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United States | International Events below |
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Smithsonian Dia de los Muertos Festival -
A Second Life Experience! October 31 - November 2, 2012. |
See site for more info |
Go to LVM in Second Life or visit the LVM USTREAM Channel |
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Dia de los Muertos Virtual Memorial Celebration. October 31 - November 6, 2012. |
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Visit the online event site for more info |
Arizona |
9th Annual Celebraciónes de la Gente. October 27-28, 2012. Presented
in association with Nuestras Raices. See site for details |
928.774.5213 |
Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ |
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10th Annual Dia de los Muertos Fall Festival, November 3 - 4, 2012 (10am - 5pm). Ofrenda Installation October 26, 2012 - November 4, 2012. Cuisine & Cultures of Día de los Muertos, November 1, 2012 (6:00 - 8:00pm).
More Día de los Muertos Celebrations in the Phoenix Area |
480 941.1225 |
Desert Botanical Gardens
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ |
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Rotary Club of Sedona Dia de los Muertos Literacy Benefit, November 3, 2012 (5:30pm) |
928.2844445 |
Tlaquepaque Ballroom & Terrace
336 State Route 179
Sedona, AZ |
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All Souls Procession Weekend, November 2-4, 2012 with events during October. Procession on November 4, 2012 (5:00pm - ) |
See site for more info |
Tucson, AZ |
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Day of the Dead in Tucson (events from the Tucson Citizen) |
see site for details |
Tucson, AZ |
California |
Gathering Tribes 18th Annual Day of the Dead Procession. Thursday, October 25, 2012. (7:00pm - ) 6:30pm Meet at NE corner of Solano Ave & The Alameda (see site for more info) |
510.528.9038 |
Community Altar, Gathering Tribes
1412 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA |
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Celebrate Day of the Dead with Sugar Skulls and Pan de Muerto - Various locations & events - Berkeley, Oakland & San Francisco. See article for full details |
510. 527/5270 |
Ethnic Arts
1314 Tenth Street
Berkeley, CA |
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Family Remembrance Day at Agua Mansa Cemetery, with Curator of History Michele Nielsen. San Bernardino County Museum Historic Site. November 2, 2012 (1:00-3:00pm) |
909.307.2669
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Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
2001 Agua Mansa Road,
Colton, CA |
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Dia de Los Muertos Annual Ventura County, November. 3, 2012 (10:00am - 6:00pm) - See Facebook for details. October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2012 - Free Dia de Los Muertos Workshops @ Inlakech Center |
805.482.1959 |
Conejo Mountain Memorial Park Cemetery
2052 Howard Road
Camarillo, CA |
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Covina Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) 2012, October 27, 2012 (5:00am - 10:00pm). See site for details |
626.384.5340 |
Covina Park
301 N. Fourth Ave,
Covina, CA |
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Nevein El Monte Dia de Los Muertos Celebration. October 27, 2012 ( 11:00am - 6:00pm) |
See Facebook & site for details |
Downtown El Monte, Valley Mall
El Monte, CA
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Niles Altar Walk, November 2, 2012 (5:00-9:00pm)
See Facebook for more info |
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Niles district
Fremont, CA |
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Arte Américas 25th Annual Dia De Los Muertos. Exhibit - September 6 - November 4, 2012. CalaGala Celebration - November 2, 2011 (5:00 - 10:00pm) See site & Facebook for CalaGala details |
559.266.2623 |
Arte América
1629 Van Ness Ave
Fresno, CA 93721 |
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Dia de los Muertos. Fullerton College Cadena Cultural Center Display - October 15 - November 1, 2012. Annual campus celebration at the College Center - November 1, 2012 (6:00 - 10:00pm). |
714.992.7086 |
Cadena Cultural Center
Fullerton College
321 E. Chapman Avenue
Fullerton, California |
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Dia de los Muertos Festival (Downtown Fullerton) October 1 - November 2, 2012. See Facebook for more info |
