If you still don’t know what to do to celebrate the Day of the Dead, we leave you some of the best ideas!
On November 1 and 2, the Day of the Dead, a Mexican celebration that seeks to honor our loved ones who have already passed away. If you do not know what to do these special days, we leave you a guide that you are going to love …
Pan de Muertos Festival, Zócalo megaofrenda and other activities for the Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead Parade (CDMX)
More than a thousand volunteers will participate in the parade that will take place in Mexico City, from the Zócalo to Campo Marte on October 31 from 12:00 to 17:00. The tour will be starred by acrobats, dancers, floats and cardboard alebrijes, all accompanied by live music.
Immersia (CDMX)
If you are looking for something more spiritual, this multisensory experience will be your ideal plan to celebrate the Day of the Dead. It is a journey of introspection in which instrumental music, a guided meditation, typical Mexican aromas and light installations participate. This event will be available during October and November in Colonia Juárez. The ticket has a cost of 1,500 pesos.
Festival of Offerings and Flower Arrangements (CDMX)
What better idea than an offering contest to celebrate the Day of the Dead? Multiple hotels, museums and restaurants in the city will strive to put together a super creative offering from October 29 to November 2 in the streets of the Historic Center. Do you dare to participate?
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Megaofrenda del Zócalo (CDMX)
As every year, a giant offering will be assembled in the Zócalo of the Historic Center from October 31 to November 3. The most emblematic traditions of Mexico are represented in the cultural installation. In addition, there will be some photo frames inspired by the Mexican lottery and a wall painting with a tzompantli. .
Bread of the Dead and Chocolate Festival
For the foodies or food lovers, especially those Mexican gastronomic treasures, then the Pan de Muerto and Chocolate Festival. In this festival that takes place in Plaza San Jerónimo, in the Historic Center, they serve 50 varieties of pan de muerto with fillings of marzipan, pumpkin, matcha and more. The best? There will be Oaxacan chocolate to go with it!
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Spa (CDMX)
If you are looking for a more elegant plan, in which you can dedicate time to yourself, we recommend the spa at the luxurious Sofitel Mexico City Reforma hotel. But it is not just any spa, as it is inspired by the Day of the Dead, so the treatment includes a massage related to traditional medicine and experiences with copal and marigolds. This experience will be available until November 2.
La Llorona in Xochimilco
If you are a lover of horror stories, then you will enjoy the spooky Latin American legend, La Llorona, while navigating the channels of Xochimilco in a trajinera. The cost of the ticket is 570 pesos and you can enjoy this experience until November 28.
Inframundo The Experience (CDMX)
It is an experience inspired by “the place of the dead” in which they use video mapping, robotic lights and augmented reality to take you on a journey through the nine levels of the mexica underworld. This event will be available until December 31 at the Benito Juárez city hall. The ticket has a cost of 295 pesos.
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