If the Old Mission steps could speak, they’d tell a thousand stories of Fiesta: slamming heels, swirling skirts, breath held before dancers cross the stage into the light. But just beyond the glow — ...

Fiesta, or, more accurately, Old Spanish Days, in Santa Barbara is many things to many people. To some it is a commemoration of a period of our town’s history. To others it is a good excuse to drink ...

A dancer performs in the Courthouse Sunken Gardens during Las Noches de Ronda, or “Nights of Gaiety,” in 2023. This year’s Las Noches de Ronda runs from 8-10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Credit: ...

[Noozhawk’s note: First in a series on Old Spanish Days. Click here for the second article.] Dance has been the backbone of our summer community Fiesta since Santa Barbara’s very first Old Spanish ...