Denton's Day Of The Dead Festival

An inclusive, family-focused festival, celebrating culture and community, that pays homage to the many wonderful things the fall has to offer: the goodness of the harvest, the Dia de los Muertos holiday, and all things Halloween!

Schedule of Events:

10:00am - Coffin Race Check-In
11:00am - Festival Opens
11:00am - Pumpkin Patch
Located at Austin St.
12:00pm - Coffin Races Begin
Located at Hickory St.
4:00pm - Coffin Race Awards
4:00pm - Cirque du Horror
Located at the Big Top Circus Tent (126 E. Oak St.)
5:15pm - Costume Contest
Located at the Main Stage (Industrial & Mulberry St.)
6:00pm - Parade Line Up
7:00pm - Twilight Lantern Parade
7:30pm - Final Main Stage Performance (Dreaming of You : The Selena Experience)
Located at the Main Stage (Industrial & Mulberry St.)
9:15pm - Cirque du Horror
Featuring a special 8:00pm pre-show from Moonlight Flow Collective
Located at the Big Top Circus Tent (126 E. Oak St)

Main Stage
(Industrial & Mulberry)
11:30am - The Pan Tones
12:45pm - El Chanclazo
2:15pm - Denton's Day of the Dead: Flight of Souls (feat. El Mariachi Quetzal)
3:00pm - Conjunto Imperio MX
4:15pm - The Go-Go-Rillas
5:15pm - Denton's Day of the Dead: Costume Contest
6:00pm - Bone Doggie & Rache Anne
7:30pm - Dreaming of You : The Selena Experience

Pumpkin Patch Stage
(Oak Street)
11:00am - Denton Public Library Bilingual Story Time
12:00pm - Puppet Show - Juan & Lorena (with Polly Maynard)
1:00pm - Story Time- Aunt Misery & Death
2:00pm - Puppet Show - Juan & Lorena (with Polly Maynard)
3:15pm - Marionette Show- Lorenzo & Catrina
4:30pm - Story Time - The Rolling Pumpkin
5:30pm - Cumbia Lesson with Jack
6:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Closes

Community Dance Stage
(Oak & Austin Street)

presented by Jasmine Jaramillo, with performances by:
12:00pm-2:30pm - Jaramillo Dance Group
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts-Academy Dance Co.
Cheek Middle School Dance
Balet Folklorico de Nette Schultz
TWU Pioneer Pride Dance Team
TWU International Dance Company
Balet Folklorico Alumnas de Oro
3:00pm-4:00pm - Performances from TWU Mariachi Group & Denton ISD Mariachi