The famous cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano that leave town every year in a swirling mass near the Day of San Juan (October 23), are returning from their winter vacation spot 6,000 miles south in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina. They land at the mission in San Juan, California, on or around St.

Did the swallows return to Capistrano in 2021?

Joseph's Day on March 19, 2021! We regret to inform you that St. Joseph's Day and the Return of the Swallows Celebration on March 19 has been cancelled.

Are the swallows in San Juan Capistrano?

The swallows, according to legend, migrate annually to Goya, Argentina in October, and return to their spring and summer home in San Juan Capistrano each March. The Swallows celebration began centuries ago when Mission padres observed that the birds return roughly coincided with St.