Event · Outdoors

Coachella Valley Days of Los Muertos at Sunnylands

When

Wed, Nov 4 · 8:30 AM–4:00 PMWed-Sun 8:30 am-4 pm; Friday Nov 6 open until 9 pm for evening programming

Where

Sunnylands Center & Gardens37977 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Audience: Family Friendly

Cost

Free parking and admission. Reservations not required.

Organizer

Sunnylands Center & Gardens

Upcoming dates: Wed, Nov 4 · Thu, Nov 5 · Fri, Nov 6 · Sat, Nov 7 · Sun, Nov 8

Sunnylands and community partners celebrate Dia de los Muertos in the gardens November 4-8, 2026. Wednesday-Sunday from 8:30 am to 4 pm the gardens are decorated with papel picado, nichos (shadow boxes) and ofrendas, with take-home arts and crafts attached to display boards throughout the gardens, and a community altar by Raices Cultura where families can leave framed photos of relatives (drop-off Nov 1-8). Special days: Friday, Nov 6 the Center & Gardens stay open until 9 pm with a Spanish-language bird walk 8:45-9:45 am, a drop-in candle-pinata craft 9 am-2 pm at the West Gardens Performance Circle, lighted ofrendas 5:30-9 pm and a screening of Pixar's 'Coco' (PG) at 6:30 pm in the West Gardens; Saturday, Nov 7 a free seed-mosaic art workshop 12-1:30 pm (registration required); Sunday, Nov 8 Art Flying Aerial performs 15-minute aerial pieces every hour 10 am-3 pm. Free parking and admission; reservations not required.