Dia de los Muertos observances
The gist
US cities are holding Día de los Muertos events from Oct 31 to Nov 7, including Houston's parade.
The holiday has grown into a widely recognized tradition in the US.
How it unfolded
- Oct 31, 2026SLO Ranch in San Luis Obispo hosts a Día de los Muertos celebration Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with live music, crafts, trick-or-treating and painting on Saturday and a face painting station and screening of Coco on Sunday.
- Nov 1, 2026Avenal holds a Día de Muertos celebration 5-8 p.m. on downtown Kings Street with a blessing at 6 p.m.; Selma's Pioneer Village hosts its 5th Annual celebration 11 a.m.-5 p.m. with folklórico groups, more than 40 food and craft vendors, community altars and a Catrina Contest; the Palm Theater screens Coco at 7 p.m.
- Nov 2, 2026The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center holds the 30th edition of its free "La Vida De Los Muertos" event, 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Plaza Guadalupe in San Antonio, with a dance and music program and a community altar. Hornitos holds a procession at 5 p.m. toward St. Catherine's Catholic Church and the cemetery beyond, and Cal Poly's La CASA hosts its celebration in the UU Plaza.