Dia de los Muertos • El Paso and Southern New Mexico
A celebration of Day of the Dead in El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces, New Mexico and Southern New Mexico
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Dia de los Muertos - El Paso and Las Cruces 2023 events!
Events celebrating Dia de los Muertos here in the El Paso-Las Cruces area are starting to come in!
Dia de los Muertos Parade - Downtown El Paso
October 28 - 4 p.m.
https://epma.art/calendar/join-the-dia-de-los-muertos-parade-2023-05-19
Concordia Día de los Muertos Festival
November 8 - 2-8 p.m.
https://visitelpaso.com/events/concordia-dia-de-los-muertos-festival-2023
Dia de los Muertos Celebration - Mesilla, New Mexico
October 28 & 29 • Procession: November 2
https://www.visitlascruces.com/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration/422/
Celebrate the Day of the Dead with lots of music and food.
Join the candlelight procession as the dead are remembered. Homemade altars are on display and a giant piñata is broken open. Old Mesilla Plaza. (575) 524-3262 ext.116.
Dia de los Muertos Run - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Series dates: Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29, 2023
Race times: 7:00AM
Race day packet pickup/registration: 5:30AM on race day, at the start line.
Early Start: YES! (Optional) 6:00 am, bring a flashlight. Late arrivals will need to wait until the 7:00 am start. Click HERE for details.
Time limit: None. We have a “no runner left behind” policy, and we happily stay until the final finisher crosses the line. Walkers are always welcome!
Pets/strollers: Pets are not allowed, for the safety and comfort of our runners/walkers; you’re welcome to bring a stroller if you have small children.
Food/aid stations: Due to Covid, our food selections will be limited. Please bring your water bottle (with a top) that we will refill upon request.
- Start location: La Llorona Park, Picacho Ave.
- GPS coordinates: N 32.31055 W 106.82677
- Course: Fast, flat; paved, with a crushed gravel lane.
- Course is 1.1 miles out, then back. Six laps for half marathon, 12 laps for full marathon.
https://www.deadrunning.net/day-of-the-dead-series/
Friday, March 10, 2023
Friday, September 23, 2022
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Dia de los Muertos Festival, Downtown El Paso, El Paso Arts District, October 23, 2021
Monday, October 12, 2020
CDC guidelines for Dia de los Muertos / Day of the Dead - 2020 - El Paso
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has released guideline for celebrating Dia de los Muertos this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage everyone to take these guidelines seriously and do our best to protect our community.
Tuesday, October 06, 2020
Dia de los Muertos in El Paso - 2020
Dia de los Muertos events in the El Paso and Las Cruces area are proving to be few and far between for 2020, for obvious reasons. If you are aware of any events, please feel free to forward them and I'll get them posted.
If there are no events in the area this year, please celebrate in the safety of your home.
Take time to honor those in our community lost to COVID-19. Remember the others we lost so suddenly on August 3, 2019. Let us also remember our loved ones, family, friends and so many others who have passed on over the years. While we may not be able to reminisce in person...we are all together in spirit.
"Voces de Mixquic" - a wonderful Dia de los Muertos documentary film
I recently viewed "Voces de Mixquic," a documentary about Dia de los Muertos traditions in a small town on the outskirts of Mexico City. I HIGHLY recommend this film. It is by far the most informative film I have seen about Dia de los Muertos. You truly feel like you are welcoming home departed loved ones with the families that are filmed.
"Voces de Mixquic" is available on Amazon, and is free to view with Amazon Prime. It is well worth the rental price, too.
Find the film here: Voces de Mixquic
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Los Lobos, Tarantella, Latin Playboys and more...essential albums for Dia de los Muertos listening (especially in El Paso)!
These albums are essential listening for Dia de los Muertos! Some of these have been in my Dia de los Muertos rotation for several decades now! I will be adding more in the upcoming weeks.
Latin Playboys - Latin Playboys (album)
Tarantella - Esqueletos (album)
Los Lobos - La Pistola y el Corazón (album)
Ozomatli - Cumbia de los Muertos (song)