Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Dia de los Muertos Celebration
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Mesquite Arts Center
1527 North Galloway
972-216-6444

Please join us for our 8th annual Dia de Los Muertos event! This event is FREE + Open to the public. All crafts + entertainment is FREE. Food Trucks + Vendor items may cost additional.

Schedule:

 2 PM - 5 PM | Chalk Artist Santos Lozano starts chalk art installation

 3 PM | Open up the Celebration

 3-6 PM | Face Painting (North Lawn)

 3-6 PM | Sounds by DJ Storm (courtyard)

 3-6 PM | Vendors by Hecho Con Amor (North Lawn + Front of Building + Courtyard)

 3-6 PM | Reading Alter by Read, Play, Talk (courtyard)

 3-6 PM | Dallas Art Therapy (pet altar) (Front of Building)

 3-6 PM | Altar by Sara Caranza (SYIP) (Concert Hall Inside space)

 3 - 5 PM | Mojigangas by @info@caramia.org (roaming)

 3 - 5 PM | A Dance To Remember - Batchatha + Salsa dancing with the public (front of the building with band)

 3 - 5 PM | LIVE Music with Lara Latin (Front of Building)

 3-5 PM | Workshops for families ( 5-6 PM; start to close and assist last of guest in line)

 5 -6 PM | Folkrico Dancers (Front of Building)

 6 PM | End of Performance and Celebration

 7 PM | MSO (Symphony) Performance Starts in the concert hall

 7: 30 PM | MAT (Theater) Performance Starts in the black box theatre

The 2024 line-up includes:

Workshops:

Silkscreening by @DurtyLaundry.online

Printmaking with @IronFrogPress

Sugar Skulls by @SugarSkullsbyMaggie

Dia de Los Muertos Crowns by @PoppyXander

Sugar Skull Sculptures by @ChristinaSalazar

Hats by @RadHatter

Latin Crafts by @HispanicForumofMesquite

Painting Workshop by @CaraMiaTheatre

Caricatures by @DanniDoodles

Organic Abstracts with @Patricia Rodriguez

Artists Appearances By:

Acme Slaps

Daniel Yanez

Isaiah Robinson

Leo Castillo

Paige Lehman

Rachel Muldez

@Patricia Rodriguez