San Juan Capistrano Swallows Day 2025. As the little birds wing their way back to the most famous mission in california, the village of san juan capistrano takes on a fiesta air and the visitors from all parts of the world, and all walks. Items with a red asterisk are required fields.

Believers say that the birds then spend the winter at a place. This tradition was started by father o’sullivan in the 1920s at mission san juan capistrano, historic california landmark and home of the swallows, and is carried each year on march.