Día de los Muertos, otherwise known as Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday that celebrates the lives of passed loved ones. The thousands-of-years-old, Aztec-originated tradition is celebrated throughout Latin America every year with feasts, costumes, and sugar skulls. Once again, Houston is holding a spectacular Día de los Muertos festival to honor the tradition!
On Saturday, November 2, the city will have the chance to get in on the fourth-annual Dia de los Muertos parade and festival in Houston from 2 pm to 10 pm in Sam Houston Park at 1000 Bagby St., and parade in all its wonderful pageantry, beginning and ending in the same location.
Full details regarding the festival and parade have yet to be released, though visitors can surely expect a vibrant variety of live music, tasty concessions, arts & crafts galore, and more!
Last year’s parade began at 7 pm in the evening, beginning at the corner of Allen Parkway and Bagby St. at 1100 Bagby St. to where the spectacular display of floats, festivity, and culture, would move through City Hall and areas in downtown.
The parade last year commenced down Bagby Street before turning on Walker St., then to Smith St., then Dallas St. before terminating at the corner Allen Parkway and Bagby St.
Stay tuned for more details on coming Dia de los Muertos festivities in Houston!
Elsewhere on November 2, Karbach Brewery will be hosting a Dia de los Muertos celebration in Houston with a market, micheladas, and lucha libre.
For other Dia de Los Muertos festivities in Houston, Houstonians can take part in the 11th Annual Magnolia Park Dia de los Muertos Festival on Saturday, October 26. The festival in Magnolia Park is set to feature a rich assortment of cultural festivities including special guest, Lizbeth Ortiz – founder of Houston’s Friday Festival.
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