Viviana Martinez, 2, of Orange poses for a photo with a few of Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon’s youngest dancers at the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Blacksmith Ken Kuhn demonstrates his craft during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Performers from Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon dance on the Pepper Tree Stage during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Cris Godfrey, a volunteer at Heritage Hill Historical Park, demonstrates traditional yarn spinning on the lawn of the Bennett Ranch House during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
The Orange Town Revival performs on stage at the Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
The Orange Town Revival performs on stage at the Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon’s youngest dancers, ages 4-11, perform on the Pepper Tree Stage during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A rider from the Banuelos Charros Team performs a dancing horse routine during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A performer from Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon dances on the Pepper Tree Stage during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Blindfolded kids take turns whacking at a piñata with a stick at the Wagon Wheel Corral at Heritage Hill Historical Park during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Visitors to Heritage Hill Historical Park check out the inside of the El Toro Grammar School, built in 1890, during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Blacksmith Ken Kuhn demonstrates his craft during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A group of kids feed hay to one of the horses from the Banuelos Charro Team at Saturday’s Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A performer from the Banuelos Charros Team demonstrates his lasso skills during a presentation at the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Todd and Rose Cunningham of Mission Viejo and their kids Hazel, 3, and Owen, 9, try their hand at leather stamping as they create personalized keychains during Saturday’s Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A performer from Grupo Folklorico Revolucíon dances while balancing a candle on her head during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A rider from the Banuelos Charros Team performs lasso tricks while standing on his horse’s saddle with one foot during a presentation at the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
A rider from the Banuelos Charros Team performs lasso tricks while on horseback during a presentation at the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Heritage Hill Historical Park in Lake Forest on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Maverick Jones, 4, of Orange takes his turn to whack at a piñata at the Wagon Wheel Corral at Heritage Hill Historical Park during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Jacque Nunez, a member of the Acjachemen Nation, helps Luke Gayton, 8, of Costa Mesa, and other visitors, weave traditional Native American baskets during the annual Rancho Days Fiesta at Lake Forest’s Heritage Hill Historical Park on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
The annual Rancho Days Festival at Heritage Hills Historical Park on Saturday transported visitors to the region’s early agricultural roots.
Visitors experienced a bit of the life and culture of the families that once worked the large ranches that sprawled for miles across the flatlands and rolling hills of present day Orange County.