Children’s Museum Houston's Day of the Dead Celebration

Children’s Museum Houston will be magically transformed into a colorful, beautiful, and bountiful Land of the Dead, bursting with incredible offerings in celebration of El Día de los Muertos.

Children’s Museum Houston will be magically transformed into a colorful, beautiful, and bountiful Land of the Dead, bursting with incredible offerings in celebration of El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). El Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life!  It’s a time when families keep the memory of loved ones alive by remembering their essence in a beautifully decorated “ofrenda.” This offering replete of bread, fruit, and flowers, is believed to be enjoyed by the departed as they pay a holiday visit home!  

Special Events:   
Loco for “Coco”: Join Imelda and Hector during a “Coco”-inspired Day of the Dead celebration.
Event Time: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Kid’s Hall Alcove.

Calavera Face: Artist Christian Navarette has a bone to pick with you! Paint a sugar skull masterpiece.
Event Time: At 11:30 a.m. in Alexander Art Academy.

Intempo Dance:  Honor the dearly departed with a dance inspired by el Día de los Muertos.
Event Time: At noon and 2 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

Yalálag – A Mountain Village in Mexico:  Visit our Day of the Dead ofrenda in our authentic village exhibit.  
Event Time:  On-going.