Cabrillo Festival at National Monument in San Diego
Each year in San Diego there’s a Cabrillo Festival held at Point Loma. The event celebrates the arrival of Juan Cabrillo and his discovery of San Diego in 1542. Climbing out of his ship and onto shore in 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped into history as the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the United States. The celebration takes place on September 30, 2012, as one of many annual events at Cabrillo National Monument, which was established in 1913 and turns 100 in 2013. More info: nps.gov/cabr
2012 EVENTS AT CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT
November 10-12 Veteran’s Day Weekend (Fee Free)
November 15 Lighthouse Open Tower Day – Open two days a year: August 25 and November 15
December 8-9 Air Raid Pearl Harbor – Historical Military Reenactments
SEE AND EXPERIENCE CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT ANY TIME
- Take a stroll down the Bayside Trail
- Tidepooling
- Catch a film in the auditorium shown on the hour.
- Attend a ranger-led interpretive program.
- Whale watching
- After you leave the park, stop by Spanish Landing to witness the building of Cabrillo’s flagship, the San Salvador.
