Naperville|Local Event
Naperville’s Fourth Annual Día de Muertos: Celebrating Community and Life
Event Details
Join the Alliance of Latinos Motivating Action in the Suburbs (ALMAS) for Naperville’s Fourth Annual Día de Muertos: Celebrating Community and Life, a free, family-friendly celebration honoring loved ones, cultural traditions, and community connection.
The celebration will feature cultural performances by Danza Azteca Mitotilizi, Juan Diego, Tango, Mariachi Distrito 33, a Catrina catwalk, and Folklorico Mintsita Uarhar. Guests can also enjoy free face painting, live artistic transformations by José Art, monumental artwork by Mexican artist Emanuel Zárate Ortiz of Patibulario Art, a Catrina and Catrín Contest, children’s arts and crafts, a collaborative Catrina painting workshop, and canvas painting with Pinot’s Palette.
Community members can also honor loved ones through the Community Altar, personal ofrendas, the “Reflections of Life” display, and the Monarch Tribute
Admission is free and open to the community. Families, friends, and neighbors of all backgrounds are invited to come together for an afternoon of remembrance, cultural pride, art, music, and celebration.