Your Guide to Dia de Los Muertos in East Austin

Celebrate Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with other Austinites at Fiesta Gardens on Oct. 17. 

The Mexican holiday is a favorite amongst Texans, and from noon - 10 p.m., you can enjoy music, holiday arts and crafts, and traditional food with the community. Easter Seals Central Texas, a nonprofit that provides services to help children and adults with disabilities, launched the event two years ago to engage with the community in a culturally relevant way. The festival’s musical lineup has grown each year, and this year organizers secured Grammy award-winning Tejano musician Emilio Navaira as the headliner. Other notable acts include Venezuela’s Latin alternative rock stars La Vida Bohéme, who are both South by Southwest and ACL Fest alumni, and Kinski Gallo, an ex member of L.A. bilingual rock band Monte Negro, who brings the crowd to the dance floor with his electronica and cubmia beats. 

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Día de Los Muertos focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. In 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, and it’s celebrated by millions of people around the world. You can check out the rest of the lineup for the East Austin festival here.

Presale tickets are $15 each. You can also purchase tickets at the door for $20.

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