Costume Contest For Children & Pets
San Gabriel Mission
Served by Claretian Missionaries since February 1908
428 S. Mission Dr.
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Telephone 626-457-3035
News Release
Aug. 20, 2009
News Release: Immediately
Media Contact: Chuck Lyons, Fiesta Publicity Coordinator, Phone 626-457-3035
Costume Contest Set For Children,
Pets at San Gabriel Mission
San Gabriel, Calif. — San Gabriel Mission’s 238th Annual Fiesta Children’s and Pet’s Costume Contest sponsored by San Gabriel Mission Museum and Gift Shop is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5 at the fiesta stage on the school grounds at the mission.
Children’s Costume Contest categories include Indian, Mexican, Spanish, cowboy, cowgirl, re-enactor and most unique.
Pets will be judged in categories including largest, smallest, and most unique. Owners must keep larger animals on a leash and smaller pets in a cage or box and should bring water in a container for their pet.
Free registration is from 9 a.m. to 9:29 a.m. and the contests will start at 9:30.
There will be a few free drawings for prizes for participants and spectators.
Blessing of the Animals is planned for 11 a.m. at the fiesta stage, and all animals,
whether or not they participate in the costume contest, will be blessed.
San Gabriel Mission is located at 428 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel (parking is free in the
church lot on the east side of the property at Mission Road and Junipero Serra Drive).
More information is available by calling 626-457-3035.
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