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Dia de los Muertos Festival
November 5, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This beloved tradition brings family and community together to celebrate the lives of our ancestors, family and friends, veterans, and public figures. There will be a multi-day celebration that all culminates in a gran fiesta on Saturday, November 5th.
On Saturday November 5th from 4-10pm, the MACC will present our 15th annual festival on the Zocalo plaza. Doors will open to the public at 4:00pm. There will be free shuttle bus service from 4:30pm-10:30pm at Sanchez Elementary.
Featuring, for the first time, MexAmeriCon, Austin’s first Latinx Comic Book Convention (Comic Con), local Womxn of Color-centered marketplace Frida Friday ATX, an Interactive Shadow Puppet Show by the Austin Public Library, AND SO MUCH MORE! Hosted by Lorena Placenia of Telemundo Austin!
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MexAmeriCon Comic Convention (4-5pm on outdoor stage, then 5-10pm in Black Box)
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Artisan mercado by Frida Friday ATX
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Sugar skull decorating & face painting by MACC Education
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Sculpture Installations by Las Piñatas ATX
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Screen printing, photobooths, children’s activities
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Interactive puppet show (Auditorium)
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Art kits by Austin Veterans Art Festival
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Loteria game by MexAmeriCon
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Food trucks on site
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Two Art exhibits: Austin Studio Tours (upstairs gallery) and Community Altars (downstairs gallery)
