Día de los Muertos celebrations
The gist
Cemeteries, consulates and plazas across the US hosted Día de los Muertos events through early November.
The Mexican holiday honoring the dead draws tens of thousands in Los Angeles.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services hosted its annual celebration at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery in Brownstown Township, Michigan, with music, dancing, food trucks, a community ofrenda and a Mass.
- Oct 27, 2026Celebrations began at the Dolores Huerta Gallery in the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento, which unveiled an ofrenda featuring a bridge symbolizing the connection between the living and the dead.
- Oct 31, 2026Hollywood Forever Cemetery held its 27th annual event, drawing tens of thousands to Los Angeles for what the L.A. Times called the largest celebration of the holiday outside Mexico.