Calenda Día de los Muertos & Community Celebration

Join MCASB in Celebrating our second Calenda Day of the Dead  in Santa Barbara

We are thrilled to announce that the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) will host our second Day of the Dead Calenda in Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Calenda in Oaxaca is a traditional celebration that represents the expression of joy, the strengthening of family, community and personal bonds. This festive event will feature a range of traditional music and dances from the mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero such as the Banda de Viento de San Jorge de Oaxaca, Lico Music Academy, traditional dances from the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, Las Danzas de los Diablos and Rubios de la Mixteca Baja grupo Agua Azul from Santiago Juxtlahuaca Oaxaca, Danza de la Pluma San Pablo Guila and @Oaxacreation Monos de Calenda y más from the Heroic city of Ejutla de Crespo Oaxaca. The ceremony will begin at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s State Street entrance and will proceed towards the MCASB in the Arts Terrace at Paseo Nuevo, where we will have an altar of the dead, authentic Oaxacan cuisine, art vendors, and conclude with a thrilling dance party by the group Los Hijos de San Juan Mixtepec. All are welcome to participate in the Calenda and join the party. Don't miss out on this amazing community celebration!

We welcome everyone at our events, please contact dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org for your access needs or special requests.

Todos son bienvenidos a nuestros eventos, por favor de ponerse en contacto con dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org para sus necesidades de acceso o solicitudes especiales.

  • October 20, 2024
  • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

MCASB

The main galleries of the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara CA, 93101

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