Dia San Jose Brings Day of the Dead Festivities to Downtown Published October 19, 2019 • Updated on July 15, 2021 at 9:07 am Dia San Jose – a day of the dead festival– took over Cesar Chavez Park to celebrate tradition and culture. 19 photos 1/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area 2/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendees pose for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 3/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Judith Sanchez, poses for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 4/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Judith Sanchez, poses for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 5/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area [L-R] Dia San Jose festival attendees, Alfredo, Angel and Andrea Gonzalez, pose for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 6/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Lauren Guerrero, poses for a portrait in her day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 7/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Lauren Guerrero, poses for a portrait in her day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 8/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Debbie Silva, poses for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 9/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Debbie Silva, poses for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 10/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Aztec dancers perform during the Dia San Jose festival in celebration of the Day of the Dead. (Oct. 19, 2019) 11/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area A young girl gets her face painted for the Day of the Dead celebration at the Dia San Jose festival. (Oct. 19, 2019) 12/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area A young girl gets her face painted for the Day of the Dead celebration at the Dia San Jose festival. (Oct. 19, 2019) 13/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Young women eat food in Day of the Dead inspired outfits during the Dia San Jose celebration. (Oct. 19, 2019) 14/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Lisa Solis, poses for a portrait in her day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 15/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Nevaeh Branco, poses for a portrait in her day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 16/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area Dia San Jose festival attendee, Nevaeh Branco, poses for a portrait in her day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 17/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area [L-R] Dia San Jose festival attendees, Adriana Guerrero and Ricardo Ochoa, pose for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 18/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area [L-R] Dia San Jose festival attendees, Adriana Guerrero and Ricardo Ochoa, pose for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) 19/19 Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area [L-R] Dia San Jose festival attendees, Alfredo, Angel and Andrea Gonzalez, pose for a portrait in their day of the dead inspired outfit. (Oct. 19, 2019) More Photo Galleries O.J. Simpson, a life in pictures The 2024 Solar Eclipse in pictures Scenes from Historic Presidential Easter Egg Rolls In Photos: Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses after being struck by container ship