Crown Hill's 12th Celebración del Día de Muertos Closes Monday in Dallas, With Sunday Art Hours First
The free celebration at the Art Deco Crown Hill Memorial Park mausoleum on Webb Chapel Road shows its art exhibition Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m., then closes Monday with performances from 5:30 p.m.
Dallas's longest-running Día de los Muertos celebration reaches its final days this weekend in the Bachman Lake area. Hughes Family Tribute Center's 12th annual Celebración del Día de Muertos runs at Crown Hill Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 9718 Webb Chapel Road — a cemetery families traditionally visit on Día de Muertos, anchored by an Art Deco mausoleum recognized as a City of Dallas Historic Landmark. Admission is free and open to the public.
Sunday's offering is the art. The exhibition Pathways of Past Lives: The Persistence of Existence — contemporary work exploring life, death, memory and rebirth through the traditions of Día de Muertos, curated by artist Art Garcia around a central installation by Josh Niccolai-Belfi — is on view Sunday, November 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. The exhibition has run on select days since October 17.
Monday, November 2, is the finale. The art is on view from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the Día de Muertos performances begin at 5:30 p.m.: Carolina Imperial, who recently won New Artist of the Year at the Catholic Music Awards in Rome, Grupo Pakal - Mayan Performing Arts, a theatrical presentation by Teatro Dallas, Folklorico by Herrera Dance Project, live mariachi bands, and the catrina design work of Alfa de las Catrinas by Anel Anaya — with family art activities, children's entertainment, craft vendors and food and beverage concessions alongside.