714. 680.9882 |
Carpe Diem Experience
115 S. Harbor Blvd.
Fullerton, CA |
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1st Annual Day of the Dead Celebration. November 3, 2012 (5:00 - 9:00pm) Art, altars, music & dance. See link for more info |
951.805.0241 |
Main Street, between Peck & W. Sulphur Streets
Lake Elsinore, CA |
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ChimMaya 7th Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibition. Opening Reception - October 21, 2012 (3:00 - 7:00pm) |
323.869.8881 |
ChimMaya Art Gallery
5383 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA |
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery 13th Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration - largest celebration of its kind in California, October 27, 2012 (noon - midnight) |
323.308.4765 |
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA |
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39th Annual Self Help Graphics Dia De Los Muertos Celebration, November. 2, 2012 (5-11pm). Community Altar Night, October 27, 2012 (6:00-9:00pm). See site for Community Arts Workshops |
323.881.6444 |
Self Help Graphics & Art
1300 East 1st Street
(Boyle Heights) Los Angeles, CA |
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George Newnam's Casa de Calaveras™ - The Day of the Dead Attraction, La Plaza - October 27-28, 2012 (Noon to 7:00pm) & Bowers - November 3-4, 2012 (11:00am to 4:00pm) |
See Facebook for details |
La Plaza de Cultura y Artes,
Los Angeles, CA
and Bowers Kidseum
Santa Ana, CA |
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Dia de los Muertos Film Fund-raiser - Noche de los Huerfanos (Night of the Orphans) movie, November 1, 2012 (7:30pm - close) |
See Facebook for details |
La Fonda on Wilshire
2501 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, California |
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Mendocino Coast Dia de los Muertos Festival,
October 20 - November 2, 2012 (10:00am - 1:00pm) |
See site for more info |
various locations, Mendocino, CA |
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Historic Dia de Los Muertos, November 3 & 4, 2012 (noon - 5:00pm) See Facebook for details. |
209.728.9030 |
Bodega Del Sur Winery
457 S. Algiers Street " C"
Murphys, California |
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18th Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibition - Forgotten Stories / Remarkable Lives. October 10 - December 9, 2012. (Wed. - Sun., 11:00am - 5:00pm). Community Celebration - October 21, 2012 (noon - 4:30pm). |
510.318.8400 |
Oakland Museum of California
100 Oak St.
Oakland, CA |
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Mission San Luis Rey Dia de los Muertos 2012
October 28, 2012 (10:00am – 4:00pm) |
760.757.3651 |
Mission San Luis Rey
4050 Mission Avenue
Oceanside, CA |
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Blue Milagro 18th Annual Dia de los Muertos at the Zona Rosa and the Pasadena Playhouse Courtyard. October 26, 2012 (5:00 – 9:00p) |
See site & Facebook for details |
Zona Rosa
15 S. El Molina
Pasadena, CA |
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Folk Tree 29th Annual Day of the Dead Altars & Ephemera October 6-November 4, 2012. Reception October 1, 2012 (1:00-6:00pm) |
626.795.8733 |
The Folk Tree
217 South Fair Oaks
Pasadena, CA |
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El Día de los Muertos Petaluma
September 28 - November 4, 2012. See site and Facebook for more info. Events news |
707-481-1755 |
Petaluma Arts Center
230 Lakeville Street
Petaluma, CA |
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Sugar Skulz Sugar Art Community Workshops - various S. California locations |
See site for more info |
Corona, CA, Escondido, CA,
Murrieta, CA, San Clemente, CA |
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Souls of the City: Dia de los Muertos in Old Sacramento. Saturdays, October 6 - November 3, 2012 |
see site for details |
Various locations
Sacramento, CA
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Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead - Panteon de Sacramento 2012. October 27, 2012 (11:00am) to October 28, 2012 (8:00pm) |
See Craig's list posting |
2020 J Street Outside
Sacramento, CA |
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Back from Tomboctou Dia de los Muertos - Sugar skull workshops for all ages. Visit site for workshops on Day of the Dead Decorations, Altar Making, Papel Picado & more. |
619.282.8708 |
Back from Tomboctou
3564 Adams Ave
San Diego, CA |
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Old Town San Diego's Dia de los Muertos, November 1-2, 2012. See event site & Facebook for more info |
619.297.9327 |
Old Town San Diego
San Diego Avenue
San Diego, CA 92110 |
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Vintage Religion, Sugar skull making, muertos make-up and face-painting class. More info on Facebook |
619.280.8408 |
Vintage Religion
3821 32nd Street
San Diego, CA |
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San Francisco Symphony 5th Annual Día de los Muertos Community Concert. November 3, 2012 @ 2:00pm. Pre-concert festivies start at 1:00pm. |
415.864.6000 |
Davies Symphony Hall
Grove Street between Van Ness & Franklin
San Francisco, CA |
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Dia de los Muertos San Francisco 2012. Procession & Festival of Altars November 2, 2012. Ritual assembles at 22nd and Bryant (6:00-7:00pm). Festival of Altars (6:00-11:00pm) Garfield Park. |
See site for details |
Garfield Park
26th & Harrison
San Francisco, CA |
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SOMArts’ annual Day of the Dead exhibition - Calling on the Spirits to Face the Future: Día de los Muertos 2012 Exhibition. October 13 – November 10, 2012. |
415.863.1414 |
SOMArts
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA
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22nd Annual Dia de los Muertos Exhibition, October 18 - November 10, 2012. Opening Reception - October 19, 2012 (6:00-9:00pm) |
415-252-5753 |
Polanco Gallery
393 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA |
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Family Sunday Celebrating El Dia de los Muertos. October 28, 2012 (noon - 3:00pm) - in collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony, Mission Cultural Center & the Consul General of Mexico in San Francisco |
415.202.9700 |
The Mexican Museum
Fort Mason Center Bldg. D, Marina Blvd. & Buchanan St.
