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San Francisco: Day of the Dead


  • Potrero Del Sol Park 2827 Cesar Chavez Street San Francisco, CA, 94110 United States (map)

Festival of Altars

The Festival of Altars was designed in San Francisco by a Mexican immigrant woman and a group of marginalized creators back in 1992. We formed a multicultural and multidisciplinary organization that welcomes people of all races, genders, abilities, and sexual orientations to reflect possible change. Many early Mesoamerican traditions are misogynistic and hierarchical. We reclaim these ceremonies with a feminist, earth-based, sustainable lens. All are welcome to participate.

Installation begins @ 8am | High Noon ceremony begins @ 12pm |Entertainment begins @ 5 - 9pm

With the festival of alters we honor our ancestors and uphold the values of balancing the elements of our planet. We create opportunities for the Latinx community and other resilient, historically marginalized groups by paying indigenous practitioners, artists, poets, musicians, and dancers to participate in our free events and educational programs.

Earlier Event: November 1
Sonoma: Dia de Muertos at the Center
Later Event: November 2
San Francisco: Día de Muertos