Holidays and seasons
9 dated events from Oct 31–Nov 3, across 8 counties. Built from each event's own dates; every listing links to its source.
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Section: Family outingseventWhere: 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA 95110Map of Día de los Muertos & Diwali at Children's Discovery Museum (opens in new tab)
Día de los Muertos celebration (Nov 1) and Diwali, the Festival of Lights (Nov 7).
Section: Family outingseventWhere: 699 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610Map of Dia de los Muertos at Children's Fairyland (opens in new tab)
Mariachi performances, a book celebration with author Sara Andrea Fajardo and an art exhibition, on Nov 1 and Nov 7-8.
Section: Family outingseventWhere: Albany Library, 1247 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706Map of Día de los Muertos Celebration at the Albany Library (opens in new tab)
Get your face painted, do a scavenger hunt, make a craft, and add to the library's ofrenda (altar) to honor loved ones who have passed.
Section: Family outingseventWhere: Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2357 Fair Street, Chico, CAMap of Chico Day of the Dead Festival (opens in new tab)
Walking parade, community altar, folklorico and Aztec dance performances, a lowrider car show, face painting, a free photo booth and a scavenger hunt on the meaning of Day of the Dead.
Section: Family outingsclassWhere: Calistoga Library, 1108 Myrtle Street, Calistoga, CA 94515Map of Catrina Craft for Día de Muertos at the Calistoga Library (opens in new tab)
Make your own Catrina-inspired craft to celebrate the Day of the Dead, for kids and teens. All supplies are provided; register on the library page.
Section: Family outingsfestivalWhere: San Diego Avenue and Twiggs Street, San Diego, CAMap of Día de los Muertos at Old Town San Diego (opens in new tab)
Free, family-friendly three-day celebration with more than 40 altars (ofrendas), folkloric dancers, papel picado and sugar-skull craft stations, and a candlelit procession from Twiggs Street to El Campo Santo Cemetery on Monday evening. Free parking at the Caltrans headquarters, 2994 Sunset Street.
Section: Friends and groupseventWhere: Fairfield Cordelia Library, 5050 Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA 94534Map of Day of the Dead Community Ofrenda at the Fairfield Cordelia Library (opens in new tab)
Share a photo of a loved one who has passed, human or pet, on the library's community ofrenda for Día de los Muertos. Staff can print a photo from your phone.
Section: Family outingseventWhere: 117 North 10th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060Map of Free Family Day: Día de los Muertos at Santa Paula Art Museum (opens in new tab)
Admission is free, all are welcome, and all materials are provided.
Section: Family outingsclassWhere: Mary L Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616Map of Día de los Muertos Doll Making Workshop at the Davis Library (opens in new tab)
Children ages 8 through 14 join artist Ramona García to make and decorate traditional Mexican Lupita dolls and learn the doll's history as a folk toy from Central Mexico. Registration is required; the workshop is limited to 20 participants.
