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Milwaukee Dia de los Muertos Festival

Arts and Entertainment

October 3, 2023

From: Dia de los Muertos Festival

Join us for Milwaukee’s only cemetery-based Dia de los Muertos festival at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum!

Schedule

8:30 AM: 5K Run and 2M Walk Registration
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM: Run/walk face painting - come early!
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Food truck setup
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Vendors, community resources set up
9:30 AM: 5K Walk/Run begins
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM: Mariachis welcome runners/walkers
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Festival Open to the Public
10:30 AM: 5K Awards
10:30 AM: Forest Home Avenue gates open to cars
10:45 AM: Official festival kickoff outside of the cemetery office
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Mariachis play around the festival
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM: Mexico Indigena Call for Peace dancers
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Student and community ofrendas on display in chapel and Halls of History

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Time: 10am - 3pm

Location: Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum, 2405 West Forest Home Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53215

Cost: Free

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