Benedict Parish & School Festival — Montebello

St. Benedict Parish in Montebello has scheduled its annual parish festival for Friday, May 15, through Sunday, May 17, according to the parish events page and the church calendar. St. Benedict School also listed “Festival Begins” for 5 p.m. on May 15 at the school campus. (stbenedictparish.com) Third-party event listings for the same weekend describe the event as the St. Benedict Festival at St. Benedict School, 217 N. 10th St., running through Sunday night. (stbenedictparish.com) The parish’s own website provides only limited details for the 2026 listing. A separate 2025 festival page on the same parish site, however, described the annual event as a weekend of food, entertainment, games and rides, with bingo and a school marketplace. (st-benedictschool.org) That earlier parish posting also listed advance ride pricing and named festival contacts, offering the clearest published description of what attendees could expect from the recurring event. ### Where and when is the festival taking place? May 15-17, 2026, are the dates shown on the St. Benedict Parish event page for the “St Benedict Parish Annual Festival.” The parish calendar shows the festival continuing on May 16 and May 17, while the school calendar says the event begins at 5 p.m. (stbenedictparish.com) Friday at St. Benedict School in Montebello. St. Benedict Parish lists its address as 1022 W. Cleveland Ave. in Montebello, and St. Benedict School is identified on event listings as 217 N. 10th St. in Montebello. The parish and school operate as linked institutions, and outside listings place the festival at the school campus. (stbenedictparish.com) ### What has the parish said the festival includes? A 2025 St. Benedict parish festival page said the annual spring festival would feature “foods, entertainment, games, and rides for all ages,” along with raffles, bingo and an SBS marketplace. The same page invited families to attend for the weekend and said live entertainment was part of the program. (stbenedictparish.com) Festival Guides and Reviews, which lists California events, includes the Montebello festival in its 2026 statewide guide. That site says its listings should be double-checked with organizers because dates can change, and the parish’s own calendar matches the May 15-17 schedule. (stbenedictparish.com) ### What prices or logistics have been published? The 2025 parish posting listed advance daily unlimited rides wristbands at $35 each and advance 20-ride coupon sheets at $15 each. The same notice said ride ticket sales would begin at the church rectory on March 15 for that year’s event. (stbenedictparish.com) No comparable pricing or program detail was visible on the abbreviated 2026 parish event page returned in current search results. The 2026 school listing confirms the Friday start time, while third-party event pages say the festival runs from Friday evening to Sunday night. (festivalguidesandreviews.com) ### How much of the 2026 lineup is independently verified? The parish and school websites verify the festival name, host, location in Montebello and the May 15-17 timing. The fuller details on rides, food and family activities are supported by the parish’s prior-year festival page and by current third-party event postings, but the parish’s 2026 page available in search results does not spell out the full lineup. (stbenedictparish.com) As of Saturday, May 16, 2026, the event remains listed on the St. Benedict Parish calendar through Sunday, May 17. Readers looking for updated hours or any day-of changes can check the parish events calendar or the St. Benedict School calendar entry for the weekend listing. (stbenedictparish.com) (stbenedictparish.com)