Honor those no longer with us at Día de Muertos ofrendas, celebrations, performances, festivals, and more events around Greater Houston through Sunday, November 2024.
The Day of the Dead, a Latin American tradition originating in Mexico, is an annual event traditionally spanning the first two days of November when families take to remember their ancestors and loved ones who have passed.
In honoring them, families create ofrendas, or altars, that are decorated by the person’s favorite foods, drinks, photos and memorabilia to encourage the spirits to visit and keep their memories alive.
Across the city, communities and Houston’s signature institutions will host Día de los Muertos events that honor the tradition and pay respects to the city’s dearly departed.
We’ve gathered over 20 of these events taking place across the Greater Houston area, where you can join in on community ofrendas, take in the city’s rich Mexican culture, and enjoy tasty treats and artisan crafts.
Día de los Muertos 2024 Events in Greater Houston
October 2024
- 11th Annual Magnolia Park Día de los Muertos Festival & Parade at Hidalgo Park | Saturday, October 26 | FREE – The First Barrio community of Magnolia Park, one of the oldest Latino neighborhoods in the city of Houston, hosts its 11th celebration for Día de Muertos, featuring a community parade to the Hidalgo Park altar, followed by a festival of food, kids activities, live music, cultural performances, and artwork. 10:30am to 5pm.
- Día de los Muertos Fall Festival at BakerRipley East Aldine Campus | Saturday, October 26 | FREE – Bring your friends and family out to BakerRipley East Aldine Campus for their Day of the Dead festival. 11am to 3pm.
- Día de los Muertos Event at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home & Forest Park Lawndale | Sunday, October 27 – Celebrate life, culture, and the rich traditions of Día de Los Muertos at Forest Park Lawndale. Attendees can enjoy performances and activities, local vendors, a costume contest and games. Noon to 4pm.
- Day of the Dead Celebration at Kemah Boardwalk | Sunday, October 27 | FREE – The Boardwalk has an all-day celebration planned for Day of the Dead, featuring sugar skull crafts, live music and folklórico performances, a kids costume contest and more. 1pm to 8:45pm.
November 2024
- Calavera con Calavera at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Friday, November 1 | FREE – Back for its fifth year, this production follows the Burgos family on Día de Muertos, preparing to celebrate the tradition while exploring all its different elements and what it means to embrace death as a reminder that life is beautiful. Presented in Spanish with English subtitles. 7:30pm.
- Día de los Muertos at Discovery Green | Friday, November 1 | FREE – Families can enjoy hands-on art activities, artist demos, vendors, and more. Expect cultural performances and music by Houston’s own Nick Gaitan playing Tejas Roots Music—boleros, Tex Mex and Chicano soul. Houston artist Angel Quesada again builds a community ofrenda in the Downtown park space. 7pm to 10pm.
- Dia de los Muertos at Central Market Cooking School | Friday, November 1 – Working with a small team, you’ll make a classic tortilla soup; stuff and grill quail; produce a simple Mole; and try tamales. Then you’ll all sit down to enjoy the feast that has been created. to can off the two and half hour experience. $95. 6:30pm.
- Day of the Dead Celebration at Potente | Friday, November 1 | No Cover – Potente’s Bar & Lounge will feature a special Mexican-inspired menu from Chef Danny, a Build Your Own Margarita Bar, Katz “La Ofrenda” Dia de los Muertos blend coffee and cocktails, sugar skull kits, and more.
- Día de Los Muertos Movie Night: Coco & Community Ofrenda Unveiling at Trebly Park | Friday, November 1 | FREE – Experience a movie night under the stars with a screening of Disney Pixar’s Coco, character meet-and-greet, face painting, kids’ activities, and the unveiling on the community Ofrenda. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos of loved ones and pets that have passed on to place on the ofrenda in their honor. 6pm.
- Día De Los Muertos: Day of the Dead Market at National Museum of Funeral History | Friday, November 1 – This one-of-a-kind evening will include over 40 small business vendors with a mix of Hispanic Heritage, oddity, and Artisan Cottage Vendors as well as drinks, costumes, face painting, and more. $25; $75 for VIP. 7pm to 10pm.
