Our Día de los Muertos Celebration is this Saturday, November 2 in East LA, rain or shine… are you ready to honor the ancestors with us?!

Self Help Graphics is proud to present our 51st Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration in Partnership with the Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 3:00 PM-8:00 PM at LA County Civic Center Park, located at the East LA Civic Center at 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022 (on the same campus of the East LA County Library). This family-friendly event is FREE to the public and open to ALL AGES. Learn more here.

We encourage you to dress in your favorite Día de los Muertos fashion and enjoy a fun-filled day with altars, live performances + shop at our artisan “Muertos Market”, enjoy delicious food prepared by our vendors, and much more! Learn more at www.selfhelpgraphics.com/diadelosmuertos. Get your FREE TIX at selfhelpgraphics.eventbrite.com.

Organized by Mujeres de Maiz, this year's procession will be mobile on the Metro L Line, from Mariachi Plaza to East LA Civic Center, where we'll move collectively to arrive to our Celebration destination! Meet-up at 2:00 PM and join us on the Metro L-Line at 2:30 PM, as we ride to the East LA Civic Center station, where we’ll move together into Civic Center Park to commence the Celebration. Procession participants are encouraged to dress in their favorite Día de los Muertos fashion!

The procession will feature a danza blessing by Danza Chicomecoatl and local artists along the train route, sharing poetry, music and palabra! Poets include Jessa Calderon, Matt Sedillo, Zoe Blaq, members of Teatro Las Ramonas and Garfield High School’s Mariachi!

Tip: SHG will provide up to 150 Metro TAP cards for procession participants, while supplies last (please note that all riders must use TAP cards to ride the Metro).

Bring the good vibes and your dancing shoes as we bring you the sights and sounds of East Los around the park lake! Hosted by Grammy Award Winning Musican and Scholar, Martha Gonzalez, the Celebration will kick-off at 3:00 PM with live entertainment into the evening.

Our Celebration will include a traditional Danza blessing by Danza Ketzalitztli and live performances by Jessa Calderon featuring Maya Jupiter, Sugarskulls (Tribute to Eddie Ayala), Danza Divina de Los Angeles, La Familia Gutierrez and Los Cumbia Dragons!

Come hungry, eat local! Enjoy delicious food prepared by by local street food vendors, uplifting the sabores of our community, from their kitchens to our bellies.

In addition to supporting our local street food vendors, our event highlights more than 40 local artists and artisans as part of our Muertos Market. Purchase special gifts in anticipation of the upcoming holiday season or treat yourself to that special artwork, t-shirt, candle, jewelry and more, made con amor.

Shop SHG prints and merch, plus local makers such as Los Comex, Casitadepina, Accessories by Gabby, The Zombie Movement, Por la Mano Press, Passenger Buttons, In The Making, Mis Nopales, Artesanias Oropeza, La Casa De Frida Los Angeles, Gladis Alejandre-ART, Ninoska Arte, Liliflor Art, Earthy Corazon, NRepujado, Xti’ Artisan, Children of Venus, Art de Karla, ARTEMISA FEMMES, Ex-voto design, Rosie Girl Art, Javier Orozco, The Body Electric, Marianey Crafts, Eternal Sunshine, Mextica, Fashion Corner LA, Stevie Dee Pottery, Eastside Press, Amores Naturales, The LA Garden, THE ART OF RONNY, Araceli Silva Jewelry, PINCHESTEES, Kalalily Jewelry, Crafty By Mary, Fiesta Mexicana, Papalotl Monarca and more!

This year’s community altar by Denise Esparza is on view at the East Los Angeles County Library at Civic Center Park– check it out during our Celebration! Remembering those who have passed, celebrating their lives, sharing their stories, and keeping their memory alive for generations to come—never to be forgotten—is her inspiration for continuing this family legacy of altar-making.

Denise represents six generations of altar makers of Purepecha roots, hailing from Guanajuato, Mexico. Her work as an altarista and handcrafter was heavily influenced by her mother, Mastar Altar Maker Ofelia Esparza, who is globally recognized for her Day of the Dead ofrendas, and by her grandmother, Lupe Aviles Salazar. She continues in these traditions with her four children and five grandchildren.

Self Help Graphics had the distinct honor or welcoming Chicana Curator, Author and Visual Artist, Amalia Mesa-Bains, into the studio to create our 51st Annual Día de los Muertos Commemorative Print, Antepasados y Memoria, 2024, available for collection on our website. Antepasados y Memoria, 2024 is a Serigraph, Ediion of 55, 30 x 44 in.

Tip: View Antepasados y Memoria, 2024 now at Tonalli Studio, as part of their Día de los Muertos exhibition, Vida Magica Portals of Creation. Tonalli is located at 4539 E Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90022 in East LA.

• Location: Rain or shine, our family-friendly event will take places at Los Angeles County Civic Center Park located at 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022.

• Arrive and Park: Take the Metro L-Line to Civic Center, carpool, or park on-site at the Civic Center parking (space is limited)!

• Sorry, No Pets: Only service animals will be allowed on a leash. While we love ‘fur babies’, we ask that you leave your pets at home.

• No alcohol or smoking allowed: Self Help Graphics is a dry event and is a non-smoking and vaping environment.

Our 51st Annual Día de los Muertos season and Celebration is made possible with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Office of LA County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Internal Services Department, Eastmont Community Center, and In the Making.