#  Day of the Dead Celebration 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 1, 2025** 

 01:00PM - 04:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge**  



 

 



 

## Special In-Person Event

## Day of the Dead Celebration

[Leer en español](/event/day-dead-celebration/#es)

Learn more about this joyful holiday, a national symbol of Mexico.

- enjoy craft activities
- personalize a sugar skull (extra fee)
- watch a concert of mariachi music with folk dancing at 1:30
- savor traditional *pan de muerto* (extra fee)
- write a message to departed loved ones for the museum altar
- purchase *alebrijes*, Oaxacan wood carvings
- hot chocolate and beverages available for purchase

Regular museum admission rates apply. Activities are free except where noted. Free event parking at the [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3801643,-71.1153065,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37740b4804b09:0x1ca7c4a4324b1694!8m2!3d42.3801643!4d-71.1153065!16s/g/11c2133ff1), a 7-minute walk to the museum.

Presented by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico in Boston and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University.

*Photo © EJSP Visual|Julieta Sarmiento*

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Evento especial en persona

## Celebración del Día de Muertos

Sábado, 1 de noviembre, 1:00-4:00

Museo Peabody de Arqueología y Etnología

11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge

[Leer en ingles](/event/day-dead-celebration)

Aprende más sobre esta alegre festividad, un símbolo nacional de México.

- disfruta de actividades artesanales
- personaliza una calavera de azúcar (costo adicional)
- disfruta de mariachis y danza folclórica en vivo a la 1:30
- saborea el tradicional pan de muerto (costo adicional)
- escribe un mensaje a seres queridos difuntos para el altar del museo
- compra alebrijes, tallas de madera oaxaqueñas
- chocolate, otras bebidas estarán disponibles a la venta

Se aplicarán las tarifas normales de entrada al museo. Actividades gratuitas, excepto donde se indique lo contrario. Estacionamiento gratuito en el [52 Oxford Street Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/52%20Oxford%20St,%20Cambridge,%20MA%2002138/@42.3801643,-71.1153065,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e37740b4804b09:0x1ca7c4a4324b1694!8m2!3d42.3801643!4d-71.1153065!16s/g/11c2133ff1), a 7 minutos a pie del museo.

Presentado por el Museo Peabody de Arqueología y Etnología y los Museos de Ciencia y Cultura de Harvard en colaboración con el Consulado General de México en Boston y el Centro David Rockefeller de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad de Harvard.

*Foto © EJSP Visual | Julieta Sarmiento*



 

 



 

 

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