Before I Die New Mexico Festival

The 2024 Before I Die New Mexico Festival will take place at different locations each day in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The festival has entertaining and educational elements that get people to discuss end-of-life issues and plan ahead.

Schedule of Events

Before I Die Festival Preview Event
Death is Not a Dirty Word Resource Fair
Location: Unity Spiritual Center, 9800 Candelaria Rd. NE, ABQ NM 87112
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Albuquerque is blessed with incredible resources to support end-of-life planning and care. Come meet your local resources, from home funerals to green burial, sacred space to legal documents, and everything in between. Free, refreshments provided.

Murder and Mayhem Cemetery Tour
Location: Historic Fairview Cemetery, 700 Yale Blvd. SE, ABQ, NM 87109
Murder and Mayhem Historic Fairview Cemetery for Before I Die Festival1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. Murder and Mayhem Tour Wear your walking shoes for this fascinating tour of Historic Fairview Cemetery! Meet some of the “permanent residents” who died because of murder or mayhem. This is a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization supporting the cemetery, founded in 1881. (Register for the festival at the $80 level)

Death Over Dinner Event
Location: Provided upon registration
6:30 p.m. Join Gail Rubin, CT, The Doyenne of Death and Before I Die Festival Coordinator, for an intimate dinner and discussion (register for the Festival at $100 level).

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