Día de Muertos
Families in Oaxaca welcome back their dead with marigold altars, candlelit cemeteries and parades at the turn of November.
– 2026Panteón General, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Free to attend
Free to attend
Key facts
- Event
- Día de Muertos 2026
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- Where
- Panteón General, Oaxaca, Mexico
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- When
- – 2026
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- How to get in
- Free to attend
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- Price
- Free
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- Recommended stay
- 4 nightsWhere to stay: Centro Histórico or Jalatlaco
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- Nearest airports
- Oaxaca (OAX): 8 km, about 20 minutes to get there
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- Official source
- Government of Oaxaca, official site visitmexico.com
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Is Día de Muertos 2026 free?
Yes. The altars, cemeteries and parades are free to visit.
About Día de Muertos
The main days in 2026 are 31 October to 2 November. Cemetery vigils run through the nights of 31 October and 1 November.
Everything is free. Visitors are welcome in the cemeteries; ask before photographing a family’s altar.