Día de los Muertos 2025 @ SF SYMPHONY
Experience The Most Beautiful ‘Day of the Dead’ show in the Bay Area!
See colorful altars, exhibits, face painting, mariachi petting zoo & an electric concert at SF Symphony Día Los Muertos | Saturday, Nov. 1st, 2025.
NOVEMBER 1st, 2025 at 12 PM
Día de los Muertos
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, SF.
Video of past event:
About the amazing show!
Join us for a celebration of Latin American music and culture including lobby installations by local artists.
The dynamic concert program, conducted by Lina Gonzalez-Granados, features traditional music with contemporary works honoring the rich heritage of this ancient holiday. The event is curated by longtime collaborator Martha Rodríguez-Salazar and is performed in collaboration with artistic partner Casa Círculo Cultural. [see below for details].
Festivities begin at 1:30pm with art installations and altars created by local artists, and family friendly activities such as sugar skull decorating, tissue-flower making, Day of the Dead facepainting, and a Mariachi instrument petting zoo.
Kids’ Tickets Half Off!
Before the show at 1:30pm!
Explore large-scale art installations handcrafted by local artists and curated by longtime collaborator Martha Rodríguez-Salazar.
Snap a photo with one of the dazzling catrines and catrinas who stroll about the lobby, along with more family-friendly festivities!
Photos of past events:
Concert Extras!
Custom Food and Beverages:
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a custom drink inspired by the movie Coco. Kids can enjoy the Poco Loco, a sparkling, tropical, non-alcoholic fruit punch, while grownups can add rum or tequila for a Muy Loco margarita. Hot chocolate and Mexican hot chocolate, along with festive themed snacks for the holiday, including tamales and skull cookies, will also be available.
Art Installation:
Día de los Muertos Peruse dedicated altars and festive art installations created by local artists for the San Francisco Symphony’s annual Día de los Muertos concert on Saturday, November 1. On display until November 12.
Casa Círculo Cultural, Artistic Partner:
Casa Círculo Cultural [photo above] is a grassroots, community-based multidisciplinary arts nonprofit, dedicated to creating cultural programming reflective of the experiences of the Latino communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, while promoting leadership development for the whole family.
Casa Círculo Cultural has collaborated with the San Francisco Symphony on the Día de los Muertos celebration since 2010.
About art exhibit:
The San Francisco Symphony, in collaboration with curator Martha Rodríguez-Salazar and artistic partner Casa Círculo Cultural, is proud to present the 2025 Día de los Muertos exhibit.
This exhibit coincides with the November 1 concert, a date that holds deep cultural significance as Día de los Angelitos, or Day of the Little Angels. This year’s theme honors the memory of children who have passed, inviting reflection, remembrance, and celebration of their lives. This celebration goes far beyond one day: Each year, we invite local artists to craft installations and altars honoring both the living and the deceased.
Curated by Martha Rodríguez-Salazar, these installations aim to commemorate the Day of the Dead by connecting us across centuries and continents and exploring what Mexican and Latino communities believe is a malleable barrier between life and the afterlife. Beginning in mid-October, their work appears in and around Davies Symphony Hall, available to peruse before or after any Symphony concert.
Experience The Most Beautiful ‘Day of the Dead’ show in the Bay Area!
See colorful altars, exhibits, face painting, mariachi petting zoo & an electric concert at SF Symphony Día Los Muertos | Saturday, Nov. 1st, 2025.
NOVEMBER 1st, 2025 at 12 PM
Día de los Muertos
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, SF.
