Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/02/2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Forest Lawn - Glendale
Category(ies)
Folklorico dancers perform during a Forest Lawn Día de los Muertos celebration (File Photo – Forest Lawn)
Forest Lawn will celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The community events will honor the memories of the dead and bridge connections with ancestors.
Colorful altars, larger-than-life Catrina and alebrije (spirit guide) art works, folklorico dance and Mariachi performances, arts & crafts, face painting, and refreshments will bring the vibrant traditions of the Mexican holiday to life.
Highlights for the Día de los Muertos celebrations include:
- Folklorico dance and Mariachi performances
- Bob Baker Marionette performances at Covina Hills, Cypress, and Glendale locations
- Community ofrendas (altars) presentations
- Traditional Catrina and alebrije (spirit animal) art works
- Arts & crafts, face painting, and refreshments
- Food trucks and carts with delicious offerings
This year continues live, in-person performances. It also marks the seventh appearance of six-foot-tall Catrina sculptures, artisanal creations crafted by Forest Lawn’s floral designers and inspired by Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations. The skeletal women symbolize the return of departed loved ones and are a reminder to be true to oneself and enjoy life. Each of Forest Lawn’s Catrina sculptures has her own personality, with distinct costumes and accessories inspired by the early twentieth century, the time period when Catrinas were first popularized by Jose Guadalupe Posada and Diego Rivera. Alebrijes spirit animals will accompany the Catrina sculptures.
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