Dia de los Muertos 5K & Festival

Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum hosts the area’s only cemetery-based Dia de los Muertos festival!

Walk/Run

The day kicks off with a 5K run or a 2-mile walk through the cemetery. Free Dia de los Muertos festival t-shirt with all registrations. Register now

Festival

Grab lunch at a food truck and enjoy:

• Traditional music featuring Mariachis and a DJ
• Local dance groups
• Vendors at the festival mercado
• Traditional decorations including cempazuchi, papel picado and hand-made catrinas
• Ofrendas (offerings to the dead) in the chapel, made by local schools and community groups
• Paseo de las Almas procession led by a local priest - anyone who would like to honor a loved one is welcome to join
• Activities including face painting and decorating sugar skulls
• Non-profit community resources

*The 5K fee supports the walk/run experience, and the rest benefits Forest Home Historic Preservation Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to preserve the historic stuctures and arboretum and share the history of the cemetery through educational programs and public outreach.

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