Welcome to the SJC 250 Celebration!
In 2026 the United States of America will celebrate it’s 250th anniversary. Mission San Juan Capistrano—the birthplace of Orange County—will also mark its 250th anniversary. This historic milestone offers an incredible opportunity to celebrate, not only our country’s birth but also the rich cultural heritage, resilient spirit, and diverse community that define our city of San Juan Capistrano.
Don’t miss our FOURTH Speaker Series event on Sunday, March 22nd,
1:30 – 4:00PM with Dennis Carlos and Bill Islas
Don’t Miss Any Of Our
SJC 250 Speaker Events!
All of the Speaker Events will be held at the
San Juan Capistrano
Community Center
You can join us in this important local celebration by attending and supporting our many planned events at locations all over our beautiful town.
To honor this momentous occasion, the SJC 250 Committee—a collaboration between the Mission, City of San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, Fiesta Association, Boys & Girls Clubs of Capistrano Valley, Rotary Club of San Juan Capistrano, Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Blas Aguilar Foundation, San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce, and the Alliance for SJC Art—has joined forces to plan a yearlong celebration of events that are free and open to the public.
Our THIRD Speaker Series with Rose Marie Beebe PH.D. and
Robert Senkewicz, PH.D.was totally amazing!
“Women’s perspective of
Early California”
“Write Long and Beautiful Letters”
The Vallejos’ Californio Correspondence, 1846-1888
Watch the Documentary Film of the Acjachemen Nation 2025 Pow Wow
The Band of Mission Indians
Acjachemen Nation – POW WOW 2025
October 18th, 2025 @ The Village of Putuidem, Nothwest Open Space,
San Juan Capistrano, Ca
Produced by Jonathan Morgan Jenkins
Our First SJC 250 Event!
Acjachemen Nation Opening Ceremony
@ Putuidem Village within
The Northwest Open Space
Saturday, October 18th, 2025 10AM-3PM
Linda Hakim recently published her October 2025 “Neighbors of San Juan Capistrano” magazine which is focused on the local SJC250 stories of the Tribal Members of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians,
Acjachemen Nation.
Watch the videos from two of our recent SJC250 Events. More to come!
“Day of the Dead”
The “Day of the Dead” event, filmed on 11/1/25 at the Blas Aguilar Adobe Museum and Acjachemen Cultural Center, was so amazing! SJC is a town filled with important local and California history.
Here is a film of the highlights!
Our first Speaker Series Event featuring local OC Historian Chris Jepsen was a great success! Click on the video to the right to watch the entire presentation.
Our second Speaker Series with Steven Hackle PHD was nearly SOLD OUT!
Below are photos created by Photographers Rick Valasek and Art Hernandez
Don’t Miss Any Of Our
SJC 250 Speaker Events!
All of the Speaker Events will be held at the San Juan
Capistrano Community Center
You Won't Want To Miss Our SJC 250 Speakers Series
Rose Marie Beebe &
Robert M. Senkewicz
Anza Trail Color Guard
Click Below To Visit All of Our SJC 250 Events
Connect with the SJC 250 Celebration
