A Love Letter to Santa Barbara’s Fiesta 

Our Appreciation for Old Spanish Days Burns Brighter than Ever This Year

A Love Letter to Santa Barbara’s Fiesta 

Our Appreciation for Old Spanish Days Burns Brighter than Ever This Year

By Camilla Barnwell | August 3, 2022

HOOKED: Camilla Barnwell’s romance with Fiesta began when she moved to town in 1996. | Credit: Courtesy

Read all of our Fiesta 2022 cover stories here.

Dear Fiesta,

I love you. I’ve missed you. I haven’t been myself without you. None of us have, really.

Things have gone sideways since you left.

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