In Their Name: Día de Los Muertos Opening at SOMArts

SOMArts Cultural Center opens its 27th annual Día de Los Muertos exhibition, In Their Name, which this year honors mother figures, with personal altars for loved ones who have died. Opening night adds an artist market with local makers and a performance by Las Hijas de la Madre. Tickets are $15, youth 16 and under get in free, and SOMArts says no one is turned away for lack of funds. The exhibition stays up through November 20.

Getting There

• MMarket St & 9th StF Market & Wharves streetcar · 0.7 mi, about 18 min walk
• MCivic Center StationMuni Metro J K L M N · 0.7 mi, about 18 min walk
• BCivic Center / UN Plaza BART0.7 mi, about 18 min walk

Transit directions, including buses

Nearest Muni Metro, streetcar and cable car stops and BART stations, from SFMTA and BART published stop data. Distances are straight-line, and walking times are our estimate. Buses aren’t listed here.

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Coming up Nearby

• YBG Dance Day Sun, Oct 11 · Yerba Buena Gardens
• Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration Mon, Oct 12 · Yerba Buena Gardens
• Richard Howell’s John Coltrane Tribute at Yerba Buena Gardens Thu, Oct 15 · Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
• Joe Bataan at Yerba Buena Gardens Sat, Oct 17 · Yerba Buena Gardens

Places in the Neighborhood

• Asian Art Museum Museums
• Berggruen Gallery Art Galleries
• Children’s Creativity Museum Museums
• SFMOMA Museums

Our SoMa guide →

Where

• SOMArts Cultural Center Full listing — hours, address and more upcoming events

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Getting there by Muni

Lines within a 5-minute walk: 8 8AX 8BX 9 9R 12 19 27 90

Nearest BART: Civic Center / UN Plaza, about 15 min walk.

Straight-line distance from the venue; check SFMTA for times and service changes. From our Events by Muni data, October 5, 2026.

Source: SOMArts Cultural Center ↗ · Checked against the official source on October 5, 2026. Found something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Dates, times, prices and venue checked against the official source on 5 Oct 2026.

Cite this page: Project SF, “In Their Name: Día de Los Muertos Opening at SOMArts”, projectsf.com/events/in-their-name-dia-de-los-muertos-opening-somarts/ (updated 2026-10-05).