Add Your Flower to Our Community Ofrenda

San Diego History Center is hosting a community craft day on Friday, October 9, as part of its Día de los Muertos programming. The activity is simple: you make a colorful paper flower and add it to the center's community ofrenda. The ofrenda is the altar built to honor loved ones who've passed, and the flowers are one of the most recognizable parts of that tradition.

It's a hands-on way to participate in the holiday. Instead of just walking past the altar, you get to contribute something to it. The center frames the whole thing as a way of honoring loved ones and celebrating the traditions that keep their memories alive. It's also part of a larger series of Día de los Muertos events they're running, through which they share the holiday's traditions, symbolism, and meaning with the community.

That fits into the center's broader mission, too. They describe their work as telling the diverse story of the region—past, present, and future—while preserving history and fostering civic pride. An activity like this, where people from across the city come together to build a shared altar, is a pretty literal example of that in action.

If you want to join in, the session starts at 10:30 AM on October 9 at the San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Suite #3, San Diego, CA 92101. You'll make your flower there and place it on the ofrenda yourself.