# Living History Days at San Juan Bautista State Historic Park > Event for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 19 Franklin Street, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 - Ages: All ages - Price: Check official pricing - Organizer: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park (California State Parks) - Official page: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=563 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/living-history-days-at-san-juan-bautista-state-historic-park--listing-f52f2119b43d2c86be983279 ## About On the first Saturday of each month, including December 5, 2026, San Juan Bautista State Historic Park fills with mountain men, Civil War soldiers and Victorian ladies in period dress. Visitors watch craft and cooking demonstrations, buy an old-fashioned soda in the Plaza Hotel Saloon, and see horse-drawn vehicles in the Plaza Stables and Victorian furnishings in the Plaza Hotel and Zanetta family home. It runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the park on Franklin Street, in San Benito County. ## Similar picks in San Jose - [History Park Heritage Holiday](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/history-park-heritage-holiday--listing-117b84b969cc43ed7d2cb74d) — Sat, Dec 19 · 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM · History Park · From $5 · checked Oct 24. Heritage Holiday is History San José's December afternoon at History Park, the outdoor village of restored homes, shops and the Empire Fire House in Kelley Park. It is the… - [San Juan Bautista State Historic Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/san-juan-bautista-state-historic-park--listing-159090f49d3d5259b19bf164) — Open every day, 10am–4:30pm. · San Juan Bautista State Historic Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 24. San Juan Bautista State Historic Park preserves the old town plaza beside California's 15th Spanish-era mission, once the 'town square' of the largest town in central California… - [History Park at Kelley Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/history-park-at-kelley-park--listing-41b701543a485eb7a5d19d15) — Grounds daily 9:00 am–4:00 pm. Historic houses and museums Saturday & Sunday 12–3:45 pm… · History Park · All ages · checked Oct 24. History Park is a 14-acre outdoor village at the south end of San José's Kelley Park, a short walk from Happy Hollow. Original and reproduction homes, shops and landmarks line… - [Free Photos with Santa at Christmas in the Park](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/free-photos-with-santa-at-christmas-in-the-park--listing-be781450d803d46b7470c520) — Nov 28 – Dec 24 · Plaza de César Chávez · Free · checked Oct 30. Santa sits for free photos every night of the Christmas in the Park season, starting on opening night among the plaza's decorated trees and displays. - [Christmas in the Park Opening Night Ceremony](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/christmas-in-the-park-opening-night-ceremony--listing-f6ca119aefdc53e9d6362def) — Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Plaza de Cesar Chavez · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. The 2026 Christmas in the Park season officially opens with an hour-long Opening Night Ceremony at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It also kicks off… - [Christmas in the Park in Downtown San José](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/activities/christmas-in-the-park-in-downtown-san-jose--listing-e60c2f300343f0b087443a9a) — Nov 27 – Jan 1 · 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Plaza de Cesar Chavez · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. San José's free holiday tradition since 1980 fills the two-acre Plaza de Cesar Chavez downtown with an enchanted forest of trees decorated by local schools, community groups and… ## More for families - [Things to do with kids in San Juan Bautista, CA](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/towns/san-juan-bautista-ca) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/towns/san-juan-bautista-ca.md) - [This weekend in San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in San Jose](https://grassyknees.com/san-jose) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-jose.md)