Blessing of the Animals
April 4, 2026
The Blessing of the Animals has been a part of Olvera Street since its founding in 1930. Thank you for joining this year’s Blessing of the Animals event on Saturday, April 4 from 12pm-4pm. Archbishop Jose Gomez offered a blessing to animals present from 2pm-3pm.
LA’s Blessing of the Animals has gone from blessing cows to poodles and iguanas
Saturday afternoons on Olvera Street are rarely quiet, but it’s not every day you see a cow and a goat leading a procession down Main Street.
