The Day of the Dead in Monterrey will be a great celebration, we can already smell the copal and the cempasúchil! We tell you all the plans for this 2024 so you can spend the next days of tradition, culture and nostalgia as you prefer.
1. Pumpkin Patch San Pedro
Did you think this event was just for Halloween? Wrong, this fall festival brings together the best of the season and also has a Day of the Dead theme. Here you can carve pumpkins, walk the maze, hang out with little animals at the farm and take thousands of souvenir photos. There are prizes if you go in costume!
📅 From September 27 to October 20.
⏰ Friday to Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
🎟️ From $200 pesos
📍 Live Gardens
2. Catrin and Catrina Contest 2024
This contest is organized by the Mexican History Museum and is called Catrin and Catrina 2024: Mexico’s Living History. This year will pay tribute to iconic characters of Mexican history, and you will have the opportunity to participate in 3 different categories.
📅 Registration from September 2 to October 11. Awards ceremony October 27.
⏰ Schedule to be defined
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Mexican History Museum Esplanade
3. Take a thousand photos in El Venadito
This incredible marigold garden is without a doubt the hot spot of this year’s Day of the Dead season. Full of orange color, incredible views await you that you can visit every day Even Milaneso will be able to join you!
📅 From October 12 to November 9
⏰ From 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ Cost $50 pesos per person
📍El Venadito
4. Admire the impressive 2-meter lego skull.
This piece was brought to you by the Santa Lucia International Festival and the Lego Group. The skull is 2 meters tall and has been created with more than 108,000 pieces it was more than 500 hours of work!
📅 October 19 to November 3
⏰ Tuesdays and Sundays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Wednesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍Museum of the Northeast
5. Candlelight: The Best of Halloween and Day of the Dead
Can you imagine listening to all the hair-raising songs inside MARCO by candlelight? You’ll enjoy classics like Tubular Bells from The Exorcist, The Walking Dead, La Llorona and more.
⏰ 9:00 p.m.
🎟️ Your tickets are here
📍Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (Juan Zuazua, Padre Raymundo Jardón y, Centro, Monterrey, N.L., 64000).
6. Be amazed by the Legend of Mictlán: An unforgettable journey through the Aztec underworld.
As part of the shows of the Santa Lucia International Festival, and to commemorate the Day of the Dead, you can live an immersive experience in this spectacle of water, lights and projections. It will be a fascinating tour through the Mictlán and you will get to know its 9 levels.
📅 Starting October 25
⏰ Daily performances at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍Lake of the Waves in Fundidora Park
7. Las Catrinas-Mictlán
A night of tradition, magic and skill awaits you. In this event the Mexican tradition and the majesty of the horses merge to give you an unforgettable night.
📅October 28th
⏰ At 7:00 p.m.
🎟️ To be defined
📍Hacienda Cabalio
8. Candlelight: The best of Halloween and Day of the Dead.
Enjoy seasonal classics like Los Locos Adams, Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and of course, Remember Me from the movie Coco by candlelight and live.
⏰ At 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
🎟️ Your tickets are here
📍Museo de Historia Mexicana (Dr. José Ma. Coss 445, Centro, Monterrey, N.L., 64000)
9. Queens & Brunch Día de los Muertos Edition
This brunch is back for Day of the Dead, as well as Café Esotérico‘s fourth anniversary, and you’re in for a show to die for!
📅 November 2nd
⏰ To be defined
🎟️ To be defined
📍Metapatio (Melchor Ocampo 222A, Centro)
10. Escape to the Villa de Santiago Cemetery.
If you love Mexican tradition, in the magical town of Villa de Santiago a megaofrenda awaits you on the steps of the Parish of Santiago Apostle. The trip will take only 50 minutes to reach the Altar de los Nuestros. Let yourself be conquered by the colorful decorations with papel picado, flowers and syrians, thanks to which the central square also serves as the main stage for pre-Hispanic and colonial dances. The celebration ends with a callejoneada through the cobblestone streets of downtown.
📅 Date to be defined
⏰ Time to be defined
🎟️ Free admission
📍Santiago Apóstol Parish Church: Juárez S/N, Santiago, 67310 Santiago, N.L.