Carnaval de los Muertos 2024
Event Category: All Events, Mexico Holidays/Observances, and Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead
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Carnaval de los Muertos 2024
A Two-Day Celebration
One of Mexico’s most beloved and colorful traditions is the Dia de Muertos holiday. From the end of October until the start of November, Mexico is a land of altars, catrinas, candles, marigolds, fruit, incense and other offerings to honor the dead.
On Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27, San Miguel residents and visitors will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the centuries-old tradition at a new festival, Carnaval de los Muertos.
The setting is the Villa Parajitos, a tranquil, private enclave of verdant land, gardens and mesquite trees, tucked away in Col. La Lejona, not far from Centro. Entrants to the festival will find two stages of live music (cumbia, classical guitar, singer/songwriters, mariachis, etc.), mojigangas, donkey rides, art installations, a market of handcrafted Mexican items, and food courts set up by various restaurants, among them Cent’Anni, Don Taco Tequila, Ava Singh and Trino Restaurante.
Ticketholders will have access to multiple workshops, some for adults and some geared for children. Learn Mexican ancestral cooking from master chef Ruben Vazquez; attend a workshop on applying Catrina makeup (art supplies are provided, but bring items of clothing if you want to paint them as well); get a photography lesson from award-winning lensman Al Rabi; let acclaimed artist Joaquin Sierra teach you the art of the ofrenda, and learn how to construct a Dia de Muertos altar. For children, there will be a course in cookie painting, an aerial dancing class with Jenny Salas, and other workshops.
Click HERE for a festival itinerary. Several more workshops and musical events will be added over the next month. A list of confirmed musicians can be found by clicking HERE.
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