Overview
- The Gran Desfile is confirmed for Saturday, Nov. 1 at 14:00, departing Puerta de los Leones in Chapultepec and traveling along Paseo de la Reforma to the Plaza de la Constitución.
- The opening float, “Canto de sol y piedra” by Taller El Volador, marks 700 years since Mexico‑Tenochtitlan’s foundation with a Templo Mayor replica, an eagle with a snake on a nopal, a Quetzalcóatl figure, and roughly 200 participants.
- The Ofrenda Monumental in the Zócalo, created by Zion Art Studio and centered on Tonantzin, is on view daily through Nov. 2 with cempasúchil from Xochimilco and Tláhuac plus fauna iconography such as ajolotes and xoloitzcuintles.
- City authorities say the parade will be broadcast on Canal 14, Capital 21, and the Culture Secretariat’s social channels for those watching from home.
- The ritual calendar places children’s souls on Nov. 1 and adults on Nov. 2, with most households beginning to take down ofrendas on Nov. 3 according to customary practice.