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 24
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
APO Cultural CenterThe 24th annual self-guided art walk through Pilsen: studios, galleries, and artist spaces along 18th Street open their doors so visitors can meet artists and see work in person.
12 to 6pm, through Oct 25Free
ChicagoA free two-day market of local vendors selling handmade Dia de los Muertos goods - Catrinas, papel picado, marigolds, mini altars, candles, jewelry, and pan de muerto - with food vendors, a purchase raffle, and costumes encouraged.
3 to 8pmFree
Harrison ParkAnnual community Day of the Dead celebration transforming Harrison Park around the museum: community-built ofrendas, live music and performances, art activities, and a large illuminated ofrenda projected onto the museum exterior after dark. Families can reserve ofrenda space or submit photos of departed loved ones by Oct 15. Free, rain or shine.
8pm$39.96
Thalia HallThe Grammy-nominated New Orleans genre-blending band brings its high-energy Last Balloon Tour to Pilsen's historic Thalia Hall for Halloween weekend, with openers Ariel J. and Zeus.
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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