La Salud Día de Los Muertos
University of Michigan

Friday, October 25, 2024

La Salud invites you to our annual Día de Los Muertos event, which will take place on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the School of Social Work in the Educational Conference Center (ECC) room SW 1840 (1080 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109).

We are incredibly excited to collaborate with PHSAD, HBHESA, LISWA,  and MENAPH to put on this event which will include food, music, arts & crafts, a special performance, and more!

Día de los Muertos is a special day to honor and celebrate our ancestors. It’s a time of reflection, remembrance, and joy as we celebrate those who have passed. Join us in celebration to learn more about this meaningful day and view our ofrendas (ancestral altars). If you’d like to contribute, you can add a photo and/or share a written memory of a loved one to be framed and placed on our community altar; please fill out this Altar form by 5 PM on October 23rd.

If you have any questions, contact lasalud.eboard@umich.edu.

This event is open to everyone, so please feel free to invite family and friends! La Salud looks forward to seeing new and old faces. We hope to see you on October 25th, 2024!

Nos vemos pronto!

Decorate a Sugar Skull
Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center
204 E Mt Hope Ave, Lansing, MI.

Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27, 2024
1pm to 5pm

Decorate a sugar skull this weekend at Casa de Rosado Galeria & Cultural Center located at 204 E Mt Hope Ave, Lansing, MI. Learn about this tradition and how it relates to the celebration of Día de Los Muertos.

On the corner of Teel and Mt Hope Ave, parking in our lot behind our building off of Teel. DO NOT park at Budget Flooring. On the #18 bus line. Wheelchair accessible.

Free & open to the public. Sponsored by the City of Lansing.

Día de los Muertos Reception
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Visitor Center
1800 N. Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Sat, November 2 2024, 1:30 – 3:30pm

Exhibición de altar en honor al Mes de Herencia Hispánica y Día de los Muertos, en presentación desde el 26 de octubre al 3 de noviembre. Con una recepción de celebración, abierta al público, el 2 de noviembre de las 13:30-15:30 hrs. Centro de visitantes del Jardín Botánico Matthaei. Gratis.

An altar in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and Día de los Muertos will be on display from October 26 through November 3. A public reception will be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 1:30pm-3:30pm. Matthaei Botanical Gardens Visitor Center. Free.

https://mbgna.umich.edu/event/dia-de-los-muertos-reception

Grand Rapids Día de los Muertos Festival
Roosevelt Park, Grand Rapids

Saturday, October 26, 2024 & Sunday, October 27, 2024 

¡Celebrate Día de los Muertos!
Enjoy a free cultural and educational event, created in collaboration with the Grand Rapids Día de Los Muertos Festival committee. Latin American altars honoring family and friends who have passed away will be on display throughout the festival. Music, Latino food, workshops, and crafts will also be available.

Grand Rapids Día de los Muertos Festival
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Sunday, October 27, 2024, 3:00 – 9:00 pm
Roosevelt Park – 1340 Godfrey Ave SW, Grand Rapids 49503

¡Celebremos el Día de los Muertos!
Vengan a disfrutar de este evento cultural y educativo gratuito, creado en colaboración con el comité del Grand Rapids Día de Los Muertos Festival. Las ofrendas Latinoamericanas que honran a familiares, amigos, y amigas que han fallecido se exhibirán durante el festival. También habrá música, comida Latina, talleres, y manualidades.

Festival del Día de los Muertos de Grand Rapids
Sábado, 26 de octubre de 2024, 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Domingo, 27 de octubre de 2024, 3:00 – 9:00 pm
Roosevelt Park – 1340 Godfrey Ave SW, Grand Rapids 49503

www.grpl.org

Lansing’s 28th Día de Los Muertos celebration
Michigan History Center
702 W Kalamazoo St,

Friday,  November 1 – Sunday, November 3, 2024

Join Casa de Rosado Galeria and Cultural Center, central Michigan’s only Hispanic center focused on the arts , at the Michigan History Center for Lansing’s 28th Día de Los Muertos celebration. The event will run from 10am to 7pm on Friday November 1, 10am to 8pm Saturday November 2 and 11am to 5pm on Sunday November 3, 2024. Free & open to the public.

The three day celebration features elaborate memorials to loved ones that have passed built by community members, on Saturday Nov 2 @2pm a sugar skull decorating contest & a Catrin y Catrina sugar skull dress up contest for fun prizes!

On Saturday November 2 @3pm enjoy a Día de Los Muertos themed Folklorico dance performance by Maria Luz Ballet Folklorico of Lansing with MC DJ Mingo.

The event will be held at the Michigan History Center located at 702 W Kalamazoo St, Lansing, Michigan 48915. For museum info call 517-333-2573 or visit https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/museums/mhm

Organized by Casa de Rosado Galeria and Cultural Center, 204 E Mt Hope Ave , Lansing MI , a 501 (c)3 and community members like you! Sponsors include the our top level Legacy Sponsor, the City of Lansing and our Papel Picado level sponsors MSU Federal Credit Union & and the State of Michigan Hispanic Latino Commission. For event info contact Casa de Rosado via cell or text at 517-402-0282.

