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Events Day of the Dead

One of the world’s best festivals happens in Mexico City where thousands take to the streets to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. Parades put on a brilliant show where thousands are dressed in Calaveras and Catrinas and walk celebrating the holiday, much different from the old traditions.

Join the festivities by going to a Day of the Dead event near you. Check out our list of places to celebrate the holiday!

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Day of the Dead events in the US

Photo credit: Ted's photos - For Me & You - A pedestrian only street in Centro Morelia (Calle Hidalgo) that was draped in Day of the Dead decorations.

Alabama

Día de los Muertos Festival
November 2, 2018
No location specified, check back later

Arizona

15th Annual Celebraciones de la Gente
October 20 & 21, 2018
3101 N. Ft. Valley Rd., Flagstaff, AZ

Día de los Muertos PHX 2018
October 2018 (Dates Unconfirmed)
Phoenix, AZ 85008 No location specified, check back later

Día de los Muertos Celebration at Tlaquepaque
November 3, 2018 (4:00-8:00pm)
Tlaquepaque, 336 State Route 179, Sedona, AZ 86336

All Souls Procession 2018
November 4, 2018 (4:00-10:00 PM)
832 W Congress St., Tucson, Arizona 85745

Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival!
TBA 2018
No location specified, check back later

Day of the Dead in Phoenix, AZ. Image by diadelosmuertosphx.com - ​​A group of dancers flying an Alebrijes for a Day of the Dead event in Phoenix, Arizona

California

Day of the Dead Celebration
November 2, 2018 ( 4:00-10:00 PM)
Kittredge Street and Harold Way Downtown Berkeley, CA

18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival
November 2018
Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA 91303

6th Annual Downey Dia de los Muertos Festival
October 28, 2018 (11:00 AM- 8:00 PM)
8435 Firestone Boulevard, Downey, California 90241

23rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival
November 4, 2018 (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Fruitvale Village, Fruitvale - Oakland, CA

Dia de los Muertos at Olvera Street
October 25- November 2 W-10 Olvera Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

Day of the Dead in Los Angelos. Image by Luz Gallardo. A series of paper Calaveras on display in Los Angelos

Día de los Muertos 2018 - 45th Annual Celebration
November 2, 2018 (5:00-11:00 PM)
Mendez High School 1200 Plaza Del Sol East Los Angeles, CA, 90033

19th Annual Día de los Muertos: COATLICUE “MOTHER OF GODS”
October 27, 2018
Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038

3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos
October 20, 2018
No location specified, check back later

18th Annual Dia de Los Muertos
October 28, 2018 (10:00 AM- 4:00 PM)
Mission San Luis Rey, 4050 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058

El Dia de los Muertos
October 27, 2018
Santa Clara Cemetery, 2370 N. H. St., Oxnard CA 93036

Old Pasadena Day of the Dead Weekend
November 2-November 4, 2018
Old Pasadena Management District, Pasadena CA 91105

Dia de los Muertos Fiesta
October 27, 2018 (11:30 AM-2:30 PM)
7383 Vineyard Drive, Paso Robles, California

Redwood City: Dia De Los Muertos
November 4, 2018 (4:00 PM-9:00 PM)
Courthouse Square 2200 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063

Riverside Day of the Dead
November 3, 2018 (1:00 PM-10:00 PM)
3850 Lemon St. Riverside, California 92501

Dia de los Muertos Oak Park **(**http://dayofthedeadop.com/)
November 2, 2018
The Brickhouse Broadway & 36th St. Sacramento, CA

Day of the Dead in Sacramento. Image by Nick Postorino. ​​An ofrenda (altar) constructed on the ground in Sacramento

9th Annual El Panteón De Sacramento Día De Los Muertos
October 27-28, 2018
J and K and 20th and 21st Streets, Midtown Sacramento

2018 Dia de los Muertos Opening Reception
November 2, 2018 (5:30-7:30 PM)
New Americans Museum, 2825 Dewey Road, San Diego, CA 92106

