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Día de los Muertos: Honoring Day of the Dead

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Repeats every day until Tuesday, November 01, 2016 .

Grand Rapids Public Library, Main Library

111 Library St., NE
Grand Rapids MI 49503

Día de los Muertos: Honoring Day of the Dead

Thursday, October 27 – Tuesday, November 1, 2016, during open hours

Main Library – 111 Library St NE

 

Come celebrate Día de los Muertos with the Grand Rapids Public Library. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday that honors family and friends who have passed on. Loved ones come together to build altars that celebrate the life and memory of the dead. This is a time of celebration and joy, filled with talk and memories of those who have died. Altars from members of the community honoring family and friends will be on display. Every altar is unique and taken together they create a fascinating portrait of what citizens of Grand Rapids hold close to them. Free and open to the public.

Event Type: Arts-Entertainment 



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