Retrospective coverage for October 25, 2026. First published October 26, 2026 06:07 -07:00 (Pacific time). This is an AI-assisted brief compiled from linked public source records; the coverage date is not the publication date.
Oceanside and Encinitas scheduled Día de los Muertos celebrations for Oct. 25, offering two North County settings for remembrance and cultural programming.
The 25th annual Oceanside festival was advertised for 10 a.m.–4 p.m. downtown near City Hall. Organizers listed altars, live entertainment, a chalk cemetery and the Por Siempre car show among its activities. Oceanside organizer
In Encinitas, a free noon–4 p.m. celebration was scheduled at MiraCosta College's San Elijo campus, 3333 Manchester Ave. Encinitas Friends of the Arts described a program of art-making workshops, artist demonstrations, student exhibitions and mariachi performances, in partnership with the city and college. Encinitas organizer
The Encinitas program invited visitors to contribute a photograph or a nonvaluable remembrance to a community ofrenda honoring family members and friends. Its listed activities also included folklórico and Aztec dance, sugar-skull decorating and paper-flower making.