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Día de los Muertos Celebration

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November 1 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us in the Garden for a joyous Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Celebration, November 1 & 2, 10am – 4pm. With origins in Mexico, this colorful holiday is a time to share memories of loved ones and celebrate our families and friends. Discover the holiday’s significance and its rich culture through special displays, music performances, dancers, and arts and crafts stations. Enjoy lunch at Fogg Café, where they will feature blue corn empanadas throughout the weekend-long celebration.

*Due to the popularity of this event, we are temporarily pausing our Dogs in the Garden program on Sunday, November 2. The program will resume the following Tuesday. Visit this page for more details.

Specialty Programming

La Catrina Flower Crowns

Saturday, November 1, 10 – 11am

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at the Garden with a flower crown fit for La Catrina! Follow along with a Garden educator as you weave dried flowers into a wearable keepsake.

$40 Members / $50 Non-Members; includes Garden admission

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Event Schedule

Ongoing Event Activities

Community Altars & Leave Your Own Memory
Kapnick Hall

Dig Deeper: The Spice is Right: Spices of Mexico
Scott Florida Garden

Día de los Muertos-themed family activities
Performance Lawn

Photo opportunities featuring towering Catrinas, created by artist Ricardo Soltero
Garden-wide

Saturday

Opening procession
10 – 10:45am
Water Garden Stage

Danza Azteca Guadalupana
11am – 12pm
Water Garden Stage

Sudamerican Latin Groove
12 – 1:30pm
Performance Lawn Stage

Danza Azteca Guadalupana
1:30 – 2:30pm
Water Garden Stage

Sudamerican Latin Groove
2:30 – 4pm
Performance Lawn Stage

Sunday

Opening procession
10:15 – 11am
Water Garden Stage

Ballet Folklorico Jaliscience
11am – 12pm
Water Garden Stage

Orquesta Tropical Sound
12 – 1:30pm
Performance Lawn Stage

Ballet Folklorico Jaliscience
1:30 – 2:30pm
Water Garden Stage

Orquesta Tropical Sound
2:30 – 4pm
Performance Lawn Stage

Vendors

The following local artisan and food vendors will be located on the Performance Lawn from 10am – 4pm:

Want to keep the Día de los Muertos party going? Visit Artis—Naples on November 1 from 4 – 7pm for a Día de los Muertos celebration!

Purchase Garden Admission

This event is included with Garden admission; free for Members. 

Every Garden admission ticket and membership purchase helps to support Naples Botanical Garden’s conservation efforts.
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