Day of the Dead Celebration

Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico.

Personalize a sugar skull (extra fee), watch a mariachi performance with live folk dance at 2pm, write a message to departed loved ones for the museum altar, and enjoy hot chocolate and pan de muerto available for purchase.

Regular museum admission rates apply. Event activities are free, except where noted. Limited free event parking available with registration.

Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.