Overview
- Mexico City’s Gran Desfile was opened by Mayor Clara Brugada, who framed the holiday as “living memory,” with more than 8,000 participants and over 50 comparsas marching from Chapultepec to the Zócalo.
- Authorities tallied roughly 1.45 million spectators along Paseo de la Reforma, describing this year’s edition as the largest to date with thematic tributes ranging from the founding of Tenochtitlan to cultural icons.
- Morelia converted its Centro Histórico into a pedestrian zone for the weekend and staged a Catrina and Catrín parade featuring 3,600 participants along Avenida Francisco I. Madero.
- The National Center for the Arts marked the 25th Feria de las Calacas with thousands of visitors and hundreds of performances, workshops and ofrendas, complementing museum altars across major cultural venues.
- Latino communities across U.S. cities held public ofrendas and festivals despite heightened immigration-enforcement fears, with organizers emphasizing resilience in places such as Minneapolis, Mankato and Los Angeles.