The Grace Museum is hosting the Día de los Muertos Family Festival. This annual tradition brings the community together to remember loved ones through joyful activities and mindful celebrations. This centuries-old holiday from Mexico is now celebrated internationally, spreading vibrant cultural traditions such as sugar skulls, ballet folklorico, and fragrant ofrendas with it. The Grace’s annual festival includes crafts, calaveras, dance performances, face painting, and more!

**All activities will be hosted at The Grace Museum along with festival partners!

• Dance Performance at 7:00 pm by Ballet Folklorico del Alvaro Muñoz Academy

• Storytimes with the Abilene Public Library

• Light Refreshments provided by H-E-B Abilene

• Make-n-Take Bags with Grain Theory

• Pinch Pots with Frontier Texas

• Sugar Skulls, Face Painting, Paper Marigolds, Nicho Frames, Monarch, and Alebrijes with The Grace Museum

• Magical Marigold Messages with the Spark Science Center

• Community Ofrenda – We want this to be reflective of our community, so please feel free to bring copies of photos of your deceased loved ones to add to the ofrenda throughout the month of October.  **PLEASE NOTE: Any photo or item placed on the ofrenda will be added into our Día de los Muertos collection, which will be included in the ofrenda each year. Plants and food are not allowed.**

After Party at Grain Theory (202 Pine St #201)

We are partnering with Grain Theory to offer a Festival After Party! Stop by the brewery between 6:00pm – 9:00pm to enjoy extended festivities. From movie screenings of Coco and The Book of Life to beer specials all evening, this after party is for both kids and adults.

• DJ Manteca will be playing tunes 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

• Coco and The Book of Life will be playing in Grain Theory’s event room (“The Blakeley”). First screening will be The Book of Life 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Second screening will be Coco 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.