Is your favorite season of the year here? Prepare your catrina or Llorona costume because the Day of the Dead 2025 is very close and in the CDMX events, activities, parades and much more are beginning to be confirmed. We tell you about them so you can organize your agenda as soon as possible.
1. Day of the Dead 2025 Grand Parade
The Day of the Dead Parade 2025 has been confirmed! It is one of the must-see events of the season; this edition is called “The Art of Drag and Free Fighting”. You’ll see comparsas, giant figures, floats and much more.
📅 Saturday, November 1
🕛 To be defined, in previous years it starts at 2:00 pm.
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 From Puerta de los Leones de Chapultepec to the Zócalo
2. Mega Catrinas Procession
One of the must-sees is the Mega Procession of the Catrinas, a parade where you will see creatures of the Day of the Dead. Catrines and Catrinas will pass through the main streets of Mexico City and you can participate with your best costume.
Professional makeup artists will be on site to help you look great! Each makeup artist has a different rate.
📅 Sunday, October 26
🕛 To be defined
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 From the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo
3. Monumental offering in the Zócalo
The monumental offering in the Zócalo of CDMX has been confirmed! This 2025 the design will be dedicated to the commemoration of the 700th anniversary of the founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Get ready to see the representation of Tonantzin dedicating an offering, chinampas and different animals.
📅 October 25 to November 2.
🕛 To be defined
🎟️ Free of charge
📍 Plancha del Zócalo in the capital city
4. Coffee and Chocolate Fest
The National Museum of Popular Cultures will have a gastronomic event with a Day of the Dead theme. There will be a cacao ceremony, philosophical coffees, tastings and much more. Don’t you just crave a warm drink during the fall?
📅 October 10 to 12
🕛 10:00 a 19:00
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Hidalgo 289, Del Carmen, Coyoacán
5. Illuminated concert
This show pays tribute to those who are no longer on this plane, but we remember fondly. With guitar, trumpet and percussion, a group of artists will perform songs like Amor Eterno, Paloma Negra and Hasta la Raíz. Nostalgia will be illuminated with hundreds of candles!
📅 October 31 and November 1.
🕛 Various schedules available
🎟️ Get your tickets here
📍 El Cantoral at Puente Xoco s/n, puerta A, Xoco
6. Ballet de Amalia Hernández in Chapultepec
The Ballet Folklorico de Amalia Hernandez will perform at Chapultepec Lake this Day of the Dead! It will be a memorable show with an interpretation of the legend of La Llorona and a scenography that brings together all the elements of this festivity.
📅 October 3 to November 2
🕛 19:30
🎟️ $1,320 and $1,586, plus service charge.
📍 Isleta del Lago de Chapultepec
7. Opera in the Zócalo
CDMX’s Zócalo will vibrate with an opera show to commemorate the Day of the Dead 2025. The presentation is called Cuauhtemóctzin and is based on the essay Episodio Guatimótzin by Aniceto Ortegaestará; the opera will be told in Nahuatl, Maya and Spanish.
📅 October 31, November 1 and 2.
🕛 To be defined
🎟️ Public access
📍 Plancha del Zócalo
8. Megaofrenda UNAM
As every year, UNAM’s monumental ofrenda will surprise you with its installations, but also with an important message. This year’s theme is “Traces of our history. Migrations, exile, refuge and displacement”. There will also be a calaveritas contest and more.
📅 October 31 to November 2.
🕛 11:00 a 21:00
🎟️ Public access
📍 Explanada del Universum, in Ciudad Universitaria
9. Festival of Ofrendas and Catrinas
During the Day of the Dead season, you can’t miss a tour around the Historic Center of CDMX. Several locals join this festival in which they decorate their facades, install great ofrendas and become the perfect spot to take pictures. This year’s theme is the commemoration of the 700th anniversary of the founding of the Great Tenochtitlan.
📅 October 28 – November 3
🎟️ Public access
📍 Various points of the Historic Center
10. La Llorona in Xochimilco
La Llorona: The Last Heartbeat of Water recovers the mysticism and legend of this figure of terror in a staging with ancestral sounds. It is an immersive experience that you will enjoy from a trajinera while the stage is a chinampa in the middle of the canals of Xochimilco. The tour starts at the Embarcadero de Cuemanco and we recommend you to be warm and wear mosquito repellent.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
🕛 19:00
🎟️ $600- Get your tickets here.
