At night it’s more adult oriented with dance music by Bomba Estereo, Nochenegra, a vinyl DJ performance featuring DJ Mar and DJ El Keamo. The daytime event is for families with a busy Children’s Plaza, more than 150 Aztec dancers and performers on four stages and altars throughout the cemetery. This is a huge celebration that attracts thousands of people to the famous cemetery. Where: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los AngelesĬost: Tickets for daytime event start at $35, tickets for the night event start at $60 with a display of 19 professional altars and a community altar which honors the victims of gun violence in Monterey Park and those who perished in Maui’s wildfires. park’s celebration of Day of the Dead started Oct. The Bob Baker Marionette company will have puppet performances at the Covina Hills, Cypress, and Glendale locations. Where: 4471 Lincoln Ave., Cypress, 21300 Via Verde St., Covina, 1712 S Glendale Ave., Glendale and 69855 E, 69855 E Ramon Rd, Cathedral CityĬheck out folkloric dance and Mariachi performances, community altars, artwork, food trucks and 6-foot-tall Catrina sculptures at all locations.

at Forest Lawn’s Cypress, Covina Hills, and Glendale locations Oct.

The larger-than-life La Catrina public art sculptures created by Los Angeles-based artist Ricardo Soltero will also be on view throughout the Promenade. There will be colorful community altars and a Latinx pop-up market offering crafts, arts and treats. The Promenade in downtown Santa Monica will become an outdoor Day of the Dead festival with local performances by groups including Neiya Arts, Ballet Flor de Mayo, Grupo La Rosa, Folklor América and Poco Pocho. Where: Third Street Promenade, 1351 Third St. There’s also live music from Mariachi Divas, and Savor: A Tribute to Santana. Get food and drinks from vendors and the Michelada Garden, then buy goods from local artists and artisans while viewing altar displays at this free annual event. Where: Moreno Valley Civic Amphitheater, 14075 Frederick St, Moreno Valley.

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