The municipal government of San Miguel de Allende presents the official Día de Muertos 2026 program, running from Saturday, October 31 through Monday, November 2. The three-day cultural festival fills public plazas, historic streets, cultural centers, and cemeteries with community altar exhibits, creative workshops, poetry, live flamenco, open-air cinema, contemporary circus, and the city’s iconic Catrinas parade.

📅 Dates: Saturday, October 31 – Monday, November 2, 2026864899519_985664123929372_1357532396972707826_n.jpg+2
📍 Primary Locations: Jardín Principal, Casa de la Cultura del Chorro, Casa de la Cultura Mesones #71, Biblioteca Municipal, Panteón Viejo San Antonio Abad, and downtown streets
🎟️ Admission: Free public programming

Saturday, October 31

• 5:00 PM — Pinta tu Calaverita (Workshop)
  A hands-on decorative skull-painting workshop hosted at Casa de la Cultura del Chorro.

• 6:30 PM — La Muerte es Parte de lo Nuestro (Music & Poetry)
  A cultural recital celebrating Mexican perspectives on mortality through song and verse on the Explanada del Jardín Principal.

• 8:00 PM — Muerte que te Quiero Muerte (Flamenco Performance)
  A dramatic live flamenco dance show taking the stage on the Explanada del Jardín Principal.

• 8:00 PM — El Extraño Mundo de Jack (Family Cinema)
  An outdoor screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas for audiences of all ages at Casa de la Cultura Mesones #71.

• 10:00 PM — La Noche del Demonio (Horror Cinema)
  A late-night screening of Insidious for horror fans at Casa de la Cultura Mesones #71.

Sunday, November 1

• 12:00 PM — Exhibición de Ofrendas (Altar Exhibition)
  Public opening of traditional memorial altars decorated with cempasúchil flowers, candles, and seasonal offerings in the central Jardín Principal.

• 4:00 PM — Decora tu Ofrenda (Workshop)
  A creative community workshop on making traditional altar decorations, held at the Biblioteca Municipal.

• 6:00 PM — Huesos, Calacas y Calaveras con El Catrín y La Catrina (Puppet & Theater Show)
  A lively family puppet and theater performance bringing iconic skeletal characters to life on the Explanada del Jardín Principal.

• 7:00 PM — Muertos en el Aire (Live Music)
  An evening open-air concert featuring festive seasonal music on the Explanada del Jardín Principal.

• 8:00 PM — Coco (Family Cinema)
  A themed screening of Disney-Pixar’s Coco staged outdoors directly outside the historic Panteón Viejo San Antonio Abad.

• 10:00 PM — Macario (Classic Mexican Cinema)
  A screening of Roberto Gavaldón’s celebrated 1960 supernatural drama Macario outside the Panteón Viejo San Antonio Abad.

Monday, November 2

• 9:00 AM — Exhibición de Ofrendas (Altar Exhibition)
  All-day viewing of community altars on display across the Jardín Principal.

• 5:00 PM — Desfile de Muertos y Catrinas (Grand Parade)
  The centerpiece procession featuring elaborately costumed catrinas, catrines, and traditional performers, marching along the classic route from Calle del Cardo to the Jardín Principal.

• 8:00 PM — Hocus Pocus (Family Cinema)
  An evening family film presentation of Hocus Pocus at Casa de la Cultura Mesones #71.

• 8:30 PM — Calacas (Contemporary Circus Show)
  An acrobatic contemporary circus production themed around Día de Muertos on the Explanada del Jardín Principal.

• 10:00 PM — IT (Horror Cinema)
  A nighttime screening of Stephen King’s IT closing out the cinematic series at Casa de la Cultura Mesones #71.