Fall events in Pilsen
Fall in Pilsen, Chicago: Dia de los Muertos, festivals, Halloween events and neighborhood happenings.
Fri, Oct 16 to Sun, Oct 18
Fri, Oct 23 to Sun, Oct 25
Fri, Oct 30 to Sun, Nov 1
Open all season Where Memory Lives: 40 Years of Dia de Muertos
Saturday, October 17
10am to 4pm, through Oct 18Free
Chicago19th annual folk art festival bringing artisans from across Mexico to Pilsen: Oaxacan alebrije wood carvers, Puebla ceramic Day of the Dead figures, Guerrero amate painters, Oaxacan foot-pedal-loom weavers, and Chiapas backstrap-loom weavers. Live demonstrations daily 10 am to 4 pm, with extended evening hours until 8 pm on Wednesday Oct 14. Free.
11am to 3pm, one of 2 dates$80
ChicagoTwo-Saturday hands-on workshop with Socorro Carlos, Colectivo Fuentes Rojas, and the museum's Stitches of the Soul quilting group. Participants create a 14x14 inch textile honoring missing persons, learning applique and embroidery techniques tied to remembrance and collective action. $80, materials included.
All day, through Nov 29Free
National Museum of Mexican ArtThe museum's 40th annual Day of the Dead exhibition looks back through its Permanent Collection to trace the evolution of Dia de Muertos and the museum itself, with ofrenda installations by artists from Oaxaca, Mexico City, Chicago, and Washington state. Also features courtyard installations by Yollocalli youth artists and a participatory community ofrenda. Runs Sep 25 through Nov 29. Free.
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