09/10/2025
DAY OF THE DEAD in MERIDA, Yucatan / Hanal Pixan - Festival de las Ánimas 2025 – Full Calendar of Events
October 25
Lighting of the Ánimas – 7:00 p.m., Parque de San Juan
Mexican Night for Día de Mu***os – 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Remate Paseo de Montejo
October 26
Mucbipollo Fair (traditional tamale fair) – 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Barrio de San Sebastián
Inauguration of the Monumental Altar – 6:00 p.m., Plaza Grande
October 27
Cemetery Tour – 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Cementerio General (Limited Capacity)
Vaquería de las Ánimas traditional dance – 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Under the Municipal Palace
October 28
Pixán Peek – 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Fraccionamiento Las Américas
Mexico & Its Traditions – 8:00 p.m., Centro Municipal de Danza
October 29
Rodada de Ánimas (Bicycle Ride) – 8:00 p.m., Parque de la Ermita to Cementerio General
October 30
Pixán Paalal – 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Parque La Visita
Paseo in Plaza La Isla – 6:00 p.m., Plaza La Isla
October 31
Paseo de las Ánimas Main Parade – 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Parks of San Juan, La Ermita, and Cementerio General
November 1
Desfile de Catrinas (Catrina Parade) – 7:00 p.m., From Plaza Grande to Paseo de Montejo
1st Monumental Altar Offering – 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Plaza Grande
Camino Misterioso de Misné Balam – 6:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m., Xcunya
November 2
Vaquería de Ánimas traditional dance in San José Tzal – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Comisaría San José Tzal
2nd Monumental Altar Offering – 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Plaza Grande
