Dia de los Muertos Outdoor Family Festival This Weekend in Fort Worth

Posted by My Dallas Mommy on Monday, October 24th, 2016 at 3:00 PM
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Don’t miss this festival on Friday, October 28, 2016 from 6pm to 9:30pm with a Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibition and movie screening of “The Book of Life”. The celebration continues on Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 6pm to 10pm and will feature artisians, folkloric performances, a procession, entertainment, face painting, arts and crafts for the family to enjoy. We invite you and your family to come celebrate with us in this rich traditional celebration.

Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is a Latin American holiday celebrated during the chilly days of November 1 & 2. The way the holiday is celebrated now is a mixture of pre-Hispanic traditions along with some merging of Catholic theology, most notably, All Souls & All Saints Day, in which the culture combined as a way to honor their deceased loved ones.

Artes de la Rosa’s Dia de los Muertos Festival has become a hallmark event for the organization attracting press, performers, and patrons from all over North Texas and beyond. The event kicks off with a drum and puppet procession from Marine Park to the Rose Marine Theater Plaza that shuts down North Main Street, diverting traffic as people painted as calavera’s and catarina’s, take to the streets in a high energy ½ mile procession past the historic Rose Marine Theater and into Fort Worth’s Mercado Plaza.

This is where the party really gets started! Capturing the spirit of Mexico’s Mercado fiesta’s, our event would not be complete without music, dancing, face painting, food, drinks, and pan de muerto! Artists and crafts people are on hand selling fine and folk art with plenty of booths for children’s activities. While here, why not tour the Rose Marine Theatre and observe the artwork that lives in the annex and Rose Lobby. The artwork is part of a growing permanent collection at Artes de la Rosa celebrating the vast styles and works of Latino art and artists. While on the subject of art, make your way into the Artes de la Rosa Gallery and observe the fantastic art exhibit on display.

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