Downtown Comes to Life for Day of the Dead Free Family Day

Hundreds flocked to downtown Santa Barbara to join the second annual Day of the Dead Calenda hosted by Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) on Sunday, October 20. People danced their way up to the MCASB terrace to traditional music from Oaxaca and Guerrero and participated in the Día de Muertos Free Family Day activities, including altars to the dead created by local students and volunteers.

This was the 35th year of SBMA featuring Day of the Dead altars created by the community, and this year’s event included authentic Oaxacan performances, food, art vendors, and a dance party by the group Los Hijos de San Juan Mixtepec.