If you're in the City this weekend, make sure to drop by the Presidio and experience early California rancho life. We went three years ago, and found many wonderful activities for kids, including making adobe bricks, grinding maiz blanco, grooming Spanish horses, witnessing descendants of the Anza expedition honor their ancestors at the flagpole, meeting Father Junipero Serra (who is a wonderful story teller!), going on an archaeology walk, and so much more. You'll also get to sample California rancho cooking - freshly cooked corn tortillas and fried plantains.... what a combo!
Pasados del Presidio
Free Events Commemorating the Presidio’s FoundingJune 25, 26, and 27, 2010
Info: (415) 561-5418
The Presidio we know today has its roots in events that took place more than 230 years ago. In 1776, a group of soldiers and pioneering families completed their long trip from Mexico to the bay in Alta California. Here they built El Presidio, a fortified settlement. From this modest beginning, the City of San Francisco was born.
Each year the park hosts a series of public programs commemorating “San Francisco’s birthday” and the founding of the Presidio. Pasados del Presidio events are open to all. There’s something for everyone!
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