Overview
- El Paso’s city-led festival runs 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, with a 4 p.m. desfile in the Downtown Arts District that organizers describe as over a mile long with 60-plus floats and a crowd topping 50,000.
- MACC director Rebecca Muñoz highlights ofrendas, marigolds, candles and monarch butterflies as core symbols featured in free hands-on programming, altars, music and dance across downtown venues.
- Bay Area coverage notes cancellations or scaled-back gatherings following a stated immigration enforcement threat, while other community celebrations continue with altars, performances and family activities.
- In California’s Inland Empire, cities from Fontana to Riverside list public altars, Catrina contests, processions, vendors and live entertainment across Nov. 1–2 and into next week.
- Las Vegas’ Colors of Mexico attraction extended its Day of the Dead makeover through Nov. 30, and Phoenix-area grocers such as Fry’s Mercado, Food City and Albertsons-Safeway rolled out themed displays and budget deals on altar and food items.