Mission San Juan Capistrano

The 1776 mission is a museum and garden complex with an artifact of the month, a Día de los Muertos altar, historic bell ringings and the December Capistrano Lights concerts.

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Nov1Día de los Muertos AltarNov 1 – Nov 1Mission San Juan Capistrano sets up a Día de los Muertos altar in its 18th-century Resurgam walkway, where visitors can add the name of a loved one who has died. The listing gives 9am to 5pm, though the Mission also posts special 10am-2pm hours for November 1, so check before you go. It is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. No price is published on the listing; the same day the Mission hands out free birthday cupcakes for its 250th anniversary.See listing
Nov1Free Birthday CupcakesSunday, 12:00 PMTo mark its 250th anniversary on November 1, Mission San Juan Capistrano gives out free birthday cupcakes from noon to 2pm, in partnership with the San Juan Capistrano Costco. Supplies cover the first 1,000 guests. The Mission is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a few minutes on foot from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The cupcakes are free; the Día de los Muertos altar is also up that day.Free
Dec18Capistrano Lights Opening NightDec 18 – Dec 18Opening night of Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season: a Capistrano Lights ticket covers same-day admission plus a 5pm tree lighting and music program, Dickens-era carolers and Santa photos from 3:30 to 6:30pm, a nativity, light displays, kids' crafts, a harpist in the Serra Chapel, and a 6:05pm digital projection on the story of the Mission. Hours are 10am to 7pm at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price. Capistrano Lights continues on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec19Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 19 – Dec 19A Saturday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. The Mission notes that Santa departs after December 23. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec20Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 20 – Dec 20A Sunday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. The Mission notes that Santa departs after December 23. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec21Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 21 – Dec 21A Monday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. The Mission notes that Santa departs after December 23. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec22Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 22 – Dec 22A Tuesday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. The Mission notes that Santa departs after December 23. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec23Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 23 – Dec 23A Wednesday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. The Mission notes that Santa departs after December 23. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec26Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 26 – Dec 26A Saturday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing
Dec27Capistrano Lights: Mission in LightsDec 27 – Dec 27A Sunday date in Capistrano Lights, the Mission's holiday season, with Mission admission from 10am to 7pm followed by evening holiday programming, including a 6:05pm digital projection telling the story of the Mission. Mission San Juan Capistrano is at 26801 Old Mission Rd, a short walk from the San Juan Capistrano Metrolink/Amtrak station. The listing does not publish a ticket price; the season opened December 18 and runs on select days through December 30.See listing

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