as they lead Las Posadas procession though the mission grounds with songs in Spanish and English. The tradition dates back over 400 years in Mexico and reenacts the biblical journey of Mary and Joseph seeking shelter in Bethlehem.
This free event is open to the public and we invite you to celebrate afterwards with refreshments in La Sala. Celebrate with us in festive attire!
Contributions will continue to support this program.
