Self Help Graphics & Art 53rd Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration

Boyle Heights–adjacent gallery and community center Self Help Graphics & Art has presented this Day of the Dead celebration for over half a century. And though its brick-and-mortar location is currently under renovation until 2027, SHG will still stage its annual tradition outside of the gallery as it prepares for its homecoming. The event will begin with a procession at Mariachi Plaza (1:45pm), where Danza Azteca Chicomecoatl will lead an animated procession to the nearby arts center, which will host a big outdoor block party with local food and craft vendors, altars, face painting, drop-in workshops and live entertainment—including sets by Los Lobos, La Santa Cecilia and Chulita Vinyl Club LA. Look out for some themed, family-friendly art workshops in the lead-up to the event, too, at the East L.A. County Library (Oct 24, 31: noon–3pm).