Join us at this all-ages event for reflections about our muertos, personal ofrendas(offerings or altars), a short reading and book signing, performances, and a hands-on art-making session.
While you’re here, enjoy free refreshments including tamales, hot chocolate, and traditional pan de muerto (Mexican bread of the dead).
All are welcome to celebrate departed loved ones and participate in this vibrant Latinx tradition with Mesoamerican Indigenous roots.
Free for all audiences with ticket. Get FREE tickets here.
Program Schedule
Welcome
4 PM
Lower Lobby, Heirloom Café, Wexner Center Store
Welcome to the Día de los Muertos celebration! Explore our free fall exhibitions in the galleries, the altar in the Wexner Center Store, and coloring and activity sheets in Heirloom Café.
Taco Reparations Brigade Performance Project
4–7 PM
Wexner Center for the Arts
Members of the Columbus Taco Reparations Brigade activate the theme of animals, pets, and the nonhuman through ephemeral performance vignettes and depictions of memory, play, and resilience.
Reading of Popo the Xolo by Paloma Angelina Lopez
4:30 PM
Performance Space
Join Paloma Angelina Lopez for a reading of her debut children’s book, Popo the Xolo, an illustrated story about life, death, and celebrating those we love.
Folklórico Dance
5 PM
Performance Space
Join the celebration with an interactive dance piece featuring original choreography by Alfonso Abraham Cervera from the Ohio State Department of Dance and performed by Ohio State students.
Dancers: Leah Casiello, Adrianna Little-Graves, Aiyana Person, Emily Soehl, Aïda de Souza-Nianduillet, and Alex Vanzant
Food and Beverages
6–7 PM
Lower Lobby
Enjoy FREE refreshments including tamales, hot chocolate, and traditional pan de muerto (Mexican bread of the dead).
Popo the Xolo Book Signing
6 PM
Wexner Center Store, Lower Lobby
Meet author Paloma Angelina Lopez and get your copy of Popo the Xolo signed! Copies of the book in both English and Spanish will be available for sale at the Wexner Center Store.