El Día de los Muertos Festival
About The Event
Join us in the National Portrait Gallery’s Kogod Courtyard for the annual celebration of El Día de los Muertos, one of the museum’s biggest events of the year.
Celebrate with live music, Mexican folk-dance performances, a community altar and workshops, including calaveras and papel picado. Take the celebration to the streets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to witness a live video mapping projection by artists MasPaz and Guache. The artists will create their work live from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and project it onto the museum’s G and 9th street façade.
This event received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino.
Schedule
- 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Live performances, crafts and community altar | Indoor at Kogod Courtyard
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | – Live video mapping projection | Outdoor on G & 9th Street NW
Details
- Cost: FREE | Registration is encouraged
- Location: National Portrait Gallery – Kogod Courtyard, 8th and G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20004
- Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown Station (Red/Yellow/Green lines) via 7th & H Street NW Exit
For more details about the event and to register, please visit HERE.
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