Daniel Reyes writes about Día de los Muertos events across the United States: festivals, processions and museum shows, with the practical details for a weekend trip.
The National Museum of Mexican Art has separate listings for a Día de Muertos exhibition and Xicágo's community program. Understand the difference before planning a visit.
The Mission's remembrance includes a Festival of Altars in a park and a separate procession through the streets. Here is how they differ and how to take part respectfully.
US Day of the Dead events fall on different weekends, from late October to Nov. 8. Here are the 2026 dates, admission details and getting-there tips where the organizers give them.
San Antonio's big Día de los Muertos events work best planned separately: a free three-day festival at Hemisfair and a River Walk boat parade with reserved seats and a free standing-room area.