Día de Los Muertos Festival is BACK and bigger than ever!
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, along with the Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group, invites you and your family to honor your ancestors and celebrate the cycle of life and death.
The festival at the Brooks will offer art-making activities, face painting, music, costumed performers, dance performances, and more!
Admission is FREE with registration
¡El Desfile y Festival del Día de Los Muertos REGRESA y más grande que nunca!
El Museo de Arte de Memphis Brooks, junto con el Grupo de Teatro Bilingüe Cazateatro, lo invitan a usted y a su familia a honrar a sus antepasados y celebrar el ciclo de la vida y la muerte.
¡El festival en el Brooks ofrecerá actividades artísticas, pintura de caritas, música, artistas, espectáculos de danza y más!
La admisión es gratis
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11:30 – 12:30pm: Dia de Los Muertos Parade
Starting in Overton Square, the parade including floats, marchers, and dancers will progress to theMemphis Brooks Museum of Art via Madison Avenue and Tucker Street.
12:30 – 1:00pm: DJ Moi, a local bilingual DJ, will emcee the event—introducing performers, sharing announcements, andkeeping the energy high with regional Latin hits between sets.
1:00 – 1:30pm: Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl, now celebrating 20 years, brings Aztec heritage to life with vibrant regalia and powerful traditional dances that honor and share this rich cultural legacy.
1:45 – 2:00pm: University of Memphis Marimba EnsembleUniversity of Memphis Marimba Ensemble will perform a piece showcasing the marimba’s lastingimportance in Central American and Mexican traditions.
2:30 – 3:00pm: Marisol PierreMemphis-based mariachi singer Marisol Pierre will perform solo before joining Mariachi Guadalajara for a grand finale.
3:00 – 3:30pm: Mariachi GuadalajaraThis local family mariachi band will travel throughout the museum and close the day performing classic mariachi songs.
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