This family-friendly event on October 26 at 11:30 AM features performances from local Mexican folk dance groups and mariachi bands. Learn about the holiday through the museum's collection during a scavenger hunt and kids can make crafts and get their faces painted.
Before creating an original floral arrangement for the holiday, learn the significance behind marigolds and other flowers used in Día de los Muertos traditions at this lesson in the Alexandria flower shop. The class is on October 29 at 6:30 PM, and tickets are $150.
Participate in workshops and catch Mexican folk dance performances at the National Portrait Gallery on November 1 from 5 PM to 8:30 PM. You can also help decorate the community altar. Outdoors, head to the G and 9th Street side of the museum to see a video projection by artists MasPaz and Guache.
The celebration is organized by Día de los Muertos DC and is happening on November 2 and 3. Stop by a cross-cultural altar for members of the community to leave offerings in remembrance of their loved ones.
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