Día de los Muertos Ceremonia – Sunday, November 2 at UC Santa Cruz
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Hello comunidad,
Join El Centro and the Quarry Amphitheater for our annual Día de los Muertos Ceremonia, a space to collectively honor and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Join us for a night of danza, prayer, food, art and music, and community. This cultural and family event is FREE and OPEN TO ALL!
Día de los Muertos CeremoniaSunday, November 2, 2025 | 5:30–7:30pm (doors open at 4:00pm)
Día de los Muertos at UC Santa Cruz is a collective effort involving both on-campus and off-campus partners, including El Centro, the Quarry Amphitheater, the College Nine and John R. Lewis College Co-Curricular Programs Office (“The CoCo”), along with numerous student organizations and student leaders. This year our ceremonia is co-sponsored by the Lionel Cantu Queer Center, Cowell College, Stevenson Colleges, Educational Opportunity Programs, Improving Dreams, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS), Student Alliance of Native American & Indigenous Peoples (SANAI), South American Student Association (SASA), Hermanas Unidas, Central Americans for Empowerment (CAFE), Estudiantes Oaxaqueños de Ahora (EODA), and Kappa Zeta.
Community Altar: We will be having a community altar, we encourage you to bring an ofrenda to add to the altar (pictures, food items, your loved ones’ favorite items, etc). Please don’t forget to pick up your items from the altar at the end of the event.
Parking & Check-In:
Please allow sufficient time to arrive at the Quarry Amphitheater. Follow the directional signs from the base of campus to the parking lots. Free parking available at Hahn Lot 101. Overflow parking available at East Remote Lot after Lot 101 fills. ADA parking available at Lot 102 (with ADA placard).
For questions or accessibility accommodations, please email elce...@ucsc.edu.
We look forward to being in community with you.
El Centro
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