Palmetto Luna Arts’ Day of the Dead Celebration

Schedule

Sat Nov 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Columbia Museum of Art | Columbia, SC

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Join the CMA and Palmetto Luna Arts on Boyd Plaza to celebrate Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos). This free annual event includes arts and crafts, live music, folkloric dances, a Day of the Dead altar, and other cultural activities. Free.
Day of the Dead is a Mexican tradition that honors those who have departed before us. Within Mexican culture’s complex fusion of customs including Aztec, Mayan, and Spanish traditions, death is merely one part in the wider cycle of existence. The Day of the Dead celebration is the result of the ancient ritual venerations and offerings to the goddess Mictecacihuatl (“Lady of the Dead”) for deceased children and adults as well as the Spaniards' desire to accommodate these festivities within the Catholic celebrations of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
Organized by Palmetto Luna Arts in collaboration with the CMA and the SC Commission for Minority Affairs. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. Sponsored by The City of Columbia, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Supported by Bank of America Charitable Foundation.
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Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main Street,Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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