Saturday, November 2 • 3PM-8PM
at East LA Civic Center Park
Procession• 2pm meet uP METRO L-LINE
at mariachi plaza to civic center on train
AN ANNUAL TRADITION
free • all ages • ALTARS • SHOP MUERTOS MARKET • LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
SUPPORT FOOD VENDORS• L.A. COUNTY RESOURCE FAIR • ARTS & CRAFTS •FACE PAINTING
Self Help Graphics is proud to present our 51st Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration in partnership with the Office of Los Angeles County Board Supervisor Hilda L. Solis on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 3:00 PM-8:00 PM at LA County Civic Center Park. The park is 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).
You’re encouraged to dress in your favorite Día de los Muertos fashion! While we welcome your creative expression of Día de los Muertos, please remember that Day of the Dead is NOT Halloween. This is a time of reflection and a place where we can come together in community to honor our ancestors and remember our loved ones and the causes close to our hearts.
Our annual celebration, one of the nation’s longest standing Día de los Muertos public commemorations in the country, will feature: A danza blessing to honor our ancestors and welcome you to the celebration, community altars by local community members and organizations, live entertainment highlighting the sights and sounds of our cultura, Muertos Market with handmade art and goods by local artists and artisans, Self Help Graphics serigraph prints for sale, local street food vendors to nourish our community, face painting, art activities y más! This year, our community altar will be created by Altarista, Denise Esparza, and will be located inside the East LA County Library, located on the same campus as the park.
Our Annual Día de los Muertos season and celebration is a family-friendly affair. Always FREE and open to ALL AGES. Scroll down to learn more about our PROCESSION, WORKSHOPS y más!
GENERAL QUESTIONS & PRESS INQUIRIES
To inquire about becoming a season sponsor or questions regarding our 51st Annual Season workshops, celebration, Tonalli Studio Dia de los Muertos Gallery hours (where our Commemorative Print is featured), please email info@selfhelpgraphics.com.
For all SHG press requests, please contact VPE Communications: lorena@selfhelpgraphics.com.
procession meet-up at mariachi plaza • 2pm
ride metro to civic center park thereafter
OUR 2024 PROCESSION ORGANIZED BY MUJERES DE MAÍZ
featuring poets Jessa Calderon, Matt Sedillo, Zoe Blaq, Teatro Las Ramonas
and Garfield High School’s Mariachi
2024 Procession on the Metro L-Line
2PM Meet-up & 2:30pm start
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!
Participants are encouraged to dress festively and express yourself in your favorite Día de los Muertos fashion! The procession is open to ALL AGES.
The procession will feature local artists along the train route, sharing poetry, music and palabra! Poets include Jessa Calderon, Matt Sedillo, Zoe Blaq, Teatro Las Ramonas and Garfield High School’s Mariachi!
Note: 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).
SEASONAL COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOPS
AT EAST LA COUNTY LIBRARY
october 5, 12 & 26• 12PM-3PM
october 19 • 3pm-5pm
Register now on Eventbrite for our Dia de los Muertos season art workshops, where you can create beautiful crafts to honor your ancestors! Workshops will be held on Saturdays in October 2024, specifically on October 5, 12, & 26, from 12:00 PM.-3:00 PM and October 19, from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM at the East Los Angeles County Library.
Our free seasonal workshops feature exciting activities such as Papel Picado, crafting Paper Marigolds, Painting with Natural Dyes and decorating a Pre-made Calaca Magnet that participants can take home. Please note that the Painting with Natural Dyes workshops are only available on the 5th and 12th of October and the Pre-made Calaca Magnet workshops are only available on the 19th and the 26th of October.
The Dia de Los Muertos Community Art Workshops will be held at the East Los Angeles Library every Saturday of the month of October in the Community Room. The East Los Angeles County Library is located at 4837 E 3rd St Los Angeles, CA 90022, directly across from the Metro L Line East LA Civic Center Station; located at the intersection of 3rd Street and Mednik Avenue.
Registration links:
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Commemorative Print
This year Self Help Graphics had the distinct honor of working with Chicana Curator, Author and Visual Artist, Amalia Mesa-Bains, on the production of our 51st Annual Día de los Muertos Commemorative Print, Antepasados y Memoria, 2024, available for purchase on our website. Produced with Master Printer, Dewey Tafoya, Antepasados y Memoria, 2024 is a Serigraph, Ediion of 55, 30 x 44 in.
*Collectors who purchase Antepasados y Memoria, 2024 by October 21 may be eligible to pick up the print at our Día de los Muertos Celebration; otherwise collectors may request to schedule an in-person pick-up of the artwork, or have it shipped.
For questions regarding print sales, please contact Lulu Urdiales here.
VIEW OUR COLLECTION OF DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Commemorative PrintS ON OUR WEBSITE
CELEBRATE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AT HOME
TRY THESE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES
Thank you for another wonderful season of Día de los Muertos workshops, where we geathered in community to make papel picado, paper marigolds, paper maché sculptures, and ofrenda paper cutouts!
Check out this article and video for kids created by PBS SoCal, featuring ofrendas at Self Help Graphics, located inside of our gallery through November 23. You can also download Día de los Muertos coloring pages illustrated by Peter Tovar and ofrenda paper cutout illustrated by Cynthia Navarro on the PBS site or scroll down below to download these resources and celebrate together at home!
Embellish a photo of your beloved at Noche de Ofrenda for our community altar on November 2.
free day of the dead ACTIVITY BOOK
Download our free digital Día de los Muertos activity book. Stop by Self Help Graphics starting October 8, to pick up a physical copy of the booklet to bring the festivities home with you!
Build your own paper OFRENDA
Our “Mi Ofrenda” activity illustrated by Cynthia Navarro (shown), is a fun activity to teach your children about the significance of this holiday and special season. Download the ofrenda base and page with graphics, then print them out. Next color your images and cut out sections with scissors to assemble on your ofrenda!
VOLUNTEER
Ready to help? Volunteers are a crucial component to SHG's year-round programming, including Día de los Muertos season.
We have multiple opportunities for volunteers
to donate their time to the event.