Dia de los muertos / All Souls Procession Events 2013 Tucson

Dia de los muertos / All Souls Procession Events 2013 Tucson
One of our communities most wonderful events is coming up!

I cannot wait to go again to the All Souls Parade :)

 Dia de los muertos is a celebration that mixes pre-Colombian practices in the Americas with those of Roman Catholicism. It is a celebration to honor the dead with festivities, altars, food, song and cleaning of grave sites.

Many Mexicans and Mexican-Americans celebrate this holiday that coincides with celebrations of All Soul's Day, November 1st and 2nd. To read more about the traditions or celebrations go HERE.

1.The All Souls Procession through downtown Tucson. It ranks with Tucson Meet Yourself to me as one of our most cherished traditions and activities in the Old Pueblo:) .Be ready for a parade of music and revelry to pay tribute to the deceased. Feel free to dress up, join in and honor your relatives or anyone that has passed away.Go HERE for more information.

 Check out video post of a past years parade HERE. 

GRAND FINALE at Mercado San Agustín on West Congress Flam Chen  With this years musical guests: A Tribe Called Red(Ottowa CA),  Danza Azteca Calpulli Tonantzin, The Carpetbag Brigade (SanFrancisco, CA), Nemcatacoa Teatro (Colombia S.A.)

When: Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 6pm 

Where: Leave at 6:00 PM and proceed South on 6th Ave to Alameda and turn right.


2. In addition, The Procession of Little Angels Saturday November 2, 2013 at ARMORY PARK* S. 6th Ave between 12th and 13th St.

NOON-altar and site  construction

3pm-workshops begin-wings, makeup, 

hooping-with Orbital Evolution 

circus skills-with Tucson Circus Arts

6 pm-children’s parade and finale  

with Stories That Soar 

7:30 pm-Soul Poetry-spoken word event

Altars Vigil till 10 pm

You may want to check out the events on the calendar below for ugar skull making or getting your make-up done before the parade as a calavera or calaca ;)