Día de los Muertos

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Culture, Community, and Remembrance

🎉 Celebrate culture, community, and remembrance at the Oshkosh Public Museum’s Día de los Muertos Celebration!

Join us on Saturday, October 24, from 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. for a vibrant, family-friendly day of music, dance, art, storytelling, food, and free hands-on activities. Museum admission and all event activities are free—everyone is welcome!

Día de los Muertos is a joyful tradition that honors loved ones who have passed while bringing families and communities together.

🎶 Live performances in the Main Tent

• 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. — Mariachi Corcel de Madison

• 11:15 a.m. & 2:15 p.m. — Día de los Muertos Community Puppet Project Parade with the Oshkosh Public Library

• 11:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. — Hola’s Grupo Folklórico

• 12:45 p.m. — Calaveritas Reading

🌼 Visit the Ofrenda Display. The Museum’s Día de los Muertos Ofrenda is now on display through Saturday, October 31. Visitors are invited to honor a loved one by contributing a photo.

• Student mini-ofrendas displayed

• Ask students about the meaning of the diademas they’re wearing

🎨 Free crafts and activities for all ages

• Sugar skull face painting with Paint and Inflate
• Marigold activities
• Scratch art and sugar skull crafts
• Coloring pages
• Take-and-make papel picado

🌮 Food vendors
• Chihuas Tacos
• Osorio’s Latin Fusion

Please thank these generous supporters:

Oshkosh Area Community Foundation
Hansen Family Fund
The Taqueria
Oshkosh Public Library
UW Oshkosh Chicana/o Latinx Studies
Vel Phillips
Oshkosh North High School
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Oshkosh Police Department
Oshkosh Fire Department
League of Women Voters