Sat 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.–7 p.m. · Free
Calaveras de Azúcar Festival
A Día de los Muertos festival with altars, live music and vendors at the city's historic Mexican market.
Historic Market Square, 514 W. Commerce St. · Downtown West
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Fri, Oct 30, 7–11 p.m. · Free
Halloween Bash at the Tower of the Americas
Live music, food trucks, a costume contest, pumpkin painting and a trunk-or-treat car show.
Tower of the Americas, Hemisfair · Downtown
Sun, Nov 1, 5–9 p.m. (procession around 7:15 p.m.) · Free
Día de los Muertos at Pearl
Artist-made ofrendas, live music, kids' activities and a candlelit procession across campus.
Pearl Park, 307 Pearl Pkwy. · Pearl
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