Day of the Dead at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center | 10/9/2025
Let’s Celebrate as a community!
Wenatchee, Wash. – (Friday, October 3, 2025) Join the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center and the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Hispanic Business Council for a Day of the Dead celebration on Saturday, November 1 from 4 to 8 PM!
Longtime Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center volunteer Martha Flores dressed as Frida Kahlo during the 2023 Day of the Dead celebration.
This free event is open to the public. Enjoy fun family craft activities, local mariachi, folklorico group performances, face painting, and purchase festive food in the Food Truck Court. Everyone is encouraged to bring photographs in honor of lost loved ones to display on a Community Altar. Cash is encouraged due to some food truck vendors only accepting cash payments. This event is sponsored by Thriving Together.
Folklorico Tierra del Sol dancers perform during the 2023 Day of the Dead celebration.
Day of the Dead is a tradition first practiced thousands of years ago by indigenous peoples such as the Aztecs and the Toltecs. They didn’t consider death the end of one’s existence but simply another chapter of life. Rather than grieve their dead, ancient Mexicans celebrated the lives of the deceased and honored their memories. During Día de los Muertos, observed Oct. 31- Nov. 2, they believed the dead had a brief window to leave the spirit realm and visit their loved ones in the mortal world. Day of the Dead continues to be celebrated throughout Latin America and around the world. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. In Mexico, traditions associated with the holiday include creating altars decorated with sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed. In Brazil, the holiday is known as Día de Finados and is marked by visits to cemeteries and churches. In Spain, the day is marked by festivals and parades, graveside observances, and prayer for deceased loved ones.
About Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center’s mission is to gather, engage, and educate people to celebrate and preserve the history, arts, sciences, and rich diversity of our region. The Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates with the support of the cities of Wenatchee and East Wenatchee.
About the Wenatchee Valley Chamber Hispanic Business Council
The Wenatchee Valley Chamber Hispanic Business Council seeks to build trust & unify Latinx-owned businesses with the region’s overall business community through advocacy, education, and increased access to resources, on a bilingual platform in order to strengthen and empower our community and future generations. For more information, visit https://www.wenatchee.org/hispanic-business-council/.
