The event is on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 5:45 p.m.–10 p.m.
24th Street Theatre is back on November 2 with its annual, free Dia de los Muertos block party, headlined this year by Latin surf band The Space Sanchos and, direct from México City, singer-songwriter Rafael Mendoza.
Other performers set for the outdoor stage include Mariachi Calilajara; Aztec dance troupe Huitzilopochtli; ballet folklórico Sol de Fuego; the “Catrina Guapachosa” on stilts (Ismael Ramirez); and more. Enjoy homemade tamales, craft booths, and a graveyard where families can make their own altars for departed loved ones, plus a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round.
The evening kicks off at 5:45 p.m. with a procession led by ceremonial dancers Comparsa de Chinelos Amigos de Morelos. Come in costume!
Presented in partnership with Los Angeles City Council President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson (CD8) and Council Member Eunisses Hernandez (CD1) along with State Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer Sr. (CA-59), the festival will extend beyond the stage at 24th Street Theatre to Hoover Street from 23rd to 25th Streets.
Videos
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The Secret Garden, The Musical Chance Theater (11/24-12/23) |
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Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar ¡Viva Mexico! ¡Viva America! Carpenter Performing Arts Center (3/23-3/23) |
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CURRENT: [inti]mate Museum of Latin American Art (1/20-1/21) |
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A Faery Hunt Amazing Adventure O'Melveny Park (2/24-2/24) |
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The Talented Tenth Los Angeles Theatre Center (11/09-12/10) |
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Andrea Marcovicci & Maude Maggart "A Gardenia Christmas" The Gardenia (12/10-12/10) |
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Compañía Nacional de Danza de España Luckman Fine Arts Complex (2/15-2/15) |
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Jeff Award Winner Darryl Maximilian Robinson Notes 50th Anniversary As An American Stage Performer The Excaliber Shakespeare Company Los Angeles Archival Project (12/21-2/04)PHOTOS |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Noise Within (2/11-3/17) |
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The Extravaganza! Theatre68 (12/14-12/14) |
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