{"id":498164,"date":"2026-10-16T15:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498164\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:10:09","slug":"forest-lawn-glendale-celebrates-dia-de-los-muertos-with-dance-art-and-ofrendas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/498164\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Lawn Glendale Celebrates D\u00eda de los Muertos With Dance, Art and Ofrendas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diadelosmuertosforestlawn-Colorado-Boulevard-Newspaper.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362585\" class=\"size-full wp-image-362585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/diadelosmuertosforestlawn-Colorado-Boulevard-Newspaper.jpg\" alt=\"three female dancers in traditional Mexican costume\" width=\"960\" height=\"611\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-362585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Folkl\u00f3rico dancers at D\u00eda de los Muertos altar (Photo \u2013 Forest Lawn)<\/p>\n<p>What better place to honor the Day of the Dead than one of the most beautiful memorial parks in the county? Four of Forest Lawn Memorial Parks are holding special D\u00eda de los Muertos celebrations, including their Glendale location on Sunday, November 1, from 12:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p>By Melanie Hooks<\/p>\n<p>For each of the four events, marigolds, handcrafted Catrina and alebrijes (spirit guide) artworks and brightly colored community ofrendas (altars) will transform the Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks into radiant and majestic spaces for remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>Folkl\u00f3rico dance and mariachi music performances, arts &amp; crafts, face painting, food, and refreshments will set a lively backdrop for the community to savor the holiday, light candles, place photographs and mementos on altars, and retell stories that keep the memories of generations of loved ones alive.<\/p>\n<p>The free, family-friendly events will take place on Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 12:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm at Forest Lawn\u2019s Covina Hills, Cypress, and Glendale locations, and on Monday, November 2, 2026, from 5:00 pm \u2013 8:00 pm at Forest Lawn-Cathedral City.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n<p>Folkl\u00f3rico dance and mariachi music performances<br \/>\nBob Baker Marionette performances at Covina Hills, Cypress, and Glendale locations<br \/>\nCommunity ofrendas (altars) presentations<br \/>\nHandcrafted Catrina and alebrijes (spirit animal) art works<br \/>\nArts &amp; crafts, face painting, and refreshments<br \/>\nFood trucks and carts with delicious offerings<\/p>\n<p>The public is welcome; no special reservations are needed, just the desire to participate in a beloved tradition.<\/p>\n<p>D\u00eda de los Muertos Celebration&#13;<br \/>\nSunday, Nov. 1, 2026&#13;<br \/>\n12:00 pm &#8211; 3:00 pm&#13;<br \/>\nLocation&#13;<br \/>\nForest Lawn Memorial Glendale&#13;<br \/>\n1712 S. Glendale Ave.&#13;<br \/>\nGlendale 91205&#13;<br \/>\nFree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Folkl\u00f3rico dancers at D\u00eda de los Muertos altar (Photo \u2013 Forest Lawn) What better place to honor the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":498165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-498164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=498164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/498164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/498165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=498164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=498164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=498164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}