Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year.

These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, protecting them from the elements: sun and rain.

[7] Located across the central plaza in Sabana Grande barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia San Isidro Labrador y Santa María de la Cabeza, a Roman Catholic church.

In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Sabana Grande Pueblo was 2,531.

[17] In July 2020, Federal Emergency Management Agency appropriated funds for repairs to Sabana Grande's plaza.