Las Posadas: An Old Town Celebration

Now in its 67th year in Old Town, the annual Las Posadas procession is a walking re-enactment of what is traditionally a 9-day event in Mexico depicting the biblical story of Mary and Joseph’s search for a birthplace for Jesus. Everyone is invited to join the candlelit procession, starting at 4:45 pm, and sing traditional holiday songs in both Spanish and English as the players go from inn to inn, symbolically asking for lodging. The 2017 event will mark the first year of an expanded celebration in the park with a day full of activities, crafts, choir and stage performances, traditional historic kids' crafts and more. Street performers and carolers will roam the park throughout the day leading up to the 4:45 pm gathering for the Las Posadas candlelit procession which will begin at 5 pm and culminate in front of Casa de Estudillo with a live nativity scene and musical performance. Following the procession, there will be a piñata for kids at the Wells Fargo Museum and a bonfire with complimentary hot chocolate, s'mores and caroling. The bonfire will be held every Saturday in December.