San Francisco, CA |
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SFGate - San Francisco Day of the Dead Events - concerts, workshops, movies & more. |
See site for details |
Various locations
San Francisco, CA |
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Community Day: El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). October 27, 2012 (11:00am - 5:00pm) |
408.271.6840 |
San Jose Museum of Art
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA |
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3rd Annual National Hispanic University Dia de los Muertos Celebration. October 27, 2012 (11:00am - 7:00pm) See site for events from October 23 - 27, 2012 |
877.534.6648 |
14271 Story Road
San Jose, CA |
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24th Annual Dia de Los Muertos 2012, San Rafael
November 3, 2012 (4:00 to 9:00pm) See site for details. |
415.526.2487 |
Pickleweed Park Center
50 Canal Street.
San Rafael, CA |
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Bowers Museum. Day of the Dead Workshop, October 11, (4:00-7:00pm). Mexican Day of the Dead Family Festival, November 4, 2012. See site for more details |
714.567.3600 |
Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main Street
Santa Ana, CA |
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10th Annual noche de Altares, November 3, 2012 (1:00-10:00pm) |
see site for details |
4th and Birch Streets
Santa Ana, CA |
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Margarita Dinner - Day of the Dead + Corralejo Tequila. November 1, 2012 (7:30pm). Reservations recommended. |
310.451.1655 |
Border Grill Santa Monica
1445 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA
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Dia de Los Muertos in the Northeast San Fernan
do Valley. November 3, 2012 (5:00-9:00pm) - artisan vendors, food, live music, live art & entertainment |
818.939.3443 |
Tia Chucha's Centro Cutural
13197-A Gladstone Ave
Sylmar, California |
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Dia de Los Muertos Annual Celebration - Mexican Sugar Skull Make-up Contest, community altars, Aztec Blessing, music & more. Also see Tulare County League of Mexican American Women Facebook page |
559.972.3134 |
Main Street Garden Plaza
corner of Main St. & Garden St.
Visalia, CA |
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3rd Annual Rose Hills Dia de los Muertos Cultural Festival, October 28, 2012 (11:00am - 5:30pm). See event site & Facebook page. |
562.699.0921 |
Rose Hills Memorial Park
3888 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, CA |
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Windsor Fiesta Para Los Muertos/ Day of the Dead/ Dia de Los Muertos, October 20 - November 3, 2012. Windsor Bloco / Community Action Partnership |
See Facebook for more info |
Downtown Windsor
Windsor, CA |
Colorado |
Day of the Dead Celebration. Community Altar, October 28 - November 2, 2012. Shrine decorating, November 1, 2012 (4:00-7:00pm) |
303.786.9746 |
Nomad Bead Merchants
1909 9th Street
Boulder, CO |
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CHAC El Dia de los Muertos 2012 - A Celebration of Life! Exhibitions October 17 - November 3, 2012. Opening Night & Community Celebration - October 19, 2012 (5:00 - 9:00pm) See site for details |
303.571.0440 |
CHAC Norte
774 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO |
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Denver Craft Ninjas 3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull Decorating, October 28, 2012 (noon - 4:00pm). See Facebook for more info |
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3 Kings Tavern
60 S. Broadway
Denver, CO |
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Longmont Museum & Cultural Center's 12th Anniversary Dia de los Muertos Celebration. October 5 to November 4, 2012. Colorado's largest Day of the Dead celebration. See site for events, workshops and exhibits. |
303.651.8374 |
Longmont Museum
400 Quail Road
Longmont, CO |
Florida |
South Florida Day of the Dead Celebration - November 2, 2012 (6:00-11:00pm). See site & Facebook fan page for more info |
954.560.1028 |
504 NW 1st Ave
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL |
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Third Annual Dia de los Muertos and Monster Factory Exhibit, October 18, 2012 – November 9, 2012. See site and Facebook for more events details |
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City Arts Factory
9 S. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL |
Illinois |
Chicago Sinfonietta Día de los Muertos Concert. November 1, 2012 @ 7:30pm. |
See site for more info |
Harris Theater
205 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL |
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National Museum of Mexican Art Dia de Los Muertos events. Hanal Pixán: Food For The Soul Exhibit September 14 - December 16, 2012. Sugar Skull Demos September 15 – November 4, 2012 (10:00am – 4:00pm). |
312-738-1503 |
National Museum of Mexican Art
1852 W. 19th Street
Chicago, IL |
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1st Annual Dia De Los Muertos Mariachi Concert, Dan Pantoja with Mariachi Guadalajara of Chicago, November 2, 2012 (8:00pm) |
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Mi Tierra Restaurant
2528 South Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL |
