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Second Sundays: Día de los Muertos

Event
black and white photograph of a family posing wearing skull-like makeup

Past eventSun., Oct. 12, 2025, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Free with general admission

Kids/Families

Kitchen Garden

Admission Tickets
Start your preparations for this year's Día de los Muertos and experience traditional folklórico dancing and Mexican folk-art activities at this event for visitors of all ages.
two children pose wearing Mexican folk art skull makeup and red, white, and green accessories and dress.

Baile Folklórico

Join Ballet Folklórico Eterna Juventud for a journey into the soul of Mexican folklore through dance, the creation of a community altar, and a dynamic tour across Mexico, with dances from Yucatán, Jalisco, la Huasteca, and Northern Mexico.

two ceramic skulls, one vividly painted and decorated, are arranged on the ground next to a set of paint and paintbrushes used for decoration

Calaveras Painting Craft

Make your own one-of-a-kind calavera skull to decorate your ofrenda at home. 

a string of papel picado, decorative paper pieces cut into intricate shapes for decoration

Papel Picado

Practice a traditional folk art that dates back to pre-Columbian Mexico.

Image credit: Laura Aguilar, Family Part B (The Nortes) (detail), from the series Day of the Dead, 1990 © Laura Aguilar Trust of 2016. Laura Aguilar collection, 1984-1992. | The Huntington

Images from Past Second Sunday Events

a person smiles as they play a theremin
a child stands at a table for making crafts and works on a raft using paper and scissors.
groups of people stand and sit while doing craft activities under umbrellas. An ornate Chinese-style building is in the background.
a person plays guitar outdoors next to a band.
a group of people forming a band sit and play instruments while a conductor and seated audience are before them.
A young girl and adult man smile as they smell colorful roses in a garden.

Helpful Info for Families

There’s so much for families to discover together! The Huntington is a perfect place to engage all your senses as you explore the gardens and galleries.

Helpful Info for Families
A curved walkway in a garden.

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