Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos

Honoring the people, places and ideas that merit adoration and commemoration, Gloria Molina Grand Park’s 12th annual Downtown Día de los Muertos welcomes parkgoers to pay reverence at 19 altars created by professional artists and local community organizations.

Parkgoers can also contribute to the annual community altar -the 20th altar- which will honor the victims of gun violence in Monterey Park and those who perished in Maui’s wildfires.

Opening Day Saturday, October 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles will perform in the park at the Fountain Overlook; LA Opera Connects, the educational arm of The Music Center’s resident company partner, LA Opera, will present tenor Jonathan Lacayo, who will perform an array of songs celebrating Día de los Muertos. Workshops: Create your own mini altars and cookie sugar skulls The opening day of Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos coincides with the highly popular DTLA event, Grand Ave Arts: All Access, in which the park is participating.

Last Day 

Thursday, November 2nd, from 7:30 p.m. 

The community is invited to the free screening that celebrates the legends of Latin American cinema. The park will partner with GuadaLAjara Film Festival (GLAFF) to proudly present a special screening of the 1960 film Macario, directed by Roberto Gavaldón. Free tickets are available at glaff.org/program.

📅 Dates & Times 

Oct 21, 2023 - Nov 02, 2023

All Day 

📍 Venue

Gloria Molina Grand Park 

Fountain Overlook and Performance Lawn

200 N Grand Ave. 

Los Angeles, CA 90012

 👪 Age requirement

All Ages 

🎫 Tickets/Price 

FREE

🌐 Website 

Grand Park

Directions

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