Dates & times
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- 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival: Art, Ceremony and Marsh Planting
At 10:30 a.m., visitors face an early choice: join a cultural art-session window at Crissy Field Center or take part in Planting as Remembrance at Quartermaster Reach. The planting is a separate activity with advance registration; the festival’s cultural program continues through 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
A shared gathering, not a blended observance
The organizers present Día de los Muertos and Diwali as distinct cultural observances, brought together to honor South Asian and Latinx traditions and to offer a learning opportunity. The festival listing names arts and crafts, storytelling, cultural dance, song and fire ceremonies, as well as learning about social and environmental justice issues in both cultures.
Eventbrite’s agenda names face-painting, rangoli and ofrenda activities. Its timed program places Cultural Art Sessions in two windows, 10:30–11:30 a.m. and 12:30–1:30 p.m., with multiple time slots in each. The listing says some activities require additional registration but does not say which ones, so check the activity details before counting on a particular session.
Further reading: Dia de Los Muertos and Diwali Festival Tickets, Saturday, November 7 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite ↗ · Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Free Events in San Francisco | Presidio of San Francisco ↗
Choose a session—or follow the performances
The timetable offers more than one way to take part: visitors can choose a cultural art session, attend one of the two scheduled fire ceremonies, or build their visit around the performances. The early art window overlaps with the marsh planting, so the two morning activities are not a single combined program.
Duniya Dance and Drum Company performs at noon at Presidio Steps/Field Station Plaza. Founded by Punjabi-American dancer Joti Singh and Guinean musician Bongo Sidibe, the company describes its work as bringing South Asian and West African dance and music together. That background helps place the performers in context; the festival announcement does not specify the repertoire for this set.
The 2:30 p.m. closing performance at Crissy Field Center Courtyard is listed as Mexican guitar and vocal music by Diana Gameros. Her website describes her wider work in connection with her experience as a formerly undocumented immigrant and the development of her musical and political voice. The festival listing does not say whether that history will be part of this performance.
Further reading: Dia de Los Muertos and Diwali Festival Tickets, Saturday, November 7 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite ↗ · Duniya Dance and Drum Company ↗ · HOME | dianagamerosmusic ↗
Remembrance takes a different form at Quartermaster Reach
Planting as Remembrance is a separate stewardship activity, not a requirement for joining the festival. Participants will care for a native tidal marsh, where fresh and salt water meet and the landscape shifts with the tides. A short talk at 10:45 a.m. introduces the activity’s remembrance theme; the rest of the session is set aside for planting.
The planting connects the day’s remembrance theme to hands-on care for a particular Presidio landscape, while remaining distinct from the festival’s cultural program. Its separate location, registration and physical demands make it a choice to plan around rather than an add-on between festival sessions.
Further reading: Diwali & Dia de los Muertos in the Parks - Planting as Remembrance | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de Los Muertos and Diwali Festival Tickets, Saturday, November 7 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite ↗
A day across several Presidio locations
The posted timetable places the welcome at Field Station Plaza, art sessions and fire ceremonies at Crissy Field Center, Duniya Dance and Drum Company at Presidio Steps/Field Station Plaza, and Diana Gameros in the Center courtyard. The morning planting is at Quartermaster Reach and overlaps the first art-session window. As an editorial suggestion—not an official itinerary—visitors focused on the cultural program could choose one art window, catch the midday dance, then consider the later art session or closing performance. The ceremonies are scheduled at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., offering two separate opportunities to attend.
2026-11-07 · Field Station Plaza
- Ceremonial Opening & Welcome
2026-11-07 · Crissy Field Center
- Cultural Art Sessions; multiple time slots
- Fire Ceremony
- Cultural Art Sessions; multiple time slots
- Fire Ceremony
2026-11-07 · Quartermaster Reach
- Planting as Remembrance; advance registration required
2026-11-07 · Presidio Steps/Field Station Plaza
- Duniya Dance and Drum Company performance
2026-11-07 · Crissy Field Center Courtyard
- Closing Performance: Mexican guitar/vocal music by Diana Gameros
Plan the day around your chosen activity
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
The festival is free and open to all ages at Crissy Field Center, Presidio Tunnel Tops, 603 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129. The separate planting activity requires advance registration; its listing does not state a fee.
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The marsh planting is a separate booking
Planting as Remembrance runs 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Quartermaster Reach. Registration is required and space is limited; the specific meeting point is provided in the registration confirmation. The larger festival at Crissy Field Center is open to all, but its listing says some activities require additional registration without identifying which ones.
Diwali & Dia de los Muertos in the Parks - Planting as Remembrance | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de Los Muertos and Diwali Festival Tickets, Saturday, November 7 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite ↗
Age, clothing and group arrangements
Getting to Crissy Field Center
Destination
The festival’s specific venue is Crissy Field Center, 603 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129, within Presidio Tunnel Tops. Presidio event directions also give 210 Lincoln Boulevard as the Tunnel Tops address; use the Center address for this event rather than treating the broader park address as the building entrance.
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Public transit
The Center’s visitor information lists Muni route 30 at Mason Street and Halleck Street. It also lists the Presidio GO Downtown shuttle, which stops at the Presidio Transit Center, a nine-minute walk from the Center. Presidio’s event directions additionally list route 43 Masonic at the Transit Center and route 30 Stockton at the Sports Basement Parking Lot; those are other park stops, not the Center’s listed stop.
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Parking
Crissy Field Center lists a small paid lot beside the building and another lot to the west near Sports Basement. Presidio event directions also identify paid parking near the Visitor Center and Transit Center and a larger lot near Sports Basement at the north end of Crissy Field. Accessible parking is listed for the lot beside the Center.
Before you make a plan
Is the festival free?
Yes. The festival is free and open to all ages. Planting as Remembrance is a separate activity requiring advance registration; its listing does not state a fee.
Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Free Events in San Francisco | Presidio of San Francisco ↗ · Diwali & Dia de los Muertos in the Parks - Planting as Remembrance | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗
Does the marsh planting require registration?
Yes. Planting as Remembrance requires advance registration, has limited space and meets at a location specified in the confirmation. It runs 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Quartermaster Reach.
Do the cultural art activities require booking?
The festival listing says some activities require additional registration but does not identify which ones. The timed art sessions have multiple time slots, so check the activity information before making plans around a specific session.
Dia de Los Muertos and Diwali Festival Tickets, Saturday, November 7 • 10 AM - 3 PM | Eventbrite ↗
Can children join the planting activity?
Yes. Participants under 15 must be accompanied by an adult guardian. The festival itself is open to all ages.
Diwali & Dia de los Muertos in the Parks - Planting as Remembrance | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy ↗ · Dia de los Muertos and Diwali Festival | Free Events in San Francisco | Presidio of San Francisco ↗
Location & Google Maps
Crissy Field Center, Presidio Tunnel Tops
603 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129
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