Sat, Nov 7
Self Help Graphics Día de los Muertos 2026 — East Los Angeles
For over fifty years, Self Help Graphics has been the place where East LA remembers out loud. Not quietly, not politely, not behind glass — out loud, on the street, in color, with printmaking ink still drying on the posters and the smell of pan de muerto mixing with screen-print solvent in the November air.
This is the longest-running public Día de los Muertos commemoration in the country, and it has never been a curated museum event. It is a neighborhood tradition that professional artists and first-time altar builders share without any sense that one of those is more legitimate than the other. The 2026 celebration runs November 7 and 8 at the East LA Civic Center Park, and the season begins weeks earlier with workshops, exhibitions, and the annual Noche de Ofrenda — an evening altar ceremony that is one of the most quietly devastating community rituals in Los Angeles.
Expect altars built by families and by collectives. Expect Aztec ceremonial dance. Expect a mercado of local artisans who have been setting up at this same event since before you were born. Expect to feel something you did not plan to feel on a Saturday in November.
November 7-8, 2026 at East LA Civic Center Park, 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022. Free admission. selfhelpgraphics.com for full season schedule.
For over fifty years, Self Help Graphics has been the place where East LA remembers out loud. Not quietly, not politely, not behind glass — out loud, on the street, in color, with printmaking ink still drying on the posters and the smell of pan de muerto mixing with screen-print solvent in the November air.
This is the longest-running public Día de los Muertos commemoration in the country, and it has never been a curated museum event. It is a neighborhood tradition that professional artists and first-time altar builders share without any sense that one of those is more legitimate than the other. The 2026 celebration runs November 7 and 8 at the East LA Civic Center Park, and the season begins weeks earlier with workshops, exhibitions, and the annual Noche de Ofrenda — an evening altar ceremony that is one of the most quietly devastating community rituals in Los Angeles.
Expect altars built by families and by collectives. Expect Aztec ceremonial dance. Expect a mercado of local artisans who have been setting up at this same event since before you were born. Expect to feel something you did not plan to feel on a Saturday in November.
November 7-8, 2026 at East LA Civic Center Park, 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022. Free admission. selfhelpgraphics.com for full season schedule.
This is the longest-running public Día de los Muertos commemoration in the country, and it has never been a curated museum event. It is a neighborhood tradition that professional artists and first-time altar builders share without any sense that one of those is more legitimate than the other. The 2026 celebration runs November 7 and 8 at the East LA Civic Center Park, and the season begins weeks earlier with workshops, exhibitions, and the annual Noche de Ofrenda — an evening altar ceremony that is one of the most quietly devastating community rituals in Los Angeles.
Expect altars built by families and by collectives. Expect Aztec ceremonial dance. Expect a mercado of local artisans who have been setting up at this same event since before you were born. Expect to feel something you did not plan to feel on a Saturday in November.
November 7-8, 2026 at East LA Civic Center Park, 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022. Free admission. selfhelpgraphics.com for full season schedule.
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For over fifty years, Self Help Graphics has been the place where East LA remembers out loud. Not quietly, not politely, not behind glass — out loud, on the street, in color, with printmaking ink still drying on the posters and the smell of pan de muerto mixing with screen-print solvent in the November air.
This is the longest-running public Día de los Muertos commemoration in the country, and it has never been a curated museum event. It is a neighborhood tradition that professional artists and first-time altar builders share without any sense that one of those is more legitimate than the other. The 2026 celebration runs November 7 and 8 at the East LA Civic Center Park, and the season begins weeks earlier with workshops, exhibitions, and the annual Noche de Ofrenda — an evening altar ceremony that is one of the most quietly devastating community rituals in Los Angeles.
Expect altars built by families and by collectives. Expect Aztec ceremonial dance. Expect a mercado of local artisans who have been setting up at this same event since before you were born. Expect to feel something you did not plan to feel on a Saturday in November.
November 7-8, 2026 at East LA Civic Center Park, 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022. Free admission. selfhelpgraphics.com for full season schedule.
This is the longest-running public Día de los Muertos commemoration in the country, and it has never been a curated museum event. It is a neighborhood tradition that professional artists and first-time altar builders share without any sense that one of those is more legitimate than the other. The 2026 celebration runs November 7 and 8 at the East LA Civic Center Park, and the season begins weeks earlier with workshops, exhibitions, and the annual Noche de Ofrenda — an evening altar ceremony that is one of the most quietly devastating community rituals in Los Angeles.
Expect altars built by families and by collectives. Expect Aztec ceremonial dance. Expect a mercado of local artisans who have been setting up at this same event since before you were born. Expect to feel something you did not plan to feel on a Saturday in November.
November 7-8, 2026 at East LA Civic Center Park, 4801 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90022. Free admission. selfhelpgraphics.com for full season schedule.
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