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¡Vivan Los Muertos!
Day of the Dead Celebration
GENERAL INFO
Date / Time:
Saturday October 27, Mercado/Museum Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Festival Hours: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
The Autry in Griffith Park
Appropriate For:
Everyone
Admission:
Museum Admission Rates Apply / Free for Autry Members
RSVP/Reservations:
buy tickets now
Join us as the Autry celebrates Day of the Dead, an ancient Aztec festival to both remember the dead and mock death itself. Discover the extraordinary observances that take place during this celebration of life with Aztec and Mexican folkloric dance, storytelling, face-painting, elaborate altars, a mercado, and more!
- 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Face painting and children’s crafts
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Aztec blessing on Plaza by Danza Azteca Xocoyote
- 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Michael Heralda's Aztec stories
- 5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet
- 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Danza Azteca Xocoyote Procession Finale
- 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. After-Party featuring Bang Data. 8:00 p.m. Museum closes
- 8:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Mercado remains open
From the Trading Posts blog:
Holidays for the Living . . . and the Dead
Dia de los Muertos the Way They Do It Back Home
Michael Heralda: Passing On a Native Philosphy Through Stories
Violeta Straley: A Singer Honors Her Own Dearly Departed
THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY:
