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43rd Annual Viva La Vida Festival & Parade (Día de los Muertos)
- When
- Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
- Where
- 4th Street & Congress Avenue (outside Mexic-Arte Museum)419 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701Open in Google Maps ↗
- Ages
- free family-friendly
- Cost
- Free (RSVP)
- Organizer
- Mexic-Arte Museum
Mexic-Arte Museum's Día de los Muertos festival and parade, Austin's largest and longest-running Day of the Dead event. A Grand Procession at noon with costumes, props, live music, dancers and floats marches down 6th Street to E. 4th Street and Congress Avenue; the 2026 special theme is la ofrenda. Activities until 6 p.m. include the Mariposa Plaza with hands-on art activities, traditional foods, local artists, the Muertos Mercado with 20+ artisans, a low-rider exhibition and live performances. Free; RSVP encouraged.
Register on the official site ↗Published details checked online. Contact responsiveness and live booking availability have not been confirmed.
What was checked & what still needs confirmation
Street festival; address is the museum's listed event location. Presenter wording differs between pages (Austin Convention Center vs City of Austin ACME Department).