Martinez Day of the Dead

Main Street Plaza Main Street and Estudillo Street, Martinez, CA, United States

Celebrating the Mexican tradition of honoring the ancestors. Bring photos, flowers and mementos of loved ones to place on altars. Dress in traditional Dia de los Muertos skeleton motif. Traditional skull face painting. All ages welcome.

Diwali – The Festival of Lights

Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center 820 Bel Marin Keys Boulevard, Novato, CA, United States

Please join us in an evening of meditation, music, Indian dance, video images, a candle lighting ceremony, an inspirational talk, and a vegetarian dinner following the program.

Middle East Children’s Fundraiser

Cloud Nine 1320 9th Street, Berkeley, CA, United States

Please join us for an evening of live Arabic music, special guest dancers, World Music by DJ Raffy, henna artists, tarot readers, and more.

Eitetsu Hayashi and Eitetsu Fu-Un no Kai Ensemble

McKenna Theatre, San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Eitetsu Hayashi and Eitetsu Fu-Un no Kai Ensemble - Art of Wadaiko: The Heartbeat of Japan.

Dia de los Muertos San Francisco

Parade starts at 22nd Street and Bryant Street 22nd Street and Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated in the Mission district since the early 70s with art, music, performances and a walking procession, which help us contemplate our existence and mortality - a moment to remember deceased friends and family, and our connections beyond our immediate concerns.

Dia de los Muertos Community Ofrenda

Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Annual Community Ofrenda in the Museum Atrium. Each year community members are asked to remember and honor loved ones who have passed on by bringing a photograph, memento or special object to place on the altar.

Fruitvale Dia de los Muertos

Fruitvale Village along East 12th Street between 33rd Avenue and 37th Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Join us as we celebrate our 19th year of Día de los Muertos, put on each year by The Unity Council in partnership with our many fantastic sponsors.

Dia de los Muertos Berkeley

1400 block of Shattuck Avenue 1400 block of Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, United States

Celebrate and remember those who have passed on at a time of year when the veil between the living and dead is thought to be at its most diaphanous.

Dia de los Muertos Community Ofrenda

Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Annual Community Ofrenda in the Museum Atrium. Each year community members are asked to remember and honor loved ones who have passed on by bringing a photograph, memento or special object to place on the altar.

Dia de los Muertos Community Ofrenda

Museum of Art and History 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History’s Annual Community Ofrenda in the Museum Atrium. Each year community members are asked to remember and honor loved ones who have passed on by bringing a photograph, memento or special object to place on the altar.