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Dia de los Muertos Procession (Mission)
San Francisco, CA · Arts & Culture
- When
- November 2, 2026
- Where
- 24th St to Mission St, the Mission District · San Francisco · CA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A community procession of Aztec dancers, altars, and lowriders moves down 24th Street to Mission Street each November 2nd, organized by El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural de la Mision. It has run for more than 40 years as the Mission's own Day of the Dead tradition, distinct from the neighborhood's ticketed gallery shows.
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A community procession of Aztec dancers, altars, and lowriders moves down 24th Street to Mission Street each November 2nd, organized by El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural de la Mision.
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