Día de Los Muertos

The City of Raleigh Museum will come alive with music, dance, poetry, art, traditional flavors and community as the 10th Annual Día de los Muertos celebration returns Friday, Nov. 6, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

This year’s celebration is part of the 12th Annual El Quixote Festival – Voces Poéticas | Poetic Voices and will honor Mexican artist and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, whose iconic calaveras helped shape the visual language associated with Día de los Muertos.

In the spirit of Poetic Voices, the celebration will also explore the longstanding connection between poetry and Día de los Muertos — from the satirical verses associated with Posada’s calaveras to the calaveritas being created and shared today.

The evening will feature:

• An altar honoring José Guadalupe Posada by visual artist Lety Alvarez
• Calaveritas by young poets from Maracas Montessori – Full Spanish Immersion Programs
• Music by Raleigh Celletons
• Violin performances by siblings David and Victoria Garrett
• Father-daughter duo Ana Jimena & Juan de la Masa
• Baile Folklórico Vicky
• La Danza de los Viejitos – Orgullo y Alma Latina
• Carnaval Otomí – Danza Ancestral Otomí
• Hot chocolate by the Dominican Association of North Carolina
• Pan tradicional
• Atole de cacao by Magali Santos
• Face painting by Patricia Robles Castillo
• Family arts and crafts

Presented in collaboration with Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum, Artist Studio Project and El Quixote Festival, this FREE community celebration brings families, artists and neighbors together to remember, create and celebrate.