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Las Posadas on Olvera Street
Los Angeles, CA · Holiday
- When
- December 16–24, 2026
- Where
- Olvera Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles · Los Angeles · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A nine-night reenactment of Mary and Joseph's search for lodging, held on Olvera Street in El Pueblo de Los Angeles each December 16 through 24. Nightly candlelit processions from the Avila Adobe end with piñatas and refreshments. The tradition has run since 1930.
The history within reach
- Las Posadas on Olvera Streetsame spot
A nine-night reenactment of Mary and Joseph's search for lodging, held on Olvera Street in El Pueblo de Los Angeles each December 16 through 24.
- Taste of Ecuador Festivalsame spot
A street festival and parade at Placita Olvera celebrating Ecuadorian culture, with Ecuadorian food vendors, folkloric dance groups, and craft exhibitors.
- Chinese Massacre sitesame spot
A mob of some 500 killed at least eighteen Chinese residents on and around Calle de los Negros in October 1871, one of the largest mass lynchings in American history.
Forty-four settlers recruited in Sinaloa founded the pueblo in September 1781.
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