{"id":12223,"date":"2025-10-20T13:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12223\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T13:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T13:14:22","slug":"celebrate-life-and-memory-at-esb-maccs-annual-day-of-the-dead-event-with-music-and-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/12223\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate life and memory at ESB-MACC’s annual Day of the Dead event with music and art"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAST AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The spirit of remembrance and community will fill East Austin this week as the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (ESB-MACC) hosts its 18th annual D\u00eda de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead<\/a>, celebration.<\/p>\n

The free, family-friendly event will take place Friday, November 1, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Oswaldo A. B. Cant\u00fa Pan American Recreation Center.<\/p>\n

Organizers say no RSVP is needed, and guests are encouraged to bring folding chairs, refillable water bottles, and strollers.<\/p>\n

A free shuttle will run from the East Holly Street neighborhood to the event site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis celebration honors our ancestors and the beautiful traditions that keep their memory alive,\u201d said organizers with the ESB-MACC. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a space where families can celebrate life through music, art, and community.<\/p>\n

ALSO | Austin artists and community come together for D\u00eda de los Muertos at Mexic-Arte Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s lineup includes live performances from Austin favorites Gary Hobbs (1:45 pm), Marca Especial (3pm), The Tiarras (3:45pm), Nova Band (5:00pm), and Danza Azteca Guadalupana (5:45pm).<\/p>\n

Visitors can also enjoy free face painting and sugar skull decorating workshops while supplies last, led by the ESB-MACC Education Department.<\/p>\n

For art lovers, MexAmeriCon will host panels, games, and exhibits exploring storytelling through comics, art, and pop culture.<\/p>\n

Attendees can also browse an artisan market featuring local Latino\/a\/e vendors and admire large-scale pi\u00f1ata-inspired installations created by Las Pi\u00f1atas\/Latinos in Architecture.<\/p>\n

MORE |Texas native Luisa Navarro pens heartfelt tribute to Mexican heritage and family stories<\/a><\/p>\n

A centerpiece of the event will