News & Events

All Hallows Eve Ritual & Ceremony Saturday, October 28
Join us at the Castle for an All Hallows Eve Ritual & Ceremony. Costumes welcome ...
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Holiday Tea: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Come join us for a special holiday tour and high tea. About this event Enjoy ...
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Mother’s Day Tea: Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Mazza Castle is hosting a special Mother's Day Tour and Tea Service About this ...
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Castle in the News: A visit from LA’s CA Live
California Live’s Blanche Shaheen visited the castle this summer (2023) to produce a segment detailing ...
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Dirty Cello Quartet: Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes the Dirty Cello Quartet, a norm-breaking bluegrass to ...
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The Riffat Sultana Band: Sunday, April 21, 2024
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes Riffat Sultana performing a wide variety of traditional ...
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Quinteto Latino: Sunday, March 17, 2024
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes Quinteto Latino a one-of-a-kind San Francisco Bay Area-based ...
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Georges Lammam with Wobbly World: Saturday, February 10, 2024
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes back Georges Lammam with Wobbly World ...
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Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini: Sunday, January 21, 2024
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes trombonist and singer/songwriter Natalie Cressman and composer, guitarist, ...
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Charged Particles: Saturday, November 4, 2023
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes back Charged Particles, a dynamic jazz trio — ...
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The Gaea Schell Quartet: Sunday, October 8, 2023
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series welcomes the Gaea Schell Quartet ...
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Pablo Estigarribia: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (6pm)
Latin Grammy winner Pablo Estigarribia, Tango pianist, arranger and composer, joins the Mazza Castle Music ...
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Pablo Estigarribia: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (3:30pm)
Latin Grammy winner Pablo Estigarribia, Tango pianist, arranger and composer, joins the Mazza Castle Music ...
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“Visit Pacifica” on Sam’s Castle
Pacifica Today, (which is maintained by the Pacifica Chamber of Commerce and the Pacifica Business ...
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The Basma and Ava Duo: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Trained in the Western Classical musical tradition and growing up in their respective Eastern musical ...
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Jovino Santos Neto: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist, composer and arranger, joins the ...
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SonoMusette: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Sono Musette authentically recreates the moody and evocative sound of the Paris music scene of ...
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Sandy Cressman: Homenagem Brasileira: Sunday, March 26, 2023
The performance will include music from classic to contemporary Brazilian composers, spanning Sandy Cressman’s vast ...
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Brian Swager’s “Zing! Went the Strings of My Harp”: Sunday, February 19, 2023
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series presents "Zing! Went the Strings of My Harp" with ...
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41st Street Quartet: Sunday, January 22, 2023
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series presents the 41st Street Quartet— a unique chamber jazz ...
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Charged Particles: Saturday, October 29, 2022
The Mazza Castle Music Salon Series brings for the first time Charged Particles - a ...
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The Musical Art Quintet: Sunday, November 27, 2022
The Musical Art Quintet was formed in the Mission district of San Francisco during chamber ...
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Holiday Tea: Saturday, December 18, 2022
The tree is trimmed and the halls are decked with holly. Come join us for ...
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Mother’s Day Tea: Sunday, May 14, 2023
The Mazza Castle is hosting a special Mother's Day Tour and Tea Service About this ...
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Castle Tours
Castle tour dates have been posted for 2023. Review our Castle Tour page to learn ...
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Pacifica’s Weird and Historic Sam’s Castle (Examiner)
Sam's Castle was featured in the San Francisco Examiner in June 2015. Have you ever ...
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LA Times: Castle Open for Tours
This may be the historic castle's first time in the Los Angeles Times. A reporter ...
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Ghouls, Witches and Zombies Invade Pacifica Gardens Party
On October 25, 2014, zombies, witches and other assorted ghouls descended on the castle for ...
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Castle in the News: Where the Spooky Things Are by KQED Pop
October is the perfect time of year to visit spooky places and Sam's Castle made ...
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Bridget Oates reads from her book “Sam’s Castle”, Saturday May 14th
(San Jose Mercury News) If you want to traverse a true Pacifica story of romance, ...
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“Sam’s Castle” book released
Leading local history publishers Arcadia Publishing has just released "Sam's Castle"— a comprehensive history of ...
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