Santa Ana’s Indigenous Peoples Day celebration set for Oct. 8

The inaugural Indigenous Peoples Day celebration hosted by the City of Santa Ana will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Santa Ana Civic Center’s Plaza of the Sun. This free community event celebrates and honors Indigenous peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.

The celebration will include live performances by Tracy Lee Nelson, Pat Vegas with Redbone, PJ Vegas, Maya Jupiter, Blackbird, Jason Cropper, Mantra, and No Euphemism Fashion Show featuring Frosty. The celebration will also include food vendors, resource booths, merchandise vendors and activities for the entire family.

Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October to honor the histories of Native cultures and to recognize the value of the many contributions made to our community through Indigenous peoples’ knowledge, labor, spirituality, technology, science, philosophy, arts and the deep cultural contribution that substantially shaped the character of Santa Ana.

Several Indigenous cultures dwelled in the area we call Santa Ana today, including the Tongva, Acjachemen, and Luiseño before the Spanish colonization began in the late 1700s. These major groups of Indigenous People in Orange County were thought to originate from the Shoshone.

The Plaza of the Sun is located at 22 Civic Center Plaza in the heart of Santa Ana’s Civic Center between the Santa Ana Public Library and City Hall. Guests will have access to multiple parking garages in Downtown Santa Ana that are walking-distance from the event.

The celebration will include live music, food vendors, exhibitors, and family activities. For more information, click here. You may also call the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency at (714) 571-4200.

Performances by:

• Tracy Lee Nelson
• Pat Vegas with Redbone
• PJ Vegas
• Maya Jupiter
• Blackbird
• Jason Cropper from Weezer
• Mantra
• No Euphemism Fashion Show featuring Frosty

Park at a City- or County-owned parking garage

City-owned parking garages. Parking is available at four City-owned parking garages:

• Garage A (3rd Street and Broadway)
• 201 W 3rd Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
• Garage B (5th and Spurgeon Streets)
• 300 E 5th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
• Garage C (3rd and Birch Streets)
• 310 N Birch Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701
• Garage D (5th and and Main Streets)
• 420 N Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Parking rates:

• Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 a.m.: first two hours are free, followed by $1.50 per hour
• Daily Max : $10

County-owned parking garages. Paid parking is available at two nearby parking garages:

P6 / Superblock parking garage and lot

• Address: 601 W Santa Ana Boulevard
• Entry/exit at Parton Street and Santa Ana Boulevard
• Automated entry/exit (cash and major credit cards accepted)
• Rate: 50 cents each 15 minutes
• Daily maximum rate: $15

P1 / Stadium parking garage

• Address: 1020 W Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92703
• Entry/exit at Boyd Way and Civic Center Drive
• Cashier on duty (cash and major credit cards accepted)
• Rate: $1 each 15 minutes
• Daily maximum rate: $15

Celebración del Día de los Pueblos Indígenas honrará a las culturas Nativas

La celebración inaugural del Día de los Pueblos Indígenas organizada por la Ciudad de Santa Ana se llevará a cabo el sábado 8 de octubre de 2022 de 11:30 a.m. a 8:30 p.m. en la Plaza del Sol del Centro Cívico de Santa Ana. Este evento comunitario gratuito celebra y honra a los pueblos Indígenas y conmemora sus historias y culturas.

La celebración incluirá presentaciones en vivo de Tracy Lee Nelson, Pat Vegas con Redbone, PJ Vegas, Maya Jupiter, Blackbird, Jason Cropper, Mantra y No Euphemism Fashion Show con Frosty. La celebración también incluirá vendedores de comida, puestos de recursos, vendedores de mercancías y actividades para toda la familia.

El Día de los Pueblos Indígenas se celebra el segundo lunes de octubre para honrar las historias de las culturas Nativas y reconocer el valor de sus muchas contribuciones hechas a nuestra comunidad a través del conocimiento, el trabajo, la espiritualidad, la tecnología, la ciencia, la filosofía, artes y la profunda contribución cultural que formó sustancialmente el carácter de Santa Ana.

Varias culturas indígenas habitaron en el área que hoy llamamos Santa Ana, incluyendo los Tongva, Acjachemen y Luiseño antes de que comenzara la colonización española a fines del siglo diecisiete. Se pensaba que estos grandes grupos de indígenas del Condado de Orange originaron de los Shoshone.

La Plaza del Sol está ubicada en 22 Civic Center Plaza en el corazón del Centro Cívico de Santa Ana entre la Biblioteca Pública y el Ayuntamiento de Santa Ana. Los invitados tendrán acceso a varios estacionamientos en el Centro de Santa Ana que se encuentran a poca distancia del evento.

Para obtener más información sobre la Celebración del Día de los Pueblos Indígenas, visite https://www.santa-ana.org/indigenous-peoples-day/ o llame a la Agencia de Parques, Recreación y Servicios Comunitarios al (714) 571-4200.