Day of the Dead at The Beach: A Community Celebration: Chicano and Latino Studies
🏵️Day of the Dead 🏵️at The Beach: A Community Celebration
📆Tuesday, October 27, 2026 from 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
📍Location: The Pointe at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid
Join us for a full day of honoring this important cultural tradition of honoring our loved ones who have passed. Throughout the day you can visit ofrendas from students and groups and watch performances, documentaries and special presentations (schedule to be announced). Free and open to all.
Featuring
🕯️Danza Azteca Xochipilli
🕯️TV Community Drum
🕯️Ofelia Esparza (National Heritage Fellow, Altar marker)
🕯️Mariachi Los Tiburones
🕯️La Muerte Maria
🕯️Teatro del Sur
🕯️TV Student Artwork and Poetry
Workshops:
🎨Papel Picado
🖼️Frame Painting
💀Calavera Painting
Activations:
🎶Amor Eterno: Recuerdos of my Ancestors
💀Calavera Community Tortilla Press
📝Letter Writing in Spanish
and more!
💐The 10/27 event is organized with support from:
University Instructionally Related Activities Grant, The College of Liberal Arts Scholarly Intersection Grant, Beach Pride, The departments of Chicano Latino Studies, Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures, Religious Studies, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, as well as The Latine Resource Center, Latinx Faculty & Staff Association, El Concilio for Latinx Success, Counseling and Psychological Services, Latinas at the Beach, The Kleefeld Contemporary, Latin American Studies Program, Chicano Latino Studies Student Association, Spanish Club, Latinx Student Union and Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.
