Ride to the Riverside Day of the Dead Festival

About this event

Join us as we celebrate culture, community, art, music and tradition on Saturday, November 7th .🧡💀🚍🚏 Meet us at Bannockburn Village at 5 PM to take the RTA Route 1 bus to Downtown Riverside for the Riverside Day of the Dead Festival on Main Street.

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The 2026 Annual Riverside Day of the Dead, presented by Division 9 Gallery , is a free, family friendly festival. The festival will on Saturday November 7th 1pm -10pm and Sunday November 8th 11am -7pm.

Everyone UCR assscoated can use their R'Card to take the RTA buses for free throughout Riverside County. Visit our website at https://transportation.ucr.edu/bus learn more about the free RTA U-PASS program.

Schedule Breakdown

• 5:00 PM: Meet at Bannockburn Village. We will be handing out glow sticks and sweet treats while supplies last!

• 5:09 PM: Depart Bannockburn Village on the RTA Route 1 bus.

• 5:30 PM: Arrive in Downtown Riverside at the Market + 9th Street bus stop in front of White Park. Our group will show you the bus stop you will go to when you're ready to return to campus. From there, we'll walk to the festival on Main Street between 10th Street and 12th Street .

We encourage everyone to stay as long as they'd like and leave at their preferred time. We recommend using the Transit mobile app to track bus arrivals and departures in real time when you're ready to head back to campus.

Want to leave with our group? We'll depart Downtown Riverside at 7:30 PM and arrive back at Bannockburn at 8 PM .

More Information

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RTA Route 1 Bus Schedule & Map

Riverside Day of the Dead Festival