Come Join Us at San Rafael’s
Day of the Dead Celebration 2018
November 3, 3PM – 9PM | Pickleweed Park, San Rafael CA
Remarkably, Day of the Dead — Dia de los Muertos San Rafael will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Albert J. Boro Community Center from 3:00pm to 9:00pm.
We hope you will join us in sharing this tradition.
About Day of the Dead
For 30 years the traditions of Dia de los Muertos – Day of the Dead have been honored and celebrated by community members of San Rafael, Marin County and beyond. The Mission of the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos celebration is to reunite the diverse communities of San Rafael with the purpose of sharing a grateful acknowledgment of the continuing ebb and flow of existence.
Dear Community Member,
We are excited to invite you to participate in the San Rafael Canal Community’s 30th annual Dia de los Muertos celebration, known in English as the Day of the Dead.
The Day of the Dead celebration comes from the ancient wisdom of the indigenous people of Mezzo and South America that through the years has been open to many spiritual influences of this ever developing world and changing universe we live in. The multicultural community of the Canal Neighborhood hosts the celebration and welcomes residents and visitors to the City of San Rafael to share in a grateful acknowledgement of the continuing ebb and flow of existence in ways we do not understand.
Our community oriented celebration is a fulfilling, fun, family event with the beat and rhythm of Mexican and South American music; the procession, drumming, dancing of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mexican and Guatemalan dancers in traditional dress; face painting, crafts and art workshops for children; ethnic foods; and at the heart of the event, the altars, which are personal memorials of the life, times, values, contributions, and human spirit that remain with us in our hearts, minds, and connected energies.
To honor the diversity of the Canal Area, our celebrations have included altars from other cultures and individuals or agencies who although not Latino, want to be included. We welcome everybody.
The 2018 celebration will take place on Saturday, November 3 at the Albert J. Boro Community Center in Pickleweed Park. We are again planning the very popular and beautiful procession through the streets of the Canal, plus music and dancing, ethnic food, art displays, altar viewing, and much more.
Thousands of people attend this event which provides a very powerful and meaningful opportunity to celebrate life and honor a beautiful and spiritual tradition.
We invite you to help us celebrate in creating an altar. An application form and guidelines have been included under the Altars menu item.
Other ways you may be interested in participating:
Volunteer at the event
Have your group be in the procession!
Attend! Spread the word. Request posters and flyers.
Call the Canal Welcome Center (415) 526-2486 for more information or if you are interested in creating an altar contact the Albert J. Boro Community Center at (415) 485-3077.
Day of the Dead San Rafael Schedule
November 3, 2018 | 3PM – 9PM
9:00 am
Check-In Altar Building starts
Volunteers come work on their Altars and volunteers come to help set upset up tables for children’s activities.
2:00PM
Welcome & Signage Crew
Final prep, and placement of signage before we welcome guests.
3:00PM – 6:00PM
Activities
Art Workshops, Face Painting, Traditional Foods, Altar Displays, Music Performances
3:00 Pm
Rafael Steel Pan
Main Lobby
4:00 PM
ELM
Gymnasium
5:00 PM
Mariachi Femenil
Gymnasium
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Community Procession
Community Center, Canal St., Larkspur St, Kerner Blvd
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Cultural Performances
Gymnasium
8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Community Dance
Cyr Miller Room
Entertainment & Speakers
Meet our talented entertainers and speakers
Mayan Dancer
Traditional
Sugar Skull Decorating
Come decorate with our local artists
Face Painting
Get in the spirit
Aztec Dancers
Traditional Ceremony
Mariachi Femenil Orgullo Mexicano
Traditional Mariachi
Want to volunteer? Contact Us Below
Young Dancers
Traditional Steps
Traditional Instruments
Cultural Music
Become a sponsor Contact Us Below
Where It’s At
Al Boro Community Center
and Pickleweed Park
50 Canal St.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Al Boro Community Center
Bring family and friends,
This Event is Free!
Each Altar is unique, festive and traditional performances, a procession through the Canal, appropriate Dia de los Muertos face painting
Stay in Touch
Other ways you may be interested in participating:
* Volunteer at the event
* Have your group be in the procession!
* Attend! Spread the word.
* Request posters and flyers.
* Become a sponsor
Drop us a note.
San Rafael Day of the Dead - Dia de los Muertos
A BIG THANK YOU to our Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for making this event FREE to attend