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Chicago Sinfonietta Día de los Muertos Concert. November 2, 2012 @ 8:00pm. |
See site for more info |
Wentz Concert Hall
171 E. Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL |
Indiana |
Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead exhibit. October 20 - November 4, 2012. Children's Day - October 20; Family Celebration, October 27. See site for event details. |
260.422.6467 |
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN |
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Indianapolis Arts Center Day of the Dead Shrine Exhibition. October 5-November 25, 2012 |
317.255.2464 |
Indianapolis Art Center
Marilyn K. Glick School of Art
820 East 67th Street
Indianapolis, IN |
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10th Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration. October 26, 2012 (4:00 - 7:00pm). Sponsored by the Purdue University Latino Cultural Center. |
765-494.2530 |
YWCA of Greater Lafayette
605 N. 6th Street
Lafayette, IN |
Kansas |
Tonantzin Society's Dia de los Muertos Topeka, October 17– November 19, 2013. (see site for event details) |
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NOTO Arts District & across
Topeka, KS |
Kentucky |
Spooky Treats Workshop (including decorating Mexican sugar skulls), October 28, 2012 (1:00-3:00pm) |
859.252.6653 |
Headley-Whitney Museum
4435 Old Frankfort Pike
Lexington, KY |
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6th Annual Festival del Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Festival. November 1, 2012 (5:00 – 9:00pm) |
859.255.5222 |
The Living Arts & Science Center
362 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Lexington, Kentucky |
Missouri |
First Annual Mattie Rhodes Center Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead Celebration, October 5- November 16, 2012 (see site for event details) |
816.221.2349 |
Mat tie Rhodes Art Gallery
919 W. 17th Street
Kansas City, MO |
Nevada |
El Día de Muertos or Day of the Dead Celebration. November 10, 2012 (10:00am – 4:00pm). Aztec Dancers, Grupo Tlaloc, at 1:00 and 3:00pm. See site for more info |
775.687.4810
ext. 237 |
Nevada State Museum
600 N. Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada |
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Clark County Parks and Recreation - Life in Death Festival: Day of the Dead, November 1 & 2, 2012 |
702.455.7029 |
Winchester Cultural Center
3130 S. McLeod Drive
Las Vegas, NV |
New Mexico |
Atresic Heritage 2nd annual Dia De Muertos 2012, November 2, 2012 (5:00 - 7:00pm)
More Dia de los Muertos Celebrations in the Albuquerque area |
505.836.0306 |
San Jose De Armory Cemetery
2957 A renal Road SW
Albuquerque, NM |
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2012 Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead, October 28, 2012 (1:00 - 4:00pm) |
505.476.1200 |
Museum of International Folk Art
706 Casino Ledo
Santa Fe, NM |
New York |
Dia de los Muertos Brooklyn, November 2, 2012 (7:00-11:00pm) See site for details |
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411 46th St between 4th & 5th Aves
Brooklyn, NY |
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Super Sabado: Dia de los Muertos Celebration. October 20, 2012 (11:00am - 6:00pm) See site for details |
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El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
East Harlem - NY, NY |
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Mano a Mano ~ Mexican Culture without Borders Day of the Dead Celebration. November 1 - 4, 2012. See site for details. |
212.587.3070 |
St. Mark's Church in the Bowery
10th Street & Second Avenue
East Village - NY, NY |
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20th Annual Staten Island Dia de los Muertos Celebration. October 21, 2012 (10:00am - 5:00pm) See site for details |
718.448.8348 |
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
Bldg. P, 1000 Richmond Terr.,
Staten Island - Livingston, NY |
North Carolina |
Day of the Dead Exhibit - A Celebration of the Living. Photographic exhibit featuring Day of the Dead festivities in Oaxaca, Mexico. October 3 - November 6, 2012. |
See site for details |
Fredric Jameson Gallery, Friedl
Duke University
Durham, NC |
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2nd Annual Day of the Dead 5k race celebrating tradition, community & diversity. October 27, 2012 (9:00am) |
919.835.3593 |
106 S. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC |
Oregon |
4th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Celebration. November 2, 2012 (5:00pm). Build altars to honor the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, & favorite foods of the departed. |
See Facebook for more details |
Roots Salon,
5400 NE 30th Ave,
Portland, OR |
Tennessee |
2012 Annual Dia del Los Muertos Memphis, October 27-28, 2012 at El Mercadito de Memphis (1:00pm). October 29 at Brooks Museum (10:00am-1:00pm). October 30th at Univ. of Memphis Art Building (10:00am-5:00pm). |
901.428.9112 |
See Facebook for more info
Various locations
Memphis TN |
Texas |
4th Annual Dia de los Muertos Street Festival, November 2, 2012 ( 5:00pm - midnight). Also see Artwalk & Dia de los Muertos Street Festival |
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400 & 500 blocks of Starr Street
Corpus Christi, TX |
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Girl Scouts Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos.
