DIA de los Muertos

9th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 10am to 4pm

Mission San Luis Rey invites you to join the fun on Sunday, November 1, 2009 to celebrate Dia de los Meurtos in Oceanside, the largest festival of its kind in San Diego County. The Mission will fulfill the need for a new venue area for this year’s festival. With a flower-filled retail mercado using over 30,000 marigolds that are grown especially for the celebration by Mellano & Company. Marigolds are used to create Ofrendas, altars honoring loved ones, at the heart of the festival. These authentic Ofrendas will be created by artists, students, Oaxacan and Michoacan families as memorials.
Guest will enjoy music, dancing, a variety of scrumptious food, a retail mercado, and a parade authentic for this event. Oceanside’s Dia de los Muertos is an interactive festival where patrons of all ages are invited to create their very own ofrendas at the Chalk Cemetery with candles, flowers, and chalk. This heartwarming area stretches an entire block by the end of the day.
While you tap your foot to the music played at the stage and Heritage Lawn, don’t forget to bring your family and enjoy a hands-on craft area, street entertainers and an opportunity to learn more about the history of this uplifting event. For more information, call (760) 757-3651 ext 164 or visit www.sanluisrey.org or http://mslrdiadelosmuertos.com .