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Día de los Muertos Festival

Date
Sat, November 1, 11:30am-4:30pm
Event Starts
11:30AM
Venue
Woodruff Arts Center

About

FREE! Celebrate our departed loved ones and Mexican-American culture at this family-friendly festival in the afternoon from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. The festival includes a full afternoon of fun with such activities as:

Traditional Dancers
Ofrendas
Stilt Walkers
Interactive Photo Booths
Food Trucks
Children's area with face painting, storytelling, and games with prizes.

While most of the activities will be ongoing, there will be special performances throughout the afternoon, which include:

ASO violinist Juan R. Ramírez-Hernández performing with an ensemble of orchestra musicians.
Horse Exhibition by Rancho Los Gallos de Oro
Dance performances by Grupo Folklorico Itzamatul
Actors from the Alliance Theater performing excerpts from the upcoming show Basura
Storyteller Camille telling tales about Dia de los Muertos in Spanish + English

Later that evening, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas featuring a screening of the timeless classic with the musical score performed live. While admission to the festival is free, tickets for Nightmare Before Christmas can be purchased here.

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