DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

“In Mexico we decorate graveyards, in Sherman Heights we decorate the neighborhood.” 

The Día de los Muertos celebration at the Sherman Heights Community Center is a month-long community festivity that preserves the Day of the Dead tradition, itself an millennial practice. This celebration began in 1994, when Sr. Sandoval, a local resident approached the Center requesting a space to create an altar in honor of his loved ones during Día de los Muertos. Over the years the festivity has grown to include onsite community altars, front-yard altars throughout the neighborhood, craft workshops, online tutorials and videos, an activity guide, student tours and food tastings, a festival, a procession and two fundraising events. The tradition is a joyous occasion when the memory of our ancestors and the continuity of life is celebrated. Festivities run from early Oct- Nov. 2nd and are open to the public.

 The Sherman Heights Community Center would like to thank all our community members, the Día de los Muertos committee, all of our volunteers and sponsors for their support of the '26th Annual Día de los Muertos' celebration. De todo corazón, muchas gracias.