MainStreet Oceanside invites you to join the fun in Downtown Oceanside on Sunday, November 2, 2008, to celebrate Dia de los Meurtos. The streets and Civic Center will be transformed into a flower-filled plaza and retail mercado using over 30,000 marigolds that are grown especially for the celebration by Mellano & Company. Marigolds are used to create Ofrendas, altars honoring loved ones, at the heart of the festival. These authentic Ofrendas will be created by artists, students, Oaxacan and Michoacan families as memorials.

Guest will enjoy music, dancing, a variety of scrumptious food, a retail mercado, and a parade authentic for this event. Oceanside’s Dia de los Muertos is an interactive festival where patrons of all ages are invited to create their very own Ofrendas at the Chalk Cemetery with candles, flowers, and chalk. This heartwarming area stretches an entire block by the end of the day.