Retrospective coverage for October 17, 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.
San Diego Unified scheduled a free family celebration for Oct. 17 alongside its districtwide Día de los Muertos student-art exhibition at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The district’s announcement listed the gathering from 1 to 3 p.m. and the exhibition’s run from Oct. 9 through Nov. 2. District announcement
The exhibition brought together work by students from transitional kindergarten through high school under the theme Memory, Healing, Belonging. The district identified its visual and performing arts program, Community Schools and California State Parks as partners.
State Parks placed the student show in the Captain Fitch Museum. Its description says students used varied media and artistic approaches to explore remembrance, cultural traditions, identity and connection. State Parks program
The student exhibition was part of a broader season of remembrance at the park. State Parks separately advertised October altar tours explaining the symbolism of ofrendas and the histories of families who lived in Old Town during the nineteenth century.
The Oct. 17 family event should not be confused with the park’s later community celebration, scheduled for Oct. 31 through Nov. 2.