In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated in the Mission district sincethe early 70’s. The Marigold Project was created in 1990 for participants to buildaltars, leave offerings, heal, and celebrate the lives of our ancestors, in GarfieldPark. It serves as a community graveyard for the night with expressions of art, music, live performances, and a walking procession through San Francisco’shistorical Mission District.
Día de los Muertos is a traditional Meso–American holiday dedicated to theancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life. In Mexico, neighbors gather inlocal cemeteries to share food, music, and fun with their extended community, bothliving and departed. The celebration acknowledges that we still have a relationshipwith our ancestors and loved ones that have passed away.
The Altars in Garfield Park
26th and Harrison
7:00 pm
Bring flowers, candles and mementos of loved ones of all ages.
This is an unique and transformative community event and the entire community is grateful for your collaboration, creativity, and willingness to help us maintain one of the best celebrations in San Francisco. This is an alcohol free event.
The Procession
22nd and Bryant
7:00 pm
Bring flowers, candles and mementos of loved ones of all ages.
Altar Builders
We invite you to join us in building a main community altar or build your own personal altar on November 2nd.
We encourage traditional, contemporary and experimental altars that address grief and loss on a social, spiritual and personal level. We love to support altar’s that create community participation and are engaging.
Contact us if you’d like to participate in a group altar or build an individual altar, email us at DODaltars@Gmail.com.
