San Francisco's Día de los Muertos procession marked its 45th anniversary on Nov. 2. According to the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District listing, Aztec dancers gathered at 6 p.m. and the procession stepped off at 7 p.m. from 22nd and Bryant streets.
Four leaders remembered
Mission Local reported that this was the parade's first year without four key leaders and artists who helped build it. El Colectivo del Rescate Cultural, the volunteer group that organizes the procession, honored Juan Pablo Gutiérrez Sánchez, Ricardo "El Tigre" Peña, Luis de la Garza and Alberto Rangel. Marchers carried estandartes, or standards, bearing their likenesses through Mission streets.
Mission Local said the procession now draws thousands of participants from around the Bay Area. Calle 24 describes the annual walk as a space where people come together to celebrate Raza traditions and customs.
If you missed it
Several Día de los Muertos exhibitions are still on view this month. See our Día de los Muertos guide and the SOMArts exhibition, open through Nov. 20.