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Welcome Day: Día de los Muertos

Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 11 am–3 pm
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Día de los Muertos art for 2023

Date

Sunday, November 2, 2025 | 11 am–3 pm

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Tickets

Free with paid Museum admission and to Members

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Join us as we honor the customs and heritage around Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a cultural tradition observed in Mexico and throughout Latin America to remember and celebrate the lives of departed loved ones. Enjoy live music, participate in hands-on art activities, get an up-close look at NHM’s interpretive ofrenda (altar) for commemorating the dead, and more. Come together as a community and take part in this celebration of life!

Program Guide

Ongoing Programs from 11 am–3 pm

Museum Collections
View unique items from the Anthropology collections that highlight Latin American cultures.

Día de los Muertos Ofrenda
Get an up-close look at NHM’s interpretive ofrenda (altar) for commemorating the dead. What items do you notice?

Día de los Muertos Vendors
Support local businesses and visit a variety of Latino/a/x vendors.

Día de los Muertos Floral Display
A beautiful flower arrangement created by our partners Latinx with Plants. Add a message to this piece for someone you'd like to honor for Dia de los Muertos.

Activities

Día de los Muertos Reflection
Take a moment to reflect on a memory and write a message to someone you'd like to honor for Dia de los Muertos.

Calavera Masks 
Color your own calavera (skull) mask for Día de los Muertos.

Timed Programs

11–11:30 am | Storytime
Join a Lil' Libros author as they lead a bilingual storytime program. Great for kids!

1–3 pm | Musical Performance: Mariachi Las Catrinas
Enjoy a Día de los Muertos musical performance with special guests Mariachi Las Catrinas

Meet the Performers and Vendors:
Photo of Mariachi Las Catrinas

Mariachi Las Catrinas

A professional mariachi ready to warm your hearts with our passion for Mariachi music!

Instagram: @mariachilascatrinas

The Art of Sketch logo

The Art of Sketch

Home of unique creations. 
Instagram: @theartofsketch

Arte y Alma Mexicana logo

Arte Y Alma Mexicana

Handmade and hand-painted pottery and home decorations from many parts of Mexico. Each item is unique and one of a kind. 

Logo for Latinx with Plants

Latinx with Plants: A small woman of color owned business in Boyle Heights whose focus is to uplift people of color in the plant world. We hope that through plant parenthood, people will be able to deepen their connection with nature and tune into the healing that caring for plants can offer us.

Instagram: @latinxwithplants 
 

The Light of Wildomar logo

The Light of Wildomar

Natural Handmade Dinosaur and Dia de Los Muertos themed Candles and Oils.

Lil' Libros logo

Lil’ Libros

Lil’ Libros celebrates cultural diversity and bilingual literature in English and Spanish to ignite the imaginations of children everywhere! 
Instagram: @lil_libros

Logo for Nena's Soap Creations

Nena's Soap Creations: Artisanal soaps made from scratch and artistic glycerine soap.

Instagram: @nenasoaps

ShopCherine logo

ShopCherine

An artist worth knowing – face painting, murals and paint parties! 
Instagram: @shopcherine

Yzzka Studio (Handmade Artistry) logo

Yzzka Studio (Handmade Artistry)

Yzzka Studio provides handmade jewelry made of stainless steel, sterling silver, gold filled, seed beads, and crystal beads.
Instagram: @yzzkastudio

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Mariachi Las Catrinas

A professional mariachi ready to warm your hearts with our passion for Mariachi music!

Instagram: @mariachilascatrinas

The Art of Sketch

Home of unique creations. 
Instagram: @theartofsketch

Arte Y Alma Mexicana

Handmade and hand-painted pottery and home decorations from many parts of Mexico. Each item is unique and one of a kind. 

Latinx with Plants: A small woman of color owned business in Boyle Heights whose focus is to uplift people of color in the plant world. We hope that through plant parenthood, people will be able to deepen their connection with nature and tune into the healing that caring for plants can offer us.

Instagram: @latinxwithplants 
 

The Light of Wildomar

Natural Handmade Dinosaur and Dia de Los Muertos themed Candles and Oils.

Lil’ Libros

Lil’ Libros celebrates cultural diversity and bilingual literature in English and Spanish to ignite the imaginations of children everywhere! 
Instagram: @lil_libros

Nena's Soap Creations: Artisanal soaps made from scratch and artistic glycerine soap.

Instagram: @nenasoaps

ShopCherine

An artist worth knowing – face painting, murals and paint parties! 
Instagram: @shopcherine

Yzzka Studio (Handmade Artistry)

Yzzka Studio provides handmade jewelry made of stainless steel, sterling silver, gold filled, seed beads, and crystal beads.
Instagram: @yzzkastudio