Jacque Nunez, a Dine’, gives the Acjachemen Invocation with native story telling during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Viviana Martinez, 2, of Orange poses for a photo with a few of Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon’s youngest dancers at the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Olga Gomez holds one-year-olds, Sky Medina and Francisco Gomez after they had their faces painted at the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Children race to pick up the candy that fell from the open piñata during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Ryan Carter, the owner of Carter Forge, demonstrates blacksmithing techniques during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
A member of the Hermanos Banuelos Charro team performs with a black Andalusian horse for the crowd during the Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hills Historical Park in Lake Forest, Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Ana Mallinson, 5, makes an arrow with the help of her brother Luca, 5, and mom Annie during the Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Jaselyn Phoenix, 11, with the Journeys to the Past Dance Troupe does the Fancy Shawl Dance for the audience during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Aiden, 10, whacks the piñata and breaks it open during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Julius Phoenix, 15, a Dine’ with the Journeys to the Past Dance Troupe does a Fancy War Dance for the audience during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Sunanda Omkaram comforts Yakshu, 18 months, as he sits on a horse for a picture with his sister Vidmahi, 4, during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Beatriz Sanchez helps to perpetuate the art of making authentic tortillas by demonstrating and helping participants during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Heriberto Banuelos, a member of the Hermanos Banuelos Charro team, performs for the crowd during the Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Juaquin Heriberto Banuelos, 11, with the Hermanos Banuelos Charro team demonstrates trick jumping with his lasso for the audience during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
Jacque Nunez, a Dine’, gives the Acjachemen Invocation with native story telling during the Rancho Days Fiesta held at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The annual family-friendly event celebrates the history of ranch life and Native American culture with performances, exhibits, piñata breaking, crafts and more. (Photo by Frank D’Amato, Contributing Photographer)
ExpandThe early residents and ranch days of south Orange County were remembered with the OC Parks’ annual Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday.
The annual event at Heritage Hill Historical Park featured performances of traditional Native American dances and an exhibition of horsemanship skills, as well as demonstrations of what life on a ranch would have been like.
There was storytelling and crafts to do and much more.
