"From its origins more than a decade ago as a tiny gathering hosted by a community resource center, the Tenderloin's Day of the Dead now spans three city blocks of Golden Gate Avenue between Jones and Larkin streets, with one block dedicated to kids' activities, another to a night market and a lucha libre ring, and a third for musical and cultural acts."
"It's held on Saturday, so as not to conflict with the Mission's bigger, and more well-known celebration on Sunday. (In Mexico, the celebration often spans both days). Salazar said there has been an increasing appetite for the neighborhood's own take on the Day of the Dead. In recent years, the Tenderloin's Día de los Muertos was held at Boedekker Park, La Cocina's now-closed indoor marketplace, and Dodge Alley, before expanding onto the single-block Golden Gate Greenway last year. This year, it has tripled in size."
The Tenderloin neighborhood hosts an expanding Día de los Muertos block party concentrated on Golden Gate Avenue between Jones and Larkin. The event began more than a decade ago as a small community resource center gathering and now covers three blocks with zones for children's activities, a night market paired with a lucha libre ring, and musical and cultural performances. The Tenderloin Community Benefit District has organized the event for five years and aims to attract visitors beyond the neighborhood. The Saturday scheduling avoids conflict with the Mission's larger Sunday celebration. Programming includes seven bands, hourly lucha libre matches, and a community altar for nichos.
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