Día de los Muertos Burnaby
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Día de los Muertos in Burnaby is a vibrant cultural celebration held each October, honouring life, memory, and heritage through music, art, storytelling, and community traditions. Presented by Latincouver, the event offers a welcoming, family-friendly way to experience Day of the Dead during Burnaby’s Halloween season.
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Why You’ll Want to Experience Día de los Muertos in Burnaby
Latincouver brings Día de los Muertos (a.k.a. Day of the Dead) to Burnaby as a vibrant community celebration held each October at The Amazing Brentwood.
Think: sugar skulls, marigold petals, music that gets your hips moving, art that whispers stories, and family-friendly magic. All by donation.
What is Día de los Muertos?
- Not spooky, but spirited. Día de los Muertos is less about scares and more about celebrating life. It’s a beautiful tradition from Mexico and Latin America that honours those who’ve passed on, calls them home, remembers their stories, and celebrates their presence in our lives.
- Symbols everywhere you look. From ofrendas (altars) with photos, candles, favourite foods, to marigolds (said to guide spirits), papel picado banners dancing in the breeze, and sugar skulls (calaveras) representing joyful remembrance.
In short, it’s a joyous reunion with memory, love, and heritage, not a day of darkness.
Live Performances & Local Magic
Catch Latin music, folkloric dance, and vibrant shows that make the plaza pulse with life.
Workshops You Can Jump Into
- Sugar Skull Decorating: design your own calavera with icing, glitter, beads.
- Papel Picado Crafting: snip tradition into paper banners that flutter with character.
- Marigold Flower Making: creates those glowing orange blooms believed to guide spirits.
- Tales from Día de los Muertos: folktales, legends, and wisdom wrapped in storytelling.
- Mini Ofrenda Building: build a tiny altar of memory and meaning.
Eats + Market + Community Vibes
Find Latin flavours to savour, discover handcrafted treasures in our marketplace, and connect with Latin artists and vendors. It’s like stepping into a colourful, fragrant scene right from Mexico.
How You Can Be More Than an Attendee
- Bring a photo or memento of a beloved one to include in a communal altar or share in community remembrance.
- Dress in colour. Think floral prints, butterflies, papel picado motifs, but come as you are.
- Invite family and friends, kids, grandparents, neighbours.
- Share stories. A favourite recipe, a memory, a laugh, talking about someone helps make them alive again in spirit.
Each October, The Amazing Brentwood transforms into a glowing tapestry of life and memory. Come with your heart open, your hands ready to craft, and your feet ready to dance.
Getting Here
By car
From Hwy #1, take Exit 29 for Willingdon Avenue N to the corner of Lougheed and Willingdon. There are over 2000 designated surface and underground parking stalls, including accessible and family spaces.
SkyTrain
Via the Millennium Skytrain line, disembark at Brentwood Town Centre Station.
By bus
Take the #9, 25, 123, 130, 134, 136. For more information on public transit schedules and routes, please visit Translink’s Trip Planner.
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