Día De Los Muertos Festival at Mission San Luis Rey

The Mission San Luis Rey will hold its 17th Annual Día De Los Muertos Festival which includes live entertainment, traditional dancing, a chalk cemetery, arts and crafts for kids, catrinas, delicious authentic Mexican food, the Por Siempre Car Club (with trunk altars) and much more. Mission San Luis Rey is a historic California Mission with expansive beautiful grounds. The Mission San Luis Rey Day of The Dead festival takes place on Sunday, October 29th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Admission is free. Parking is $5-$10 per vehicle.

Día De Los Muertos, also known as “Day of the Dead” is a celebration with roots deep in Mexican heritage where participants joyously remember a loved one who has died. Traditions surrounding this annual Mexican celebration include erecting personal altars (or “ofrendas”) in remembrance of the dead, marigolds, catrinas, sugar skulls, and much more. While it is often mistaken as a tandem holiday to Halloween, it is a completely separate holiday. The traditional full celebration happens over three days.