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Thursday, October 27th 2022

The largest Day of the Dead celebration in the USA, SPIRITLANDIA will culminate in the 4th annual, star-studded, nighttime river parade: a dazzlingly lit after-dark extravaganza of colorful handcrafted barges floating on the picturesque San Antonio River along the River Walk. America’s first nationally televised, Day of the Dead event, the river parade will be broadcast as a one-hour television special streaming November 1st on Peacock, reaching both English- and Spanish-language stations throughout North America.

Where: La Villita San Antonio
418 Villita St, San Antonio, Tx 78205

When: Thursday October 27th
6:30 pm

Thursday
October

27

Spiritlandia: Day of the Dead Festival

25 decorated barges will parade down the river that runs through the heart of our magnificent city along the River Walk. Each barge represents a different figure or tradition associated with the Day of the Dead.

La Villita San Antonio 6:30 pm

3:00 pm – 10:00 pm

  • Day of the Dead River Parade
  • Face Painting
  • Calavera Collection
  • Giant Alebrije Exhibit
  • Culinary Village
  • Student Artists Skull Wall – Tzompantli
  • Grand Alter
  • Catrina Artisan Market
  • Remembrance Wall

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

  • Herradura DJ Lounge
  • Arneson Theater Concert
  • Culinary Village (3:00 pm)
  • Student Artists – Tzompantli Skull Rack
  • Herradura Tequila Tasting
  • Margarita Trucks
  • Grand Alter
  • Catrina Artisan Market
  • Calavera Collection
  • Alebrije Exhibit
  • Remembrance Wall

 12:00 pm – 5:00pm

  • Arneson Theater Concert
  • Family Activities
  • Face Painting
  • Culinary Village
  • Student Artists – Tzompantli Skull Rack
  • Grand Alter
  • Catrina Artisan Market
  • Calavera Collection
  • Giant Alebrije Exhibit
  • Remembrance Wall

6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

  • Herradura DJ Lounge
  • Herradura Tequila Tasting
  • Margarita Trucks
  • Alebrije Exhibit

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

  • Arneson Theater Concert
  • Family Activities
  • Face Painting
  • Culinary Village
  • Student Artists – Tzompantli Skull Rack
  • Grand Alter
  • Catrina Artisan Market
  • Remembrance Wall

Find the collection at La Villita, San Antonio.

San Antonio’s enormous traditional Day of the Dead sculls — part of the newly-unveiled Calavera Collection hand-painted by gifted local artists — will be on display at La Villita along with huge, colorful, playful Alebrije (“Spirit Animal”) figures created by talented Mexican artists.

Calavera Exhibition Photo Credit: Jonathan Alonzo

 

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