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Special Event

Event

Cesar Chavez Birthday Celebration / ¡Vengan a una celebración especial de cumpleaños en honor a César Chávez!

César E. Chávez National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 35.000000, -119.000000


Events will be inside and outside the Visitor Center

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

5 hours

Type of Event

Children’s Program
Exhibition/Show
Festival
Walk

Description

A Celebration of Cesar's Birthday!

Vengan a una celebración especial de cumpleaños en honor a César Chávez!

This event includes a meditation and yoga nature walk; book readings in English and Spanish; a movie screening of "Cesar's Last Fast"; an Easter egg hunt; and a Junior Ranger Program and ceremony.

Schedule of Events:

  • 10:00 am to 10:30 am:
    • Start Your Day Like Cesar: Guided Meditation & Yoga   |   Comienza el día como César: meditación guiada y yoga
  • 10:30 am to 11:45 am:
    • Guided Walk to Martyr’s Rock: Discover the important role that spirituality played in the Farm Worker movement and learn about the people who paid the ultimate sacrifice with a guided hike to Martyr’s Rock, that stands as a tribute to their lives.   |   Caminata guiada a la Roca de los Mártires: descubra el importante papel que jugó la espiritualidad en el movimiento de los trabajadores agrícolas y aprenda sobre las personas que pagaron el máximo sacrificio con una caminata guiada a la Roca de los Mártires, que es un tributo a sus vidas.
  • 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm:
    • Special Movie Screening of “Cesar’s Last Fast”   |   Proyección especial de la película “El último ayuno de César”
  • 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm:
    • Celebrate Cesar’s favorite holiday, Easter, with an Easter Egg hunt in the gardens.   |   Celebre el dia festivo favorita de César, la Pascua, con una búsqueda de huevos de Pascua en los jardines.
  • 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm:
    • Junior Ranger Program and ceremony   |   Programa y ceremonia de Junior Ranger/ Guardabosques Junior

Reservation or Registration: No

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Image Gallery

An event flyer. The top portion shows a cactus garden. Lower portion shows event schedule
A rock outcropping with metal symbols of Judaism, Islam and Christianity embedded in the rock
An event flyer. The top portion shows a cactus garden. Lower portion shows event schedule
Events will occur inside and outside the Visitor Center. See event description for schedule of events.
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A rock outcropping with metal symbols of Judaism, Islam and Christianity embedded in the rock
Attend a guided walk to learn about the history and meaning of Martyrs' Rock, from 10:30 am to 11:45 am.
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