• September 28th, 2026
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Experience Día de los Muertos in Colorado


Denver celebrates Día de los Muertos with family-friendly fun throughout the entire city. “Día de los Muertos” or the “Day of the Dead”, is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout México, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration begins on October 31 (All Hallows’ Eve), November 1 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2 (All Souls’ Day), comprising the triduum of Allhallowtide. Families make altars with photos of the deceased, along with offerings of food, candles, incense and yellow marigolds. Denver has been lovingly honoring its deceased for over a quarter of a century.

Colorado’s largest Day of the Dead celebration is in Longmont for the Longmont Museum’s signature event and the largest Day of the Dead celebration in Colorado, attracting more than 6,000 people to the exhibit, family celebration, and related programming. Celebrating their 16th anniversary this year, the celebration demonstrates how a diverse community can come together to share a common desire – to honor their ancestors and keep their memories alive. Longmont Museum & Cultural Center’s annual Día de los Muertos free exhibition runs October 15 through November 8. The exhibition will be in the Swan Atrium, a two-story space full of light in the museum’s new addition. It will showcase original artwork by local artists Carlos Fresquez and Francisco Zamora. Carlos Frésquez Salón de Ilegales/Salon of Illegals is a mixed media installation of various landscape paintings and prints. There will also be a free family celebration on Saturday, November 5th with fun and live entertainment including music and dancing, sugar skull decorating, traditional food, community altars, paper flower making, face painting, Day of the Dead icon Lady Catrina and more. On October 15th, 22nd and 29th join a free tour of the Day of the Dead exhibition with bilingual tour guide Laura Zavala. Laura will tell you about the ancient Mayan and Aztec origins of the celebration, how it blended with Spanish Catholic traditions and how it became a part of Longmont’s local culture.400 Quail Road in Longmont. For more information and a complete listing of events, call (303) 776-6050 or visit:

http://longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/museum/education/day-of-the-dead

The Chicano Humanities & Arts Council (CHAC) was founded in 1978 as a place where Chicano/Latino artists could explore visual and performance art while promoting and preserving the Chicano/Latino culture through the expression of the arts. In conjunction with the Armory Performing Arts Center, CHAC presents “El Dia de los Muertos” Arts Show at the Brighton Armory through November 2nd. Brighton Armory: 300 Strong Street in Brighton, CO. CHAC: 772 Santa Fe Drive in Denver. chacweb.org.

Photo/Foto: Longmont Museum The Longmont Museum features the state’s largest Día de los Muertos celebration.
Photo/Foto: Longmont Museum
The Longmont Museum features the state’s largest Día de los Muertos celebration.

Día de los Muertos has been a yearly exhibition offered at the Pirate gallery in northwest Denver since 1983 when member Patricio Cordova, alongside Martha Keeting and Bob Luna (and later with help from Maruca and Daniel Salazar) organized the first Día de los Muertos and then ran the program for approximately 15 years. The Día de los Muertos exhibition will run October 14th – October 30th. There will be a celebration on Saturday, October 29th featuring Aztec dancers, kids’ piñatas and an artistic performance.3655 Navajo Street in Denver. http://pirateartonline.org/dod.htm.

Elitch Gardens is a 70-acre amusement and water park located downtown features their annual Fright Fest. Throughout all of October, Elitch Gardens transforms into Family By Day and Fright By Night. Don’t miss out on five weekends of scary fun at Denver’s largest Halloween event – Fright Fest: Alive! Halloween festivities invade the park throughout the day each weekend. Little ghosts and goblins can enjoy Free Candy on the Trick or Treat Trail and partake in Halloween themed interactive challenges. Fright by Night takes over and blood-curdling shrieks, shrills and chills will take place. Prepare to be on alert all around you, as Fright Fest comes Alive and haunted creatures lurk around every thrilling corner. For more information, please visit; elitchgardens.com/fright-fest.

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