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Día de los Muertos

October 29, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 3:30 pm

Free
Location:
Parade: Begins at Overton Square and ends at the Brooks Plaza!
The annual Día de Los Muertos Celebration is back! Join your museum and Cazateatro Bilingual Theatre Group in this parade and festival where you and your family are invited to honor ancestors and celebrate the cycle of life and death.

Location

The Día de los Muertos Parade begins in the Tower Courtyard at Overton Square with floats and performers making their way to the plaza at the Brooks Museum beginning at 11 a.m. The community celebration at the Brooks will offer art-making activities, face painting, music, costumed performers, dance performances and more!More details will be posted in this event as plans come together!Admission is free for the whole community!

Altars

As part of the Brooks annual Día de los Muertos celebration, the museum will host an exhibition of student-made altars in the Education Gallery.  Visitors are invited to add a butterfly in memory of a loved one to the interactive wall in the gallery on the lower level.  Download this template to bring your own butterfly to the museum.

Schedule

11:30AM -12:30PM Overton Square to Brooks Plaza

1:00PM-1:20PM Rhythm of the Arts presents SUGAR SKULL! A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure! Sponsored by the Orpheum Theatre Group

1:45PM-2:00PM Ballet Folklorico Infatil Meztli

2:15PM-2:30PM Iris Collective in collaboration with Cazateatro

3:00PM-3:30PM Danza Azteca Quetzalcoatl

12:30PM-3:30PM Artmaking activities in various places

Food Trucks

  • Fruitimania
  • Burrito Express
  • Los Potosinos
  • Tacotitlan
  • Dipsticle

‍Rain Date: October 30th

Details

Date:
October 29, 2022
Time:
11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.brooksmuseum.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos

Organizer

Brooks Museum of Art
Phone:
901-544-6200
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Venue

Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104 United States
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Phone:
901-544-6200
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