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Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with Fairmount Park Conservancy and artist Cesar Viveros at the FDR Park Boathouse on Saturday, October 25 from 5–8 PM.

Experience and learn about Mexico’s popular Día de los Muertos holiday with dance and musical performances, face painting, and a stunning art installation on the boathouse steps and lawn. Plus, vendors from FDR Park’s Mercado de Latinas will be there selling homemade food and crafts.

Please continue to check back for the full event schedule.

ABOUT CESAR VIVEROS: Cesar Viveros Herrera has spent 27 years creating public art in the United States and his native Mexico. Cesar has worked with many Philadelphia art organizations, including Mural Arts and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His public work has been inspired by the communities he has served throughout the years, to whom he has become the extended voice of their particular ideology, recurring primarily on documentary work that helped him to visually articulate these individual stories to be exposed to a broader audience. Aztec dances and ceremonies, miniature altars, sculptures, fresco paintings, mosaics, and feather work are some signature elements of his work outside murals.

Celebre el Día de los Muertos con Fairmount Park Conservancy y el artista Cesar Viveros en el FDR Park Boathouse el sábado 25 de octubre de 5 a 8 p. m.

Experimente y aprenda sobre la popular festividad mexicana del Día de los Muertos a través de presentaciones de danza y música, pintura de la cara, una instalación de arte y más. Además, los vendedores del Mercado de Latinas de FDR Park estarán allí vendiendo comida casera y artesanías. 

ACERCA DEL ARTISTA: César Viveros Herrera ha pasado 27 años creando arte público en los Estados Unidos y su natal México. César ha trabajado con muchas organizaciones de arte de Filadelfia, incluidas Mural Arts y Fleisher Art Memorial. Su trabajo público se ha inspirado en las comunidades a las que ha servido a lo largo de los años, para quienes se ha convertido en la voz extendida de su ideología particular, recurriendo principalmente al trabajo documental que lo ayudó a articular visualmente estas historias individuales para exponerlas a un público más amplio. Las danzas y ceremonias aztecas, los altares en miniatura, las esculturas, las pinturas al fresco, los mosaicos y el trabajo con plumas son algunos de los elementos distintivos de su trabajo fuera de los murales. 

TICKETS: Free, donations appreciated

ENTRADAS: Este evento es gratuito, donaciones apreciadas

Interested in celebrating Día de los Muertos all week long? Check out some of our other events!

-Wednesday, October 22 from 4-6 PM: Community Art Workshop with Cesar (FREE, please RSVP)

-Friday, October 24 from 7-11 PM: Bailar en FDR: Salsa Class + Social Dance (FREE, please RSVP)

-Friday, October 24–Sunday, October 26: Art installation by Cesar Viveros up at FDR Park Boathouse — Guests are welcome to stop by and view the piece (Please note: Due to an Eagles game on October 26, there is paid parking at FDR Park. You can still walk into the park though.)

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

• There will be bathrooms (porta-potties) available nearby.
• There will be food vendors at the event. The type of payment method varies by vendor. We recommend bringing both cash and card (Venmo, Cash App, and Zelle are also popular payment methods).
• Feel free to bring your own food and drink.
• Minors should be accompanied by an adult.
• Bring water and bug spray.

SEPA ANTES DE IR:

• Habrá baños (porta-potties) disponibles en las inmediaciones.
• Habrá camiones de comida en cada evento, aceptando dinero en efectivo y tarjeta / Venmo.
• Siéntase libre de traer su propia comida y bebida.
• Los menores deben ir acompañados de un adulto.
• Llevar agua y repelente de insectos.

PARKING/GETTING THERE: There is plenty of free parking near the boathouse. As always, never leave valuables in your car! If traveling by public transit, use SEPTA to travel to Broad Street Line’s NRG Station (last stop). The nearest Indego bike station is at Broad and Pattison.

APARCAMIENTO/CÓMO LLEGAR: Hay un montón de aparcamiento gratuito disponible. Como siempre, NUNCA deje objetos de valor en el coche. Se puede llegar al Parque FDR en transporte público utilizando la estación NRG de la línea Broad Street de SEPTA (última parada). Hay una estación de Indego Bike Share en Broad & Pattison.

QUESTIONS? Please reach out to programs@myphillypark.org

¿PREGUNTAS? Póngase en contacto con programs@myphillypark.org

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