Description

The largest Scottsdale Dia de los Muertos festival to date with a widely expanded footprint, triple the number of fine-art installations, increased live dance and music performances, face painting, crafts, food and fun for the entire family. Scottsdale dia de Los Muertos brings together world-class visual and performing artists, educators and local community to create a vibrant, entertaining, larger than life cross cultural experience. 

Saturday November 2, 2019, 9am-10:30pm 

Old Adobe Mission, 3817 N. Brown Ave, at 1st Street in Downtown Scottsdale, Arizona 

Price: FREE More information please visit: https://www.scottsdalediadelosmuertos.com

This year, LORE Media & Arts presents and the City of Scottsdale hosts a stunning new collection of mural art panels painted by top tier artists from the newly expanded Arizona Collective, co-curated by Lucretia Torva. The panels will pay homage to the Aztec Deity of Death, Mictlantechutli, and the Mesoamerican spiritual symbol of the hummingbird.

Art display of  o LORE’s large scale sculptured Grand Skull collection. The new skulls were painted by renowned muralist Lalo Cota and the father-and-son team Such and Champ Styles.

Attendees are encouraged to wear Day of the Dead (Calaca) makeup and/or attire to become part of the festivities.

Dia de Los Muertos performances will be seen and heard throughout the day. The world renowned Grandeza Mexicana troupe will perform Folklorico dance. Live Mariachis and traditional Aztec dancers will dazzle and amaze. Musical ensemble Eternal Mercy will perform. 

The event will culminate in a community procession led by local art leaders and an energetic performance of

traditional Mexican Chileno and Aztec dancing.