Overview
- Oakland’s Día de los Muertos marks its 30th year with a nine‑block festival on International Boulevard featuring large artist-built ofrendas, lowriders, live bands and a theme of “Aquí Estamos y No Nos Vamos.”
- San Francisco’s long-running gatherings include the Festival of Altars at Potrero Del Sol Park and a 24th Street ritual procession organized by El Collectivo del Rescate Cultural de La Mission, with some installations engaging current social issues.
- San Diego’s lineup spans Old Town’s candlelit processions and workshops, community altars in Chula Vista, concerts, and SeaWorld’s Nov. 1–2 festival with Catrina displays, themed foods and educational exhibits.
- Petaluma’s citywide celebration turns 25 with more than 35 altars, a candlelight procession and an official city proclamation naming October El Día de los Muertos Month, with this year’s Altar Walk Map dedicated to the late artist Jack Haye.
- San Antonio’s 13th Muertos Fest adds an extra night for sensory-friendly altar viewing and a tribute concert for Flaco Jimenez, alongside the Day of the Dead River Parade and additional free events at La Villita, Market Square and Pearl.