Dia de los Muertos Festival & 5K
Schedule
Sat Oct 26 2024 at 10:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2405 West Forest Home Avenue,Milwaukee,53215,US | Milwaukee, WI
Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum hosts the area’s only cemetery-based Dia de los Muertos festival!
Walk/Run
The day kicks off with a 5K run or a 2-mile walk through the cemetery. Free Dia de los Muertos festival t-shirt with all registrations. Register now - ticket prices increase Sept. 26!
Festival
Grab lunch at a food truck and enjoy:
-Traditional music featuring Mariachis and a DJ
-Local dance groups
-Vendors at the festival mercado
-Altares and ofrendas for the dead in our chapel
-Traditional decorations including cempazuchi, papel picado and hand-made catrinas
-Ofrendas (offerings to the dead) in the chapel, made by local schools and community groups
-Paseo de las Almas procession from the chapel to the Our Lady of Guadalupe burial section
-Activities including face painting and decorating sugar skulls
-Arts and crafts with Milwaukee Art Museum & Kohl's Art Studio
-Non-profit community resources
*Proceeds from the Dia de los Muertos 5K Run/Walk event benefit Forest Home Historic Preservation Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to preserve the arboretum and share the history of the cemetery through educational programs and public outreach.
Where is it happening?
2405 West Forest Home Avenue,Milwaukee,53215,US, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: