From left to right Angel Gonzalez, 13, from San Jose, with his parents Andrea and Alfredo, walk down International Boulevard during the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
The 27th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival, honoring Day of the Dead traditions, was held along International Boulevard in the Fruitvale neighborhood. The celebration featured traditional dancers, artwork, live music, altar exhibits and more.
The free festival attracted people from throughout the Bay Area with the website claiming over 100,000 people have attended in past years.
Dia de los Muertos — also known as Day of the Dead — is a Latin American celebration of one’s deceased ancestors or loved ones. Altars are built in tribute to the departed, often decorated with photos, gifts, flowers, food and drink.
Click here if you’re unable to view the photos on your mobile device.
Caesar Calvo, from Oakland, holds his son Caeser Jr., 3, as they watch a performance at the main stage at the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Members of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl perform for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Dancers, from different dance groups, perform together at East 12th Street for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Dancers, from different dance groups, perform together at East 12th Street for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Drummers perform at East 12th Street during the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) People wander along International Boulevard during the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Dancers, from different dance groups, perform together at East 12th Street for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Festival goers watch a band perform during the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Members of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl perform for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Members of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl perform for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Audience members watch members of Ballet Folklorico Netzahualcoyotl perform for the Dia de los Muertos Festival in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.
Join the Conversation
We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.