From October 28 to November 2 Puerto Vallarta celebrates the most representative tradition of Mexico, Day of the Dead, and has prepared a series of activities for you to learn more about this unique celebration which will be held in different venues around the city.
Enjoy a delicious Pan de Muerto while walking through art galleries and get to see the traditional altars and flower carpets.
Find below the program:
Wednesday October 28th
5:30pm – Venue : OPC – Art Galleries Tour and welcome cocktail
Venue: Art Walk – Tour no guiado de galerías de arte
Venue: Café Des Artistes y OPC -Live music, flower carpets, murals and visitors guide distribution.
Thursday October 29th
5:00pm – Venue: Del Refugio Church – Introducing the Camerata Orchestra School of Puerto Vallarta
6:00pm – Hidalgo Park: Conference “The History of Death in Ancient Mexico”, Los Muertos film festival presents “Macario”
7:00pm – Special menus at restaurants throughout Puerto Vallarta
9:30pm – Hidalgo Park: Visitors guide distribution
Friday October 30th
9:30am – Venue: Different spots across the city – Altar tours and exhibits.
10:00am .-Venue: Lázaro Cárdenas Square – Interactive Altar Opening – Altar tour Downtown Vallarta, Decorated boats in honor of deceased captains
7:00pm – Venue: 5 de Diciembre Cementery- Music and Beer Festival
Saturday October 31st
10:00am – Venue: Cuale Island – Paint your Calaverita
12:00pm -Screening “La Leyenda de la Nahuala”
4:00pm – Face painting for récord Guinness
5:30pm – Venue: 5 de Diciembre Cementery -Catrinas and giant puppets parade
6:30pm – Venue: Hidalgo Park – Mixcoatl folkloric ballet from Aguascalientes
7:00pm – Venue: Los Muertos Pier/Calle Francisca Rodriguez – Silence walk ” Catrinas y Catrines”
Music and Beer Festival
11:00pm – “Catrinas” Post party – Prizes for the best costumes – Los Muertos Pier/Calle Francisca Rodriguez
Sunday November 1st
10:00am – Venue: 5 de Diciembr Cementery – Religious ceremony
4:00pm – Venue: Lázaro Cárdenas Square- Little angels party, Pan de muerto exhibit and gathering
7:00pm – Xiutla folkloric ballet exhibit – Music and Beer Festival – Los Muertos Pier/Calle Francisca Rodriguez
8:00pm – Screening “El libro de la vida” – Lázaro Cárdenas Square
Monday November 2nd
11:00am – Venue: Armas Square – Exhibit “Las Catrinas de Lupe” by Karla Moreno Producciones
11:30am – Venue: 5 de Diciembre Cementery – Parade “La Caravana de la Muerte”
7:00pm – Venue: Mercado Municipal – Gathering “Una noche de muertos en Puerto Vallarta”
7:30pm – Venue: Mercado Municipal Xiutla folkloric ballet exhibit ” Día de Muertos Special”
9:30pm – Venue: Mercado Municipal Catrinas contest award ceremony
10:00pm – Venue: Mercado Municipal Festival Closure
11:00pm – Malecon – Fireworks
DAILY ACTIVITIES
DOWNTOWN
-Altar our Downtown Vallarta
-Art exhibit at OPC gallery
-Unguided tour Art Walk galleries
-Altar tour through the city
-Restaurant altar tour
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-Flower carpet
LOS MUERTOS PIER
– Decorated boats in honor of deceased captains
