Longmont Celebrates Día de Muertos!
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Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to celebrate our deceased loved ones and keep their memories alive. Running since 2000, it’s the longest-standing Day of the Dead exhibition and celebration in Colorado and attracts more than 6,000 people annually. Community participation is an essential part of this holiday full of life, reflection, food, family, and fun.
History Altars Music, Arts, and Crafts
Regional Traditions Food and Drink Resources
Day of the Dead Family Celebration
Saturday, October 24th, 2026
Family Fiesta
11am–3 pm; free
Downtown Longmont at 4th Avenue & Kimbark Street
Celebrate the 26th anniversary of the longest-running public Day of the Dead celebration in Colorado! This year’s Family Celebration will return to Downtown Longmont with the outdoor street festival that has become a Longmont tradition. This celebration of culture, heritage, life and love will feature traditional live music and dance, face painting, sugar skull decorating, crafts, food trucks, a kids’ play zone, local vendors, a Gigantes Procession and more! Interested in volunteering for this event? Email Courtney Pletcher.
Firehouse Art Center's Gigantes Procession
2:00PM, Starting at the Fiesta; free
The Firehouse Gigantes Procession occurs at the end of the Longmont Dia de Muertos Family Fiesta on October 24th, 2026 around 2pm. We invite the community to process through Downtown Longmont led by Aztec dancers and the Firehouse Gigantes, giant puppets made of papier mâché or cardboard materials. They are approximately 10- 15 feet tall and originated from Spain, but were brought to Mexico around the 1600s. The head and bust of the puppet are made of papier mâché, which is then mounted on a tall supporting A-frame structure.
Exhibitions
Firehouse Art Center
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, Noon - 5:00 pm
Main Gallery - Dia de Muertos - Remembering is Resistance
Dates: October 9, 2026 - November 1, 2026; Free
Exhibit Reception - October 9, 2026, 6pm-8pm.
Migration is a human right, and those in search of safe haven bring new ideas and talents with them. In the Firehouse Art Center’s upcoming Día de Muertos exhibit, works will highlight and amplify immigrant voices and voices from the communities harmed by the past and current administration's immigration policies, in a safe and anonymous way.
Artists will partner with affected members of the community to translate their stories, experiences and words into works of art which will then be displayed in the Main Gallery where it serves as both reflection and provocation, supporting dialogue, empowerment, and social awareness. The selected artists will represent a range of mediums—painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film, and design and the stories shared will represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and cultures.
The Firehouse’s goal for this exhibit is to be a safe space to share these stories, making room for discourse on the feelings of fear, dislocation, and shifts in relationship to the word “Home” and “Free Speech”. Through these collaborations, we hope to harness the power of creativity to ignite conversations, challenge perspectives, and identify common threads while also providing healing and a way to move forward for our community’s betterment.
CATRINAS ON PARADE- Auction 10/9- 10/24
Local artists share their take on Posada’s Catrina Calavera in an online auction to benefit Firehouse Art Center bilingual programming.
SOUTH GALLERY
Longmont Gigantes
Find more information on the Firehouse Art Center website