Day of the Dead Festival, North Park
October 27, 2018
Artelexia, Ray St. North Park, CA

24th Annual Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos
October 27th 2018, 10am-5pm Sherman Heights Community Center, 2258 Island Ave. San Diego Ca, 92102

36th Annual San Francisco Day Of The Dead Ritual Procession
November 2, 2018 (7:00 PM onwards)
Cor. Bryant St & 22nd St. San Francisco, CA

Dia de los Muertos
October 20, 2018
Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park, 1 Paseo De San Antonio, San José, CA 95113

San Pedro’s Día de Los Muertos Festival
October 28, 2018
398 West 6th St. San Pedro, CA 90731

Fairhaven Memorial Día de los Muertos 2018
November 2018 (Dates Unconfirmed)
Fairhaven Memorial Park 1702 Fairhaven Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705

Day of the Dead in Oakland. Image by MuseumCA. Traditionally dressed Mexican women dancing on stage for a festival in Oakland

Colorado

Dia de los Muertos
November 1-3, 2018
114 Washington Avenue, Breckenridge, CO, United States

Dia de los Muertos Festival
November 3, 2018 (9:00 AM-5:00 PM)
1007 York Street Denver, CO 80206

Day of the Dead
November 3, 2018 (11:00 AM-3:00 PM)
350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, CO, 80501

6th Annual Katrina Ball
November 02, 2018 (5:00pm)
4th Avenue, Longmont, CO (Between Main St. & Coffman St.)

Day of the Dead in Denver. Image by Gwen Piña. Women dressed as a Catrina with bright red feathers in Denver

Florida

Day of the Dead Celebration
November 2, 2018 (4:00-10:00 PM)
Downtown, Fort Lauderdale, FL

9th Annual Dia de los Muertos & Monster Factory
October 18-November 9, 2018
29 S Orange Ave. Orlando, FL

Georgia

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)
October 28, 2018 (12:00 PM-5:00 PM)
Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, GA 30305

Hawaii

Day of the Dead Parade Celebration with Willow Chang
Dates and times have not been posted
Still and Moving Center, 1024 Queen Street, Honolulu HI 96814

Illinois

Día de los Muertos: Love Never Dies Ball
November 3, 2018 (6:00PM - 10:00 PM)
National Museum of Mexican Art 1852 W 19th St. Chicago, IL 60608

Indiana

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
October 27, 2018 (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Eiteljorg Museum 500 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Kansas

Dia de Muertos Celebration 2018
November 3, 2018 (5:00 PM- 10:00 PM)
1621 Central Ave, Kansas City, Kansas 66102

Kentucky

Dia de Muertos- Day of the Dead
October 31- November 2, 2018
550 S 4th St. Louisville, KY 40202

Louisiana

Halloween Weekend
October 26-28, 2018
City Park, New Orleans, LA

Maryland

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
October 28, 2018
600 N Charles St. Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

Festival of the Dead
October 31, 2018 (5:00 PM)
N Washington Square, Salem, MA 01970

Michigan

2018 Run of the Dead
November 3, 2018 (9:00 AM- 12:00 PM)
7752 Vernor Hwy W, Detroit, Michigan 48209

Missouri

Mattie Rhodes Dia De Los Muertos 2018
October 5- November 2, 2018 (5:00 PM-10:00 PM)
919 W 17th St, Kansas City, Missouri 64108

Nevada

Dia de Muertos
November 2-4, 2018 (4:00 PM-9:00 PM)
333 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, Nevada 89107

Dia de los Muertos Celebration
November 2, 2018 (5:00 PM-9:00 PM)
720 Twin Lakes Drive, Las Vegas Nevada

New Mexico

Day of the Dead Series
October 25-28, 2018
La Llorona Park, Picacho Ave. Las Cruces NM

Day of the Dead in New Mexico. Image by Larry Lamsa. ​​A group of people with their faces painted with skulls in New Mexico

New York

26th Anniversary Day of the Dead Festival
October 21, 2018 (11:00 Am-6:00 PM)
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - St. Benedicta - Staten Island, NY

