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Mexico Activates Día de Muertos 2025: Parades, Public Art and Marigold Markets Roll Out Nationwide

Local governments have locked in parade schedules, with Morelos projecting over 220,000 visitors plus 73 million pesos in spending.

Overview

  • Mexico City set its Gran Desfile for November 1 at 14:00, with a route to the Zócalo and a security and logistics plan confirmed by the city government.
  • Guadalajara’s official program runs October 24 to November 3, featuring more than 30 activities and a parade on Friday, October 25 from 18:00 to 20:00, plus videomapping, a community run and museum tours.
  • Morelos unveiled Festival Miquixtli for October 30 to November 2, forecasting about 220,000 visitors and a spillover of over 73 million pesos, with events across Cuernavaca, Ocotepec, Tlayacapan and Tequesquitengo, and Tlaxcala as guest state.
  • Xochimilco begins its activities October 25 with traditional ofrendas, workshops, film screenings and the Miquiztli 5K, while cities mount large public installations such as Mexicráneos in Guadalupe from October 27 and catrinas and skulls across Morelia’s historic core.
  • SADER reports roughly 25,000 tonnes of cempasúchil produced annually as florists see seasonal demand building and CDMX pushes producer sales and market options, alongside a viral TikTok memorial trend using CapCut’s AI template.