RivCo Cemetery Plans Dia de los Muertos Remembrance For November

COACHELLA, CA — The Coachella Valley Public Cemetery will celebrate Dia de los Muertos –Day of the Dead– next month in Coachella, it was announced Friday.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 2 at 82925 Avenue 52.

The free, family-friendly event will feature folkorico dancing, live music, food and cultural festivities.

Ernesto Rosales, chair of the cemetery district's board of trustees, shared his thoughts on the event in a recent statement.

"Each Dia de los Muertos, we see families who have been coming here for generations, gathering at the resting places of loved ones to tell stories and spend the day together," Rosales said."Celebrations like this reflect the important role the cemetery has played in the lives of local families for nearly a century, and we look forward to welcoming the community again this year to celebrate this beloved tradition."

Attendees may bring flowers and other offerings to decorate gravesites in honor of loved ones, officials said.