October 29, 2012 (6:00pm-7:30pm). Free workshop open to
all non-registered & registered girls & their families. Register here |
806.589.5947 |
Maggie Trejo Supercenter
3200 Amherst St
Lubbock TX |
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Lawndale Art Center Dia de los Muertos - 25th Annual Day of the Dead, October 22 - November 10, 2012 |
713.528.5858 |
Lawndale Art Center
4912 Main Street
Houston, TX |
Virginia |
Día de los Muertos: The Art of Remembrance - Costume & Dance Party: October 29, 2012 (8:00-11:00pm).
Exhibition: October 24 - November 4, 2012 |
703.838.4565 |
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union Street
Alexandria, VA |
Washington |
Dia de Muertos - A Mexican Celebration to Remember Our Departed, October 27-28, 2012. Celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair. |
Taller Mexicans para la Cultural y Las Art es 206.356.6673 |
Armory / Center House Main Floor
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA |
Washington, DC |
Smithsonian's Fourth Annual Día de los Muertos Celebration includes in-world programs, a Second Life Experience (October 31 - November 2, 2012) & kid's online interactive display. |
See site for event details |
Smithsonian Latino Center
Washington, DC
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Wisconsin |
The Milwaukee Midges present 3nd Annual Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead Project, Milwaukee 2012. November 2, 2012 |
see site for contacts & other events |
Walker Square Park
1028 South 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI |
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International Day of the Dead Events |
Australia |
Mexican Sugar Skulls Workshop, 3 November 2012 (10:30am - 12:30pm & 2:00 - 4:00pm) |
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Immigration Museum
400 Flinders Street
Melbourne, Victoria |
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Carnival Macabre, 27 October 2012 - 04 November 2012. See City of Perth site |
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Corner James and Lake Streets
North bridge, Perth |
Canada |
Astrid Hadad: Dia de los Muertos - October 25 & 26, 2012. Direct from Mexico City - music, fun, prizes + surprises - info: mundomundo.com or Facebook |
604.569.1144 |
Vogue Theatre
918 Granville St.
Vancouver, British Columbia |
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Parade of Lost Souls Festival 2012, Workshops October 17-26, 2012 at Britannia Community Centre. Secret Soul's Walk, October 27, 2012 (5:00-9:00pm) |
+1 604.879.8611 |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Ireland |
El Dia de los Muertos, Belfast Festival at Queens, November 4, 2012 (4:00pm - ). Sugar skull making, Mexican music & food performance, skeleton parade. |
0-289.097.1197 |
Writers’ Square, finishing at Belfast City Hall
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Mexico |
Dia de Muertos Course at Seasons of my Heart, October 26 to November 3rd 2012 with chef Susana Trilling |
See site for more info |
Oaxaca, Mexico |
United Kingdom |
Bristol Day of the Dead Music & Art Fest, 27 October 2012. (noon - late) |
See site for more info |
Bristol Amphitheater
Canons House Canons Way
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Día de los Muertos Celebrations. Ofrenda setup on 31 October 2012. Day-long celebration on 4 November 2012. |
See Facebook for more info |
Hackney City Farm
1A Goldsmiths Row
London, United Kingdom |
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