Día de los Muertos Celebration Planned For This North Bay City

NOVATO, CA — The City of Novato is celebrating Día de los Muertos with an event the entire community is invited to attend.

From 3:30-6:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, locals can come celebrate and honor loved ones who are no longer here at the Día de los Muertos event at the Novato Civic Green, located at 901 Sherman Ave.

Locals are invited to contribute to the community ofrenda, or alter, festival crafts, food and music.

Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday on November 1 and 2 that celebrates the lives of deceased loved ones by honoring their memory and welcoming their spirits back to the world of the living. Families build altars, or ofrendas, with offerings like favorite foods, drinks, and marigolds, and visit cemeteries to clean gravesites and share stories. The holiday is a vibrant and colorful celebration of life, blending ancient Aztec rituals with Catholicism, to remember that death is an integral part of life and that connections with ancestors continue.

All ages are welcome.

The City plans to announce more details soon.

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday observed on November 1 and 2. It is a vibrant and colorful celebration that honors deceased loved ones, welcoming their spirits back to the world of the living. This holiday blends ancient Aztec rituals with Catholicism, emphasizing that death is an integral part of life and that ancestral connections endure.

Families celebrate by building altars, known as ofrendas, adorned with offerings such as favorite foods, drinks, and marigolds. They also visit cemeteries to clean gravesites and share stories, all to honor the memory of those who have passed.