- Día de Los Muertos: Make & Take Sugar Skulls at Central Market Cooking School | Friday, November 1 – Learn more about this seasonal celebration as you use royal icing to make three different sized sugar skulls. Then with a number of decorating tips tricks, add the final, festive touches to the skulls to take home. $85. 11am to 12:30pm.
- Houston Dia de Muertos Parade & Festival at Sam Houston Park | Saturday, November 2 | FREE – The Día de Muertos festival returns to Downtown for its 4th year, offering an evening of live music, a procession, delicious concessions, arts and crafts, and more. Free to participate in the parade, but traditional attire, full of pageantry and beauty, is recommended. 2pm to 10pm.
- Noche Tejana: Dia de los Muertos y Catrinas Edition at House of Blues | Saturday, November 2 – Enjoy a beautiful evening celebrating the powerful voices in the Tejano and Latin Music industry with live music and more at the Downtown venue. Tickets are $10 and up. 8pm.
- Dia de los Muertos at Children’s Museum Houston | Saturday, November 2 – Children’s Museum Houston magically transforms into a colorful, beautiful, and bountiful Land of the Dead, bursting with incredible offerings of Mariachi, “sugar skulls” and marigolds in celebration of El Día de los Muertos. $19.95. 9am to 5pm.
- Dia de los Muertos: East End Houston at The Esplanade on Navigation | Saturday, November 2 | FREE – The Navigation Blvd. Esplanade in Second Ward is the site for a cultural celebration of eternal love that features a day of traditional music and dance performances, a local arts and vendors market, ofrendas, foods, margaritas, and more. Noon to 7pm.
- Día de Los Muertos Mercado at Trebly Park | Saturday, November 2 | FREE – Explore a Día de Los Muertos market, showcasing artisan vendors, live music, family-friendly activities, and a community ofrenda at this Downtown park. 2pm to 6pm.
- Día de los Muertos at Axelrad | Saturday, November 2 | No Cover – Come together, pay respects, and remember friends and family members who have passed with a festive celebration featuring Mariachis, live music, Lucha Libre, and a market. 7pm.
- Día de los Muertos at Gloria’s Latin Cuisine | Saturday, November 2 | No Cover – Show up in your best Catrina or sugar skull attire and dance the night away with live music from Orquesta Mi Rumba and beats from DJ Boris. 11pm.
- Día de los Muertos Oddities Art Market at Trash Panda | Saturday, November 2 | No Cover – This family-friendly event will feature over 15 local vendors selling their handmade goods, from oddities to creepy plushies at Trash Panda Drinking Club. There will be a costume contest, a “Chancla” throwing contest, and a piñata. 4pm to 8pm.
- Festival Día de los Muertos: Lucha Libra at Karbach Brewing Co. | Saturday, November 2 – The Spring Branch brewery hosts an all-day celebration for Day of the Dead featuring a community altar, local vendors, Lucha Libre, food trucks, live music, and other activities. $30; $40 for VIP. 7pm to 11pm.
- Día de los Muertos Festival at City Place | Saturday, November 2 | FREE – Experience the spirit of Día de los Muertos at City Place with a combination of music, food, family activities, and culture. Enjoy live music from Bidi Bidi Banda, Austin’s first all-star Selena Tribute band, a mariachi band, and other pop-up indigenous dance performances. 4pm to 8pm.
- The 24th Annual Día de Muertos Festival at MECA | Saturday, November 2 & Sunday, November 3 | FREE – MECA’s annual two-day Día de los Muertos community festival in Sixth Ward returns, packed with delicious foods, live music and dance performances, arts and crafts activities, a local vendor market, artists, ofrendas and more. 11am to 8pm both days.
- Festival Día de los Muertos at Karbach Brewing Co. | Sunday, November 3 | FREE – Shop MuXer HTX’s vibrant market, enjoy refreshing micheladas, groove to DJ Twinkle Toes, and dress in your best Catrín and Catrina look for a chance to win prizes. 11am to 6pm; DJ noon to 5pm.
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