5 Day of the Dead 2024 Events You Can Watch Online

The Day of the Dead is undoubtedly the most global Mexican tradition and therefore the one that can be most appreciated throughout the world thanks to the various activities, events and exhibitions available online. In this article, we have compiled five Day of the Dead 2024 events that you can follow online from the comfort of your home or work, and thus get a little closer to this centuries-old Mexican tradition, unique in the world.

2024 Day of the Dead Parade at CDMX

The already traditional Day of the Dead parade in Mexico City has become the most popular, touristic and global celebration of the typical Mexican tradition, and therefore it receives the most coverage in the media.

The Day of the Dead Parade 2024 will take place on Saturday, November 2 in Mexico City and will depart from Paseo de la Reforma (the most emblematic avenue of the Mexican capital) towards the capital’s Zocalo (the main public square of the country). .

The parade usually lasts about four hours and is usually broadcast on YouTube by various media outlets, including N+ (Televisa), which will broadcast at 13:00 (Mexico City time) through its YouTube channel, streaming platform Vix and the nmas portal. .com.mx.

Other media outlets also frequently broadcast the parade, so you can visit YouTube on Saturday, November 2nd and simply search for “Day of the Dead Parade 2024.”

Collection of skulls by José Guadalupe Posada

Through Google Arts and Culture, you can visit the exhibition of famous Mexican cartoonist and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada’s katrinas, a series of prints that used to illustrate his “calaveras,” a literary genre of verse satirizing death and usually written on the eve of the Day of the Dead.

Google Arts and Culture’s Catherine exhibition features several graphic elements that contextualize Posada’s work and is without a doubt one of the most culturally rich events highlighting this Mexican tradition.

Illumination of the Pantheon of San Andres Mischik.

The Pantheon of San Andres Misquique is one of the most symbolic in the Mexican capital, and every Day of the Dead (November 1st and 2nd) thousands of families come here to gather around the graves of their loved ones and who, at night, are illuminated by hundreds of thousands of candles, giving rise to the event. known as “alumbrada”.

Typically the lighting of the San Andres-Mishquik Pantheon is a family event, but due to the globalization of Day of the Dead, it is increasingly being attended by tourists from all over the world. And while the coverage retains its intimate nature, some social media pages relay some of the coverage. In this sense, we recommend going to Facebook, TikTok or YouTube and searching for “Alumbrada San Andrés Mixquic 2024”.

Llorona to Xochimilco

If you like production, there’s nothing better than a performance. Llorona (a classic Mexican legend) on Lake Xochimilco, the last remnant of the water city that was once La Gran Tenochtitlan and today is simply Mexico City.

The recording was made by an amateur videographer, but it is adequate and may give an idea of ​​what you can expect if you decide to visit La Llorona in Xochimilco.

Monumental skulls of Tlahuaca

The Day of the Dead tradition cannot be explained without the art of cardboard making, and in Tlahuaca, one of the town halls (district) southeast of the capital, artisans have been erecting monumental sculptures of skulls made of cardboard for a couple of years. Although the exhibition covers only a couple of streets and there is no broadcast that allows you to appreciate it in all its splendor (of course, it is best to walk through the exhibition), it is gaining more and more coverage on social networks. Search for this as “monumental skulls of Tlahuac.”

On Santa Cecilia Street in Tlahuac… where since 2019 the Jaen family began to place monumental skulls, today neighbors paid tribute to the pets that give us so much love and accompany us 🐶💕 pic.twitter.com/5m3V85yCFh

— Dana Estrada (@AnnaDonatella) October 28, 2024