5 Events to Celebrate Halloween and the Day of the Dead

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​1.- Day of the Dead Parade

Mexico City will light up the streets with the Day of the Dead Parade. The city will make a parade inspired by the style of the one in "Spectre:007". It will take place the 29th of october at 2pm. You can't miss it!

The parade will start at the Ángel of independence and will follow through Reforma, Av. Juárez, Tacuba, Bolívar, 5 de Mayo and will end at the Zócalo.

The parade will be divided between three themes: the first one will be about prehispanic times, the second one will represent the colonial times and the last one will be about the great legacy of the mexican illustrator, José Guadalupe Posada and the theme will be catrinas (famous mexican skulls and skeletons). 

1.- Teotihuacan

Go back to prehispanic times and live the Day of the Dead just as the ancient inhabitants of Teotihuacan did. This masive event will have all sorts of attractions like the lighting of candles, freeing of butterflies, choreography of catrinas (mexican skeletons), sky lanterns, hot air baloon rides and many other things.

Where? Center of Teotihuacan
When? From the 29th of octobre  to the 2nd of november from 10am to 10pm

3.- Nocturnal Bikeride

Imagine going on a nocturnal bike ride through Mexico City, with the company of docens of people dressed as skeletons. This event will take place on the 29th of october from 7pm to 11pm on Paseo de la Reforma and the Chapultepec Forest. ¡Get your skeleton on and come have the time of your life!

​​4.- Six Flags

¡Live a ghastly experience at the Festival of Terror in Six Flags! Scare zones, terror themed mecanical games, terrorific shows and more. Don't miss it! You can go from the 23rd of september to the 13th of november. 

fin out more in Sixflags.com.mx

​​5.- Xochimilco

Celebrate the Day of the Dead in a very original way. Take a ride in the gondola like "trajineras" through the Xochimilco canal, which will be decorated accordingly to ancient mexican traditions. Stay around the fireplace where the locals will tell you all about the legends of the canals. For this event you must bring a tent and a sleeping bag. 

When? October 29th to October 30th to 2pm
Cost: $350 pesos (about 19 usd)
​Contact: https://www.facebook.com/events/331620060524891/  
​5523294597 contacto@orgullosocitadino.com

Written by
​Carichi