📍 Embarcadero Cuemanco Xochimilco (Periferico Sur, Adolfo Ruíz Cortínez, Xochimilco)
11. Altar to Frida Kahlo and Juan O’Gorman at Casa Azul (Blue House)
As is tradition, at the Casa Azul they put up a beautiful altar to Frida Kahlo, but this year she shares it with one of her dearest friends: Juan O’Gorman (who celebrates 120 years of birth). Both ofrendas have elements representative of each artist: Frida’s is full of color, crafts and folk art, while Juan’s incorporates geometric shapes and an orderly, functionalist style. But the most beautiful thing is that they also feature mirrors that reflect the other to symbolize the encounter and connection they had in life.
📅 Tuesday to Sunday through November 28.
🕛 Different schedules.
📍Frida Kahlo Museum – Casa Azul (Londres 247, Del Carmen)
12. Festival of Souls
Plan a getaway to Valle de Bravo to enjoy this Day of the Dead festival. There will be music, dance, theater and a lot of allusive activities, one of the most anticipated is the parade to be held on November 1 at 5:00 p.m. Are you missing it?
📅 October 25 to November 2
🕛 Various schedules
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico
13. Alfeñique Fair
This festival is one of the most important in Toluca during the Day of the Dead. Artisans and exhibitors will offer the iconic calaveritas and other candy figures. There will also be different activities such as concerts, the largest papel picado in the world, gastronomy, tours of the cemetery and more.
We know that this plan is not in the CDMX, although it is very close; it is worth a little getaway to surprise yourself with the traditions around the alfeñique.
📅 October 1 to November 4
🕛 To be defined
🎟️ Public access
📍 Different points of Toluca
14. Journey to Mictlán
In this immersive experience you will discover the place where souls arrive: the Mictlán. Through projections, lights and other installations you will learn about the nine levels of the underworld. Do you dare to cross them?
📅 September 26 to November 17
🕛 Monday to Friday, from 1:00 p.m. to 8:04 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:04 p.m.
🎟️ $390 y $450
📍 Fantasy Lab at the Metrópoli Patriotismo shopping center.
15. Mexicráneos
Don’t miss your photo with the giant skulls! Mexicraneos 2025 is already at the Ecological Park of Xochimilco, with 105 monumental pieces. Get your camera ready and run to see the most creative designs in a new venue.
📅 Until November 31.
🕛 Tuesday to Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
🎟️ Free admission
📍 Ecological Park of Xochimilco
16. Cempasúchil Route
In addition to the Llorona show, Xochimilco has a lot of events to commemorate the Day of the Dead. Among the not-to-be-missed ones is this trajinera route. In addition to visiting some chinampas, you will have a gastronomic experience and a legendary atmosphere.
Best of all, you will see beautiful sunrises and sunsets, depending on the schedule you choose.
📅 October 3 to November 9
🕛 4:30 y 16:00
🎟️ $1,199 per person
📍 Know the meeting point when you make your reservation at Explora Xochimilco.
17. On the way to Mictlán Fest
There will be a Day of the Dead festival in the Centro Histórico! Camino al Mictlán is an event inspired by the nine levels of the underworld; you can enjoy pre-Hispanic rituals, immersive theater and more artistic activities.
In addition, there will be more than 70 exhibitors offering figurines, edibles, decoration and other items from different states of Mexico.
📅 October 3 – 5
🕛 10:00 a 20:00
🎟️ Different prices from $20
📍 Palace of Autonomy of the UNAM
18. Monumental Alebrijes Parade
This is not a Day of the Dead event, but it does happen during the season. The alebrijes parade is a colorful party where cardboard figures, troupes and dancers go through the main streets of CDMX. If you have never seen this celebration live, this year is the perfect time to do it!
As in previous years, the alebrijes participating in the parade will be exhibited on Paseo de la Reforma, from October 18 to November 9.
📅 Saturday, October 18
🕛 12:00
🎟️ Public event
📍 From Zócalo to Paseo de la Reforma
19. Catrinerías Festival
The Ex-Hacienda de Chautla prepared a festival with monumental offerings, the interpretation of traditional legends, illuminated trajineras and even a catrinas contest. It is worth mentioning that this former hacienda is a magical place, full of history and mysticism. The perfect plan if you have a chance to get away (at least a little bit) from CDMX.
📅 October 10 to November 2
🎟️ $50 adults and $20 children
📍 Mexico-Puebla Federal Highway, km 4.5, San Lucas el Grande, Puebla
20. Coconut-inspired menu
The Coco movie can also be savored! In this gastronomic experience you will see this film again, while enjoying a menu with the dishes of the season. The screening will take place on a rooftop that will be decorated. To reserve your place, send a WhatsApp message to +52 1 55 55 7983 0878.
📅 October 9 and 10.
🕛 19:00 y 21:30
🎟️ $1,650 y $2,150
📍 The venue will be announced at the time of booking.