Overview
- Mexico’s tourism ministry projects over 1.6 million travelers for Nov. 1–2, a roughly 2% rise from 2024, with Mexico City’s parade again taking over Paseo de la Reforma.
- U.S. observances drew large turnouts, including Dallas’s Latino Cultural Center festival, Santa Fe and Albuquerque plaza events, and Tucson’s long-running All Souls Procession.
- Los Angeles hosted a major commemoration at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, where Archbishop José H. Gomez presided over Mass and a procession to bless dozens of altars.
- New York staged Día de Muertos gatherings at Green-Wood Cemetery and Times Square, with community altars, live performances, and public art installations.
- Community leaders note both resilience and concern: celebrations proceeded despite immigration-enforcement fears, even as cultural advocates warn of growing commercialization influenced by retail ofrenda kits and post-“Coco” popularity.