Community ofrenda for day of the dead- Ofrenda comunitaria del día de muertos.
Adrian District Library

Saturday, November 2, 2024

The Community ofrenda for day of the dead will be hosted at the Adrian District Library (143 E. Maumee St., Adrian, MI) in partnership with LLEAD Adrian and Hospice of Lenawee.  Program and celebration will be on Saturday November 2nd at 10:00am. Traditional refreshments provided.

Ofrenda comunitaria del día de muertos con sede en Adrian District Library en colaboración con LLEAD Adrian y Hospice of Lenawee. El programa de celebración se llevara a cabo el sábado 2 de noviembre a las 10:00am. Se preverá de una ligera botana tradicional.

Day of the Dead Movie and Craft Celebration

Main | Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48202

Friday, November 1 · 3 – 5:30pm EDT

Join us for a fun-filled Day of the Dead Movie and Craft Celebration, where we’ll watch movies, make crafts, and honor our loved ones! Join us to celebrate family members who are no longer with us on this special Latin American holiday, Día de los Muertos. We will watch the movie, Coco and make a craft to take home. Children of all ages welcome.

Day of the Dead Celebration
Campbell | Detroit Public Library
8733 W Vernor Highway Detroit, MI 48209

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Welcome to the Día de los Muertos Celebration! Join us on Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at Campbell | Detroit Public Library for a day filled with vibrant colors and traditions to honor our loved ones who have passed. Enjoy activities such as sugar skull decorating kit for kids and a community ofrenda. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable celebration!

Kits are first-come, first-serve basis.

Day of the Dead march
Clark Park
Porter Street Detroit, MI 48209

Friday, November 1, 2024
3:30 – 6:30pm EDT

¡Ven y únete a nuestra marcha del Día de los Muertos para celebrar y honrar a nuestros seres queridos fallecidos!

Day of the Dead march

JOIN US for the Day of the Dead march at Clark Park to raise awareness about the impact of pollution on our health and demand cleaner air! Emissions cause asthma, cancer, and shorten lives. Build an altar with us for loved ones affected by poor air quality caused by big industry (steel, etc), and push for political change.

Free activities include face painting, sugar skulls, altars, food, music, flower and balloon art, press conference and march.

Let’s honor Southwest Detroit’s culture and unite for cleaner air. www.sdevweb.org

Detroit Riverfront  Día de los Muertos Celebration
Robert C. Valade Park
2670 Atwater, Detroit, MI

Saturday, Nov 02, 2024 – 11:00am to 2:00pm

An event celebrating the cultural traditions of Día de los Muertos on the Detroit Riverfront.

Family-friendly event featuring food, live music, ballet folklórico, shop vendors, children’s activities and more!

View community ofrenda honoring and remembering all those we have lost. Participate by leaving a name or message for a loved one.

Free Admission!

11:00 – Noon   Children’s Storytelling

11:00 – 3:00     Food Truck/Shop Vendors/Arts & Crafts

Noon – 1:00   Dance Performance by Ballet Folklórico Moyocoyani Izel

1:00 – 2:00     Live Music by Luna

https://detroitriverfront.org/2024DayoftheDead

Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2024
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202

Now through November 3, 2024

In celebration of Día de Muertos, the Detroit Institute of Arts, in partnership with Detroit’s Mexican Consulate, the Southwest Detroit Business Association and Mexicantown CDC, invite you to explore a community exhibition of ofrenda altars. In Mexico, and other Latin American countries, the Day of the Dead is the time of the year to celebrate the lives of close relatives, friends or community members who have passed away.

Objects important to lost loved ones, such as favorites foods, drinks, mementos and pictures, are collected and incorporated into elaborate displays that include pan de muerto (bread of the dead), sugar skulls, candles, flowers, papel picado (paper cutouts) and other decorations.

Free with general admission

* Drop in Workshop: Sugar Skulls in DIA’s Art-Making Studio. Learn how sugar skulls are used for Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities while you decorate one of your own. Workshop is free with museum admission but capacity is limited. Details available online at https://dia.org/events/drop-workshop-sugar-skulls-2

Descripción de la exposición

En celebración del Día de Muertos, el Instituto de Artes de Detroit en colaboración con el Consulado de México en Detroit y la Asociación de Negocios del Suroeste de Detroit te invita a explorar una exposición comunitaria de ofrendas. En México y otros países latinoamericanos, el Día de Muertos es una época del año en la que se celebran las vidas de familiares cercanos, amigos o miembros de la comunidad que han fallecido.

Para ello, se recolectan y exponen objetos importantes para el fallecido, como comidas y bebidas favoritas, recuerdos y fotos. Los altares incluyen pan de muerto, calaveritas de azúcar, velas, flores, papel picado y otras decoraciones.