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
Isaiah Robinson
Leo Castillo
Paige Lehman
Rachel Muldez
@Patricia Rodriguez
Special Department Appearances By:
@KeepMesquiteBeautiful
@DowntownMesquite
@Historic Mesquite
City of Mesquite HR Department
Mesquite Police Department
Mesquite Fire Department
City of Mesquite Communications Department
City of Mesquite Municipal Department
Environmental Code Department
City of Mesquite Library
Parks and Recreation Department
Special THANK YOU!
City of Mesquite Building Services
City of Mesquite Health Department
City of Mesquite Street and Alley Repair Department
Volunteer Group: Skeeters with A Cause
Volunteer Services by: UNT Dallas Student Center
Sponsored By:
Sigma Graphix
America’s Credit Union
Hispanic Forum of Mesquite
Cara Mia Theater
Read, Play, Talk
Whataburger
TSC Career Institute
SuVida
T-shirts provided by: Global Threads
Performances By:
Groupo Folkorico Mexico Lindo
@A Dance To Remember
Mojiganga (Puppets) by @CaraMiaTheatre
Special LOOK! at "Frankenstein" by Mesquite Arts Theater (3-5 PM) (Ticketed Performance at 7:30 PM)
Mesquite Symphony Orchestra (Concert Hall performance at 7 PM; ticketed event)
Music By:
@Lara Latin
@DJ Storm
@MISD Mariachi
Exhibitions By:
Offrenda (Alter) by: Sara Caranza
Offrenda (Pet Alter) by: Dallas Art Therapy
Chalk Art by: Santos Lozano
Illustration on a T-shirt by: @ItsJoesWork
Reading Display by: Read, Talk, Play
Texas A&M Commerce Students
Face painting:
Liliana Estrada
Lauren Sewell
Susan Fair
Videography + Photography Coverage:
@MatterMedia
Vendors By:
@HechoConAmor
Food By:
@HappyVeganFood Truck
@EventosTOGO
@PHAT Wings and Smoke Rings
@PanderiaRomo
@ComalFlores
@DJ Bakehouse
@HappySnacks