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Day of the Dead Weekend: Mexico City Parade Set as U.S. Celebrations Evolve

Officials project a tourism surge as U.S. organizers adjust gatherings over enforcement fears, with vigils honoring migrants lost in transit.

Adrián Chavarría and his son Emmanuel pose for a photo at their stand where they sell sugar skulls known as “calaveritas” or little skulls, traditionally added to Day of the Dead altars honoring deceased loved ones, at the Dulces de Ampudia market in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Visitors photograph a Day of the Dead altar adorned with sugar skulls known as “calaveritas” or little skulls, at the Casa de Mujeres Artesanas Indígenas in downtown Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Women walk past stalls where sugar skulls known as “calaveritas” or little skulls, traditionally added to Day of the Dead altars honoring deceased loved ones, are displayed for sale at the Dulces de Ampudia market in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
An over-sized sugar skull, referred to as a “calaverita” or little skull, traditionally added to Day of the Dead altars honoring deceased loved ones, is displayed for sale at the Dulces de Ampudia market in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

Overview

  • Mexico City’s annual Day of the Dead Parade is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. local time, following a route from Chapultepec’s Puerta de los Leones to the Zócalo.
  • Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism expects about 1.6 million visitors for the Nov. 1–2 observances, an increase of roughly 2% from last year.
  • San Francisco plans the Marigold Project’s Festival of Altars and the Mission District procession on Nov. 2, alongside museum and community events continuing through next week.
  • Some U.S. events have been scaled back, with Sonoma canceling its large public celebration and focusing on outdoor altars after families reported fear of detention and deportation.
  • Advocacy groups are using the holiday for remembrance, including a 5:30 p.m. Saturday vigil at El Paso’s Armijo Park to honor migrants who died en route to the United States.