170 Years of Celebration

SAN LUIS — The Town of San Luis invites you to the 170th  tradition of celebrating the feast days of San Luis’ patron saints, Santiago and Santa Ana. The Fiesta de Santiago y Santa Ana is a gathering of local generations to enjoy church events, authentic food, traditional music and most importantly, fun and community fellowship, while honoring the cultural uniqueness and heritage of San Luis, the oldest town in Colorado, and its surrounding villages.

The 2021 Fiesta is set for July 23 through 25, 2021 and kicks off on Friday, July 23rd with Cuarenta Y Cinco performing at the San Luis Community Park. Saturday’s band performances are Jerry Dean from 2 pm to 6 pm and Blue Ventures from 8 pm to 12 am.

The Feast of Santiago begins in Chama, Colo. and includes a procession on Saturday, July 24th at 4:30 pm with a Mass at 5 pm and Potluck following. On Sunday, July 25th, the Sangre de Cristo Parish will host the Mariachi Mass at 11:00 am with Food & Musical Entertainment afterward.

The Fiesta Car Show will be held on Saturday, July 24th, 2021 from 9:00 am to 3 pm at the Sangre de Cristo Parish. The annual Stations of the Cross 10k run/walk begins at 7:00 am on Sunday, July 25th. Sign up at www.raceentry.com.

If you are interested in being a vendor during this family fun-filled event, would like to enter a float for the parade contest, have a Classic Car to enter into the Classic Car Show or enter to walk or run in the Stations of the Cross 10K contact the San Luis Town Hall at (719) 672-3321 or visit www.townofsanluisco.org for more information.

Vendors wanter for the Santa Ana y Santiago Fiesta.

Business permits are required to sell food or merchandise at this Town of San Luis’ historic celebration. If you would like to be a vendor please download and fill out the application at http://townofsanluisco.org/santana.html and return to the San Luis Town Hall to reserve your spot at the 2018 Festival. Tent booths, table displays and vending trucks welcome.

Premium booth spots are available for $30 per day. The fee for a Special Event Permit/Vendor Permit is $30.00 for the two days. For questions call: (719) 672-3321.

Fiesta de Santiago y Santa Ana schedule

Friday, July 23

8 p.m. - midnight  - “Cuarenta Y Cinco” performs, San Luis Community Park 

Saturday, July 24

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Car Show, Sangré de Cristo Parish Parking Lot

10 a.m. -  Fiesta de Santiago y Santa Ana Parade, Main Street

11 a.m. - Book signing and talk, “Pleas and Petitions: Hispano Culture and Legislative Conflict in Territorial Colorado”, by Virginia Sánchez, San Luis Town Hall

12 p.m. - Semillas de la Tierra, Folkloricao Dancing , San Luis Community Park

2 - 6 p.m. -  Jerry Dean performs, San Luis Community Park

4:30 p.m. - Santiago Feast Day Mass, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Chama to San Luis procession

5 p.m. - Mass (Potluck following Mass)

8 p.m. - 12 a.m. “Blue Ventures” performs, San Luis Community Park

Sunday, July 25

7 a.m. - Stations of the Cross 10K Run, San Luis Town Hall

10 a.m. - Fiesta de Santiago y Santa Ana Parade, Main Street

11 a.m. - Mariachi Mass, El Convento

12 - 4 p.m. - Food & Musical Entertainment after Mass