In early November, Southwest Detroit honors the dead with bright altars, sugar skulls and processions. It's one of the city's most beautiful fall traditions.
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What’s on this season?
Ballet Folklorico de Detroit: Mexican folk dance at the DIA
Detroit Institute of Arts – Detroit Film Theatre · Detroit
DIA Ofrenda Bus Trip: a Day of the Dead outing with the Macomb Center
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
Day of the Dead Paint-Along at the Macomb Center in Clinton Township
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
Day of the Dead Altar Making Workshop at the Macomb Center
Macomb Center for the Performing Arts · Clinton Township
14th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos at the DIA
Detroit Institute of Arts – Special Exhibitions Central · Detroit
Run of the Dead: A Day of the Dead 5K and 10K in Patton Park
Patton Park Recreation Center · Detroit
Día de los Muertos: Day of the Dead on the riverfront at Valade Park
Robert C. Valade Park · Detroit
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Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos – Artist Talk
Detroit Institute of Arts – Lecture Hall · Detroit
How it went before
Our time machine: this season’s events from past years.