Free Day! Día de Muertos Community Celebration at the Eiteljorg

About this adventure

The Eiteljorg Museum and community partner Arte Mexicano en Indiana host a free, all-day Day of the Dead celebration. Families learn about the Indigenous roots of the holiday, see the community altar and art exhibit, meet artists, shop the mercado and make art to take home. The stage schedule runs from a 10:45 a.m. welcome through presentations by Monarca Academy and Global Preparatory Academy, the Indiana Mariachi Project at 1 p.m., a Desfile de Catrinas (Catrina parade) at 2 p.m., Mariachi Son de Mi Tierra at 3 p.m., folklórico dance by Grupo Folclórico Macehuani and its children's troupe at 4 p.m., a Selena tribute at 5 p.m. and Ballet Folklórico Mosaicos and Mosaicos Kids at 6 p.m. Curator spotlight tours of the Latino printmakers exhibition are at 12:15 and 3:15 p.m. Admission is free, but the museum asks visitors to register for a free ticket.