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 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Last tour begins 3:00 p.m.

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







Cowboys, Heroes & Outlaws:
Passport to the American West

  First Saturday in June
10 am - 4 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!

Picture Gallery


Music Under the Stars

Saturday Nights
July - September
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
  Listen to live music, dine & dance
A different brand of music each week

Click here for schedule
  and ticket order form
or call 805-658-4726

Picture Gallery





Music Under the Stars
Image Credit: Robyn Malter


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Murals and Roses

Fourth Sunday in June
11:00 am to 3:00 pm

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


Living History Day

  Fourth Sunday in September

How would it have been to visit the Olivas Adobe
in the 1860s 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 Doña Teodora Olivas, mother of 21 children.

Tours in both English and Spanish
Live entertainment!
Refreshments!

Picture Gallery







Candlelight Tour





Holiday Candlelight Tour

Sunday, December 14
5:30pm to 8:00pm

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


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