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The annual D\u00eda de los Muertos celebration has a long history<\/a> in the Mission, dating back to when a group of local artists \u2014\u00a0Mia Gonzalez<\/a>, Yolanda Garfias Woo<\/a>, and Galeria de la Raza<\/a> founders Rene Ya\u00f1ez and<\/a> Ralph Maradiaga<\/a> \u2014\u00a0banded together to make some of the neighborhood\u2019s first public ofrendas. <\/p>\n They based these on family history, their love of Mexican artists like Jose Guadalupe Posada, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and a longing to honor the Mission\u2019s own heroes.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year, celebrations begin on Saturday and will go through Tuesday, with some displays open well into November.\u00a0<\/p>\n Want the latest on the Mission and San Francisco? Sign up for our free daily newsletter below.<\/p>\n October 31<\/p>\n \u201cPerreo Fest \u2014 Baile de Muertos\u201d Dance Party<\/a> at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts<\/p>\n The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts is bringing in the weekend with a Latin dance party. It is a 16+ event with drinks, appetizers and multiple contests including one for the best Catrina costume, the lively skeletal figure seen frequently in D\u00eda de los Muertos art, and best Perreo, a dance performed to reggaeton beats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n When: Oct. 31, 7 to 11 p.m. November 1<\/p>\n Family workshops<\/a> at MCCLA<\/p>\n The center\u00a0 is hosting multiple family-friendly workshops on Saturday. A few\u00a0 are free, including the \u201cCatrina printmaking\u201d and \u201cCalavera or heart painting.\u201d Others range from $10 to $40 including workshops for decorating sugar skulls ($10) or making the Catrina figures ($40).\u00a0<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1, 3 to 8 p.m. D\u00eda de los Muertos: \u201cWe Love You\u201d<\/a> at SOMArts<\/p>\n The annual exhibition features traditional altars and contemporary works by self-identified women, transgender, and gender-nonconforming artists, curated by R\u00edo Ya\u00f1ez and Bridg\u00e9tt Rex. The exhibition is meant to be a tribute to \u201cthose most affected by the current administration,\u201d Dara Katrina Del Rosario, communications director, wrote in a press release.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Nov. 1, in honor of the Day of the Dead, gallery hours are extended to view the exhibit from noon to 8 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n The closing reception<\/a> on Nov. 7 includes an artist market, remembrance rituals, and drag performances curated by Per Sia.<\/p>\n Where: 934 Brannan St. Dia de Muertos street fair<\/a> in the Tenderloin<\/p>\n The Tenderloin is hosting its own Day of the Dead<\/a> street fair this year with live Latin music, local food vendors and lucha libre wrestling.\u00a0 The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 1,\u00a0 to avoid clashing with the annual, Nov. 2\u00a0 parade in the Mission District.\u00a0<\/p>\n Community members can decorate ofrendas or altars\u00a0together, watch Aztec dance performances and paint traditional sugar skulls. An entire area will be dedicated to kids-only activities and games.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tickets don\u2019t need to be reserved,\u00a0but early RSVPs<\/a> will get a free screenprint from Evolve SF.\u00a0<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1, 2 to 8 p.m. Night of Cempas\u00fachil<\/a> hosted by CANA<\/p>\n Cultura y Arte Nativa de las Americas<\/a> is hosting a Night Market for Dia de Muertos in honor of the late Eddie Palmieri<\/a> and his contributions to Latin music.\u00a0<\/p>\n The family-friendly event will have live mural paintings, performances by indigenous dance groups, artist booths and food. Visitors are encouraged to bring memorabilia of their loved ones to place at the community altar.<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1, 4 to 9 p.m. SF Symphony\u2019s annual Dia de Muertos Special Event<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n SF Symphony\u2019s annual Day of the Dead special event includes art installations in the lobby, workshops for decorating sugar skulls, face-painting, Mexican hot chocolate and custom drinks inspired by the animated Pixar movie, \u201cCoco.\u201d<\/p>\n The concert blends traditional and contemporary music to pay tribute to the festival\u2019s rich history.\u00a0<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1, 1:30 p.m onwards. The art installation will be on display until Nov. 12 Bernal Heights D\u00eda de los Muertos<\/a><\/p>\n Artist and activist Calixto Robles<\/a> will lead the creation of a community altar where attendees can contribute flowers, incense, photos, letters, or small keepsakes to honor loved ones who have passed. <\/p>\n The musical family Ren\u00e9 y Familia (La Familia Pe\u00f1a-Govea) will perform original and traditional bilingual music drawing on cumbia, ranchera, and sones. This is an outdoor event.<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1, 2 to 4 p.m. D\u00eda de los Muertos Tour<\/a> by Mission Loter\u00eda<\/p>\n Participate in a guided walking tour through the Mission District that explores Day of the Dead traditions via neighborhood murals and altars. <\/p>\n The tour includes stops at artisanal shops like Mixocatl<\/a> and La Reyna Bakery<\/a>, and the 24th Street BART Plaza, where people can purchase sugar skulls. Tours wrap up with a ceramics workshop at Artillery Ceramics to make a clay calavera.<\/p>\n When: Nov. 1-2, 6 p.m. onwards November 2<\/p>\n The Marigold Project\u2019s 33rd Annual Festival of Altars<\/a><\/p>\n Every year the Marigold Project<\/a> organizes the Day of the Dead Festival of Altars at Potrero del Sol Park. Hundreds of people attend every year. Community members can bring offerings like flowers or personal items to add to the community altars or they can reserve a space<\/a> in advance to build their own ofrendas. <\/p>\n The altar installations will be open from 8 a.m. followed by a ritual ceremony at noon. In the evening there will be art and crafts workshops and musical performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n When: Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 44th annual Dia de los Muertos procession<\/a> in the Mission<\/p>\n El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural will host the 44th annual Day of the Dead procession in the Mission. Hundreds of people participate in the procession, joined by Aztec dancers, musicians and performers.\u00a0<\/p>\n The procession starts at 22nd and Bryant Street. For the first time since 2019, and the passing of founder Juan Pablo Gutierrez<\/a>,\u00a0 the Collective will have 13 hand-painted banners in the procession, all in the style of the traditional Aztec calendar.\u00a0<\/p>\n This year\u2019s theme is \u201cNuestros Muertos No Se Venden\u201d or \u201cOur Dead Are Not for Sale.\u201d<\/p>\n When: Nov. 2, 7 p.m. onwards More Day of the Dead, from Mission Local\u2019s archives:<\/p>\n How Yolanda Garfias Woo brought<\/a> pan de muertos to the Mission.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Where: 2868 Mission St.
Admission: $5<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0 2868 Mission St.
Admission: Free \u2013 $40<\/p>\n
When: Oct. 11 to Nov. 7 (gallery is closed on Nov. 2). You can find the gallery hours here<\/a>.
Admission: Free. A $15 donation is suggested for the closing reception for 16 and above. RSVPs<\/a> encouraged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: Golden Gate Avenue between Larkin and Jones streets
Admission: Free\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: The Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens on Mission Street between 3rd and 4th streets.
Admission: Free<\/p>\n
Where: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave.\u00a0
Admission: $60 to $200. Children\u2019s tickets are half price.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where: 500 Cortland Ave.
Admission: Free<\/p>\n
Where: The tours start at Artillery AG + Ceramics, 2751 Mission St.
Admission: $81.88 per person<\/p>\n
Where: Potrero Del Sol Park
Admission: Free<\/p>\n
Where: 22nd and Bryant St.\u00a0
Admission: Free<\/p>\n