Annual Events at Mission Santa Inés

Mission Santa Inés hosts several important annual events:

• Fiesta de Santa Inés: Held on August 18, this festival celebrates the feast day of Saint Agnes, the mission's patron saint, with a procession, Mass, and a traditional Spanish barbecue.
• Mission Anniversary Mass: On September 17, a Mass commemorates the founding of the mission in 1804.
• Christmas Mass: A Christmas Eve Mass celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
• Easter Mass: An Easter Sunday Mass marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• Cinco de Mayo: On May 5, a festival commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, featuring a parade, music, dancing, and food.
• Día de los Muertos: On November 1-2, this festival honors the dead with a procession, Mass, and the creation of altars to remember departed loved ones.