# Community Day: Día de los Muertos at San José Museum of Art

> Event for families in the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara area (CA). Times are Pacific Time.

- When: Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Where: San José Museum of Art, 110 South Market Street, San José, CA 95113
- Ages: Visitors of all ages
- Price: Free admission all day; sugar skull decorating free with a separate timed-entry ticket
- Organizer: San José Museum of Art
- Official page: https://sjmusart.org/
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

The San José Museum of Art opens free to everyone for a Día de los Muertos Community Day of hands-on art and performances. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., kids can decorate a calavera de azúcar (sugar skull) with bright frosting on the first floor (free, but a timed ticket picked up at the museum is required), make and wear paper cempasúchil marigolds, and design a tiny luchador mask for a thumb-wrestling match on the second floor. Performances include Kaisahan San Jose (noon–12:30), Pro Wrestling Revolution (12:30–3:30) and roaming Calacas dancers (1:30–4). Galleries stay open until 6 p.m. Registration is free and open to all ages; Open Space Authority is a partner.

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