Día de Muertos Celebration

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Celebrate Día de Muertos with us on Saturday, November 1, 2025, from 3-7 p.m. All ages are welcome to this free event featuring art, music, dance, food, and an interactive community ofrenda. 

Bring a 5" x 7", or smaller, photocopy of your loved ones to add to the ofrenda - we'll provide the rest!

There will be activities on each floor of the museum, and light refreshments will be provided. Bay Area Mexicana's food truck will be set up outside of the museum with a full food menu available for purchase.

This event is truly for the community, and by the community. Marcos Mendez will play music throughout the evening. At 4 p.m., Tiyoli Velasquez will perform a traditional Mexican dance, sharing the story of Día de Muertos through calaveritas.  Miriam Padilla and Jesus Islas designed and will install a new, larger-than-life ofrenda for this year’s celebration. Lupita’s Grocery Store is supplying pan dulces. Bay Area Mexicana will have its food truck set up outside the Museum. Hannah Johnson will lead an art-making activity, and other local non-profits, such as Latinos En BloNo and The Immigration Project, will host activities on all four floors of the Museum’s historic courthouse building.

We are grateful for the support of our community partners who are contributing to making this event fun and educational for everyone:

Association of Latin American Students at Illinois State University (ALAS ISU)

Association of Latin American Students at Heartland Community College (ALAS HCC)

Birth to Five Illinois

Bloomington Junior High School Multilingual Students

Bloomington Public Library

Illinois State University Department of Latin America and Latino/a Studies

Latinas in STEM ISU

Latinos en BloNo

Normal Public Library

Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) at Illinois Wesleyan University

Spanish Club at ISU

STAR Literacy

The Immigration Project

If you have questions please contact us by clicking here.

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El Museo de Historia, McLean County Museum of History está celebrar el Día de Muertos e invita a toda la comunidad a unirse a las celebraciones. 

La cita es este sabado 1 de noviembre de 3:00 a 7:00 PM. 

La entrada será gratis para todos los asistentes. Puedes llevar fotos de tus familiares o amigos para agregarlas al altar. La medida recomedada es tamaño 5x7 pulgadas o menor. 

El festejo contará con un altar de muertos diseñado por Miriam Padilla y Jesús Islas, y actividades artísticas, musica en vivo, y pan dulce.

No te pierdas la celebración.

Más información? Si tiene preguntas? Contáctenos haciendo clic aquí.

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