Overview
- The Mega Procesión de Catrinas is set for Sunday, October 26, running 18:00–21:00 along Paseo de la Reforma to the Zócalo via the Ángel de la Independencia, Avenida Juárez and 5 de Mayo.
- Free professional makeup stations will open from 09:00 at designated points, and musical contingents include the Orquesta de Pérez Prado and the Orquesta de Carlos Campos.
- UN Women will join the procession under the “Catrinas por la Igualdad” initiative to spotlight women’s rights through the La Catrina iconography.
- The city’s Day of the Dead parade is scheduled for Saturday, November 1, starting at Puerta de los Leones in Chapultepec and proceeding along Reforma past El Caballito, Avenida Juárez and 5 de Mayo to the Zócalo, with the start time still to be announced.
- Authorities plan a security and medical operation with the capital’s police and ERUM teams, while organizers highlight more than a decade of growth and self‑reported mass attendance and digital reach.