Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican celebration of life by honoring the dead, and residents from all over the county are invited to partake in the custom at Redwood City’s Courthouse Square Nov. 2.

Casa Círculo Cultural, in partnership with the San Mateo County History Museum, is bringing the celebration to Redwood City for the 15th year. This year’s theme is inspired by Tonantzintla — a cultural vision that blends indigenous and ancestral traditions to honor life and death.

Guests can visit Courthouse Square, which will be covered in colorful sugar skulls, marigolds and dozens of family altars telling the stories of those who have passed. Community-made altars, or ofrendas, will also be on display for an exhibition inside the San Mateo County History Museum until Nov. 8

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