Lorena Moreno and 2-year-old Kacey Allen dance to the music of Grupo Nuevo Elemento as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Multiple tables hold memorial tributes of loved ones who passed on as San Clemente hosts the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Flopsy, a 4-year-old Goldendoodle, has his photo taken next to a giant skeleton as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Multiple tables hold memorial tributes of loved ones who passed on as San Clemente hosts the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Ada Lopez, 9, smiles as she dances to the music as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Multiple tables hold memorial tributes of loved ones who passed on as San Clemente hosts the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Viva Cristo Rey entertains the audience as they dance on stage while San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Carol Hurtado, Lucas Perez, 13, Karina Oliva and Samantha Hurtado look through artwork remembering those who passed on, including “Grandma Hadie”, Michael Curtis Darr and “Cousin Kelptyn” (2011-2015), as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Alexa Zambrano, 9, of San Juan Capistrano helps her dad, Paco Zambrano, judge the artwork as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Artwork made out of recycled material, such as this “Gizzard” made by Audrey M., Lexi P. & Jack M. as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. In the background, Paco Zambrano and his 9-year-old daughter, Alexa Zambrano, help judge the contest entries. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Two-year-old Penelope Morales looks over at a giant skeleton while her grandmother, Petra Alejandro of Lake Forest, walks her through the art contest garden as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
People gather at Max Berg Plaza Park in San Clemente to watch kids dance during the the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Jessica Garcia of San Juan Capistrano puts the finishing touches on an altar and contest entry honoring her dad, John Brady G., who passed away in 2002, that her 13-year-old son, Brady, created for his grandfather as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
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Lorena Moreno and 2-year-old Kacey Allen dance to the music of Grupo Nuevo Elemento as San Clemente host the 3rd Annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, Nov. 1, 2025, at the Max Berg Plaza Park. (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
Many Orange County residents paused this weekend to remember loved ones and ancestors for Dia de los Muertos.
Day of the Dead celebrations are traditionally held on Nov. 1 and 2, and several cities, organizations and cultural centers hosted events to gather their communities. Large celebrations were held in downtown Santa Ana and Fullerton on Saturday, Dana Point hosted an afternoon of mariachi and folklorico dancers on Saturday, and on Sunday, Bowers Museum had a free event.
The city of San Clemente hosted its third annual Día de los Muertos celebration this weekend at Max Berg Plaza Park, where residents added to community ofrendas, or alters, honoring those who have died, and there were performances, art displays and more throughout the afternoon.