Day of the Dead New York City 2018
October 26-28, 2018 (12:00 PM-6:00 PM)
St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery 10th St. & 2nd Ave New York, NY

North Carolina

Day of the Dead/Día de Muertos Festival
November 4, 2018 (12:00 PM-6:00 PM)
Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E 7th St. Charlotte, NC 28202

Day of the Dead 5k
October 27, 2018 (10:00 AM-2:00 PM)
401 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, NC 27603

Ohio

Dia de Muertos
November 3, 2018 (11:00 AM-10:00 PM)
CPT campus: Church, Parish Hall and surrounding area - 6205 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102

Oregon

No events posted Follow Day of the Dead PDX group and PDX Pipeline Events for updates

Day of the Dead in Oregon. Image by Ian Lee. ​​Women dressed as a catrina with a painted skull face at a festival in Oregon.

Oklahoma

[Day of the Dead Street Festival](http://www.ou.edu/studentlife/diverse_communities/latino_student_life/dayofthedead\)
November 4, 2018 (1:00 PM-8:00 PM)
Lloyd Noble Center, 2900 S. Jenkins Avenue

Day of the Dead Festival in Oklahoma City
October 28, 2018
Plaza District Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106

Pennsylvania

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival
October 27, 2018 (1:00 PM-8:00 PM)
Penn Museum, 3260 South Street Philadelphia, PA 19104

Rhode Island

Día de Los Muertos | Day of the Dead
November 2, 2018 (2:00 PM)
Southside Cultural Center 393 Broad St. Providence, RI 02907

Tennessee

Dia de los Muertos
October 27, 2018 (11:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue Memphis TN 38104

Dia de los Muertos
Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 1 PM – 7 PM CST 3766 Ridgeway Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38115

El Dia de los Muertos
October 27, 2018 (9:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Cheekwood Art & Gardens 1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville, TN

Texas

Catrina Ball 2018
October 13, 2018 (5:30 Pm- 10:00 PM)
Fairmont Austin 101 Red River Street Austin, TX, 78701

Austin Day of the Dead
October 20-November 4, 2018
Austin, TX, 78701

Dia de los Muertos Corpus Christi
October 27, 2018
Marina Arts District, Corpus Christi TX

Dia de Muertos Festival
November 3, 2018
Main Street in Denison and Heritage Park Denison, TX

SAY Si’s Muertitos Fest 2018
November 2-4, 2018
1518 S Alamo St., San Antonio Texas

Day of the Dead in San Antonio. Image by Culture Map San Antonio. Women dancing in traditional Mexican dresses in San Antonio

Utah

Day of the Dead 2018
October 27, 2018 (11:00 AM-6:00 PM)
UTAH CULTURAL CELEBRATION CENTER 1355 West 3100 S West Valley City, UT 84119

Washington

Dia de Muertos: A Mexican Celebration to Remember Our Departed
October 27- 28, 2018
Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Dia de Muertos Festival 2018
October 27-28, 2018 (11:00 AM-7:00 PM)
Armory in Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

Day of the Dead events in Mexico

​​People celebrating in the streets of Mexico City with alebrijes and signs

Oaxaca

Day of the Dead Festivities
October 26-November 1, 2018
Oaxaca, Mexico

Mazatlán

Day of the Dead Mazatlan, 2018
November 1, 2018
Mazatlán, Mexico

Michoacan

Day of the Dead in Michoacan
October 27- November 4, 2018
Michoacan, Mexico

​​A skeleton figure floating in the lake at night in Michoacan. Image by Angélica Portales

San Miguel De Allende

San Miguel de Allende’s La Calaca Festival
October 28‍‍‍ to November 4, 2018
San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Chiapas

Dia de Muertos
October 28-November 5, 2018
Palenque & San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Merida

Hanal Pixan - Day of the Dead
October 30-November 4, 2018 (10:00 AM- 1:00 PM)
Merida, Yucatan Mexico

​​Women dancing for the Festival Noche de Catrinas in Merida. Image by Christopher William Adach.

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