Sugar skulls (calaveras de azúcar)
Mexico
Skulls moulded from sugar, given to friends and children and set on altars.
Source: Sugar skull, Day of the Dead.
Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) runs 1 November to 2 November 2026. The Day of the Dead, 1 and 2 November, is the Mexican holiday on which families remember their dead. Food is at the centre of it: home altars are loaded with the favourite foods and drinks of the departed, and pan de muerto, sugar skulls and atole are made for the occasion.
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Also known as Día de Muertos, Día de los Muertos, Dia de los Muertos.
What people eat for Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
Candied pumpkin (calabaza en tacha)
Mexico
Pumpkin cooked in sugar, one of the foods families put on the home ofrenda.
Source: Day of the Dead.
Tequila, mezcal and pulque
Mexico
Spirits and fermented agave drink left on the grave for the adults of the family, while the children get toys and sweets.
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Tamales on the altar
Mexico
Tamales placed on altars are an old part of the tradition; the Aztec festival for the dead included altars with tamales near the graves of warriors.
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Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) food experiences to book
Where to celebrate it 12
25 Oct to 2 NovOn now
Día de los Muertos at Olvera Street
Los Angeles, California
Mexican food and pan dulce
30 Oct to 1 NovExpectedStarts Fri
Hanal Pixán (Festival de las Ánimas)
Mérida, Mexico
Mucbipollo, pib de pollo, atole nuevo
30 Oct to 2 NovExpectedStarts Fri
Janal Pixan Cancún
Cancún, Mexico
Pan de muerto contest and Day of the Dead food stalls
31 Oct to 2 NovStarts Sat
Dia de Muertos Grand Parade
Mexico City, Mexico
Pan de muerto, atole, champurrado, tamales, mole
31 OctStarts Sat
Dia de los Muertos Fort Worth
Fort Worth, United States
Dia de los Muertos Fort Worth in the Historic Northside is a free community festival at Marine Park around 1 November, with food stalls, mar
31 Oct to 2 NovStarts Sat
Día de los Muertos in Old Town San Diego
San Diego, California
Mexican Day of the Dead food: tamales, al pastor, champurrado
31 Oct to 2 NovStarts Sat
Salouween Street
Salou, Spain
Food trucks and local restaurant stands with Halloween-themed tapas and sweets
1-2 Nov
Festa dei Morti
Palermo, Italy
Frutta martorana, ossa dei morti biscuits, pupaccena sugar figures, muffuletta bread
Nov
Dia de los Muertos Celebration
El Paso, United States
El Paso's Dia de los Muertos celebration at San Jacinto Plaza and the Downtown Arts District features food vendor stalls with traditional pa
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Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) dates
| Year | When |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 November to 2 November 2026 |
| 2027 | 1 November to 2 November 2027 |
| 2028 | 1 November to 2 November 2028 |
| 2029 | 1 November to 2 November 2029 |
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