Sunday, November 8 · 3:30 PM · San Mateo County History Museum
A large free celebration on Courthouse Square with community altars, marigolds, sugar skull workshops, Catrinas, a procession, and food. This year's theme is Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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County history housed in the 1910 courthouse, with a stained-glass rotunda dome. The new Taube Family Carriage House is due to open November 7, 2026, and one ticket will cover the carriages, new exhibits, and the Lathrop House. Admission is free on the first Friday of each month. More about San Mateo County History Museum
San Mateo County History Museum · 2200 Broadway
Thirty local artists sell holiday gifts under the stained-glass dome of the old courthouse, now home to the History Museum and its new carriage house and automobile gallery wing. Admission is free.