Día de los Muertos at the Missouri History Museum

Dates: Saturday and Sunday, November 7–8
Time: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Missouri History Museum
Cost: Free

Presented in collaboration with Hispanic Festival Inc., Mexicanos en St. Louis and Latinx Arts Network.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park this November! Enjoy altars that represent a variety of Latin American cultural traditions, live music and dance performances, an art display, food and drink vendors, a procession through the park, a Catrina dress-up contest and more. Family zones will offer face-painting for kids, arts and crafts, bilingual storytelling and other activities.

All-Day Events

Celebrations take place inside and outside the Missouri History Museum on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Enjoy the following activities all day each day:

• Altar viewing and art display
  Grand Hall (main level) and AT&T Multipurpose Room (lower level)

• Food and drink vendors
  Enjoy tacos, empanadas, street corn, tamales, churros, pan dulce, and more.
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

• Hispanic business resource tables
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

Family Activity Zones

The following activities take place inside the Missouri History Museum on Saturday and Sunday:

• 10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Make-and-take crafts, including paper flowers and calaveras masks
  Bank of America Atrium (lower level)

• 10:30 a.m. | Cuentos en el Museo bilingual Spanish-English storytelling
  History Clubhouse (main level)

• 12–4 p.m. | Face-painting (free for kids 18 and younger, $12 for adults)
  Schnucks Classroom (main level)

Special Events on Saturday

• 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | DJ Eric Sensation
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

• 12–4 p.m. | Celebrate loved ones with souvenir printmaking
  Grand Hall (main level)

• 12:30–3 p.m. | Live music with a brief intermission
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

• 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. | Dance performances
  Lee Auditorium (lower level)

• 4 p.m. | Catrina Contest
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

• 4:15 p.m. | Brief performance followed by a quarter-mile procession through Forest Park at approximately 4:30pm
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

Special Events on Sunday

• 11 a.m.–5 p.m. | DJ Eric Sensation
  Imo Family Plaza (north lawn)

• 12–4 p.m. | Celebrate loved ones with souvenir printmaking
  Grand Hall (main level)

• 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. | Dance performances by Alma de Mexico St. Louis
  Lee Auditorium (lower level)

Get an early preview of the altar on Friday, November 8.