Muertos Fest will likely be including a 3rd day to its weekend of Dia de los Muertos festivities, organizers of the pageant introduced on Tuesday.
The occasion will now open Friday, Oct. 24 with a particular night altar viewing and a efficiency referred to as “¡Presente!” to pay tribute to Flaco Jiménez, a Grammy Award-winning musician who died in July.
“Flaco Jiménez is just not solely a San Antonio treasure, however a world icon whose artistry has transcended borders,” stated Jim Mendiola, Muertos Fest Creative Director. “It’s an honor for Muertos Fest to pay tribute to him on this particular means, surrounded by the group, music, and traditions he helped elevate.”
The opening tribute will characteristic an all-star lineup of performers together with David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, Flaco’s brother Santiago Jiménez and extra, with Max Baca and Los Texmaniacs serving as the home band for the night.
Muertos Fest returns for its thirteenth 12 months from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Oct. 25 and from midday to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 at Hemisfair.
The occasion will host greater than 80 altars, 50 performances throughout 5 levels, and 80 native companies, and is free and open to the general public.
Muertos Fest is an annual celebration of Dia de los Muertos that options altars made by native college students and households. It’s the most important open-air altar exhibition within the area and has been acknowledged in world publications as a must-see occasion.
The Muertos Mercado, curated by Cristina Martinez, who owns the Chicana store Very That, hosts dozens of companies within the San Antonio space.
“Being featured at an occasion like this provides us the chance to stay economically secure for the subsequent six months,” stated Maria Vega, proprietor of Karolina’s Antiques. “We put our religion locally to assist us, and we’re very proud to share our cultural roots at an occasion like this.”
Over 50 performances unfold throughout 5 levels will characteristic musicians, dancers, poets, and DJs from San Antonio and overseas, akin to The Guadalupe Dance Firm, Erick y Su Grupo Massore and Kings del Wepa.
Attendees can anticipate pageant favorites to return, together with Metro Well being’s youngsters’s space, a brand new pop-up Day of the Useless Bookstore from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico – San Antonio and the Muertos Fest’s signature processions.
Processions begin at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 and three p.m. on Oct. 26 and can pay tribute to Flaco Jimenez, Selena Quintanilla, Ozzy Osborne, and extra.
VIA will provide a roundtrip park-and-ride service for Muertos Fest as a consequence of anticipated excessive site visitors within the space leading to restricted out there parking.
A portion of the proceeds from the pageant will profit Inside Metropolis Improvement, a nonprofit devoted to responding to the West Facet’s wants.
Extra info, together with the complete record of occasions and pageant map, will likely be out there on its web site, muertosfest.com.
