See the Bay Area’s biggest list of Dia de los Muertos!
- In Mexico, November 1st is All Saints day. A day to honor and respect the innocents, children & infants.
- November 2nd is Dia De Los Muertos. The day to honor deceased adults.
On these days, altars are made in honor of them. People build them on their loved ones graves, at home or anywhere they find rightful to honor their loved ones. They make ofrendas (offerings) to the dead of their favorite foods, toys (for children), pictures, pan de muertos, sugar skulls and many other things that help guide the spirits of the dead safely to the altars. Marigolds, known as the flowers of the dead, are usually prominent in the altars. Learn more history here!
Video:
A beautiful altar at the annual ‘Marigold Project’ Dia Los Muertos @ Garfield park in SF mission district.
Total events: 63
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Ongoing exhibits:
[exhibit] Marin Latinx Art Exhibit // San Rafael
[exhibit] Día de los Muertos 2017 @ SOMARTS // San Francisco
Tuesdays: Dia de los Muertos Arts Workshops // Oakland
Remembering our Loved Ones: Ancient Aztecs & Sys. of Remembrance // Santa Rosa.
Ongoing shows:
Teatro Visión’s Departera World Premiere // San Jose
October:
13th-14th:
Fiesta de Muertos // San Leandro
18th:
Oakland Ballet’s Luna Mexicana
Friday, 19th:
“Música con los Muertos” by Santa Clara Chorale Concert
Saturday, 20th:
Family Program: Dias de los Muertos // Hayward
Remembrance and Resistance: Mission Salon // SF
Dia de los Muertos a celebration of life not death // Oakland
El Dia de los Muertos at SRJC Petaluma
Modesto Dia de los Muertos celebration
Family Program: Dias de los Muertos // Hayward
Sunday, 21st:
Oakland Museum: Dia los Muertos Annual Celebration
20th Annual Día de los Muertos Procession & Festival // San Jose
Día de los Muertos Family Day // Santa Rosa
22nd;
Altar / Momoxtli Making for our Muertos // Santa Rosa
25th:
Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos // San Leandro
Friday, 26th:
DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICAN FESTIVAL // Mill Valley
Saturday, 27th:
Avenida De Altares (Avenue of The Altars) // San Jose
2018 Dia de Los Muertos: Calvary Cemetary // San Jose
Pleasanton Library: Dia de los Muertos
La Ultima Parada: A Celebration of Life on the Day of the Dead // San Jose
[free] Richmond Museum of History Dia de Muertos
[free] Día de Los Muertos by El Centro Bayview Family Resource Center // SF
Sunday, 28th:
La Ultima Parada: A Celebration of Life on the Day of the Dead // San Jose
[free] Salinas Dia de los Muertos
November
Thursday, 1st:
El Comité de Santa Rosa Día de Los Muertos: 2 days!
COCO Movie on Día De Los Muertos @ New Mission Theater // SF
Friday, 2nd:
6 Dia Los Muertos events in SF’s Mission District [Nov. 2nd, 2018]
15th annual Día de los Muertos ceremony // San Jose
Windsor Day of The Dead festival, Sunset celebration
Día De Los Muertos with Mariachi Tapatio // Saratoga
[exhibit] MCCLA’s 32nd Annual Day of Dead: Vuelo de los Ancestros // SF
[exhibit] Dias de Muertos – Separation and Refuge // Salinas
Saturday, 3rd:
SF Symphony’s annual Dia Los Muertos
[free] Community Day: El Día de Los Muertos // San Jose
Annual Niles Altar Walk: Dia Los Muertos // Fremont
Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos // San Rafael
Día de los Muertos and Mariachi @ Skylawn Memorial Park // San Mateo
COCO Movie on Día De Los Muertos @ New Mission Theater // SF
Día de los Muertos Community Festival // Santa Cruz
Sunday, 4th:
23rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival // Oakland
[free] 7th Annual Celebration Dia de los Muertos // Redwood City
Dia de los Muertos @ El Teatro Campesino // San Juan Bautista
Día de los Muertos and Mariachi @ Skylawn Memorial Park // San Mateo
Dia de Los Muertos Celebration con La Cumbiamba Colombiana // San Jose
REMEMBER: Music for Dia de los Muertos // Berkeley
Chapel of the Chimes Hayward: Dia de los Muertos
Friday, 9th:
Secret of Garden: Day of Dead // SF
Dia Los Muertos: Instituto de la Raza // SF
Santa Rosa GayDar Presents “Day Of The Dead”
Saturday, 10th:
[exhibit] Emilio Villalba: Symbols of Death, Signs of Life // SF
Excelsior District Day of Muertos festival // SF
[exhibit] Emilio Villalba: Symbols of Death, Signs of Life //
[exhibit] La Muerte – An Art Exhibit & Fiesta with Ernesto Olmos // SF
