Date: 10/25/2015
Time: 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM

4050 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, CA 92057

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Event Description: The Old Mission San Luis Rey presents the Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Sunday, October 25, 2015 from 10am – 5pm. This is the seventh year that the “King of the Missions” will host and present this sacred Mexican celebration and the 15th year it has been hosted in Oceanside. Dia de los Muertos has been celebrated for thousands of years by Mexican and Indigenous people to honor and remember relatives and loved ones who have passed away through the four elements of earth, wind, fire and water. Celebrations at this historic location include gathering at the cemetery to clean and decorate graves of loved ones. The public is invited to create mini tributes to relatives with a chalk cemetery and marigolds. Traditional altars, or ofrendas, built by families from marigolds supplied by Mellano & Company, surround the Mission and are decorated with sugar skulls and favorite foods and drinks. Included with traditional altars, the Por Siempre Car Club will have altars erected in the trunks of their cars. Over 90 vendors will have themed arts, crafts, jewelry, and wares celebrating Dia de los Muertos. Delicious food vendors will have everything from pupusas, tacos, ice cream and Pan de Muertos available for purchase. Live entertainment throughout the day includes music and dances native to the Oaxaca and Michoacán cultures located on the main stage and within the Mission courtyards. Attendees are encouraged to dress up and paint their faces in the spirit of Dia de los Muertos as they enjoy this festive cultural event. The event is free and open to the public. Over twenty-five-thousand attendees will enjoy the largest festival of its kind in San Diego County. Onsite parking is $5 per vehicle. Free shuttle buses will be provided by the Mission with a stop at El Camino High School on Rancho del Oro.


Directions:
Mission San Luis Rey - 4050 Mission Avenue, Oceanside, CA 92057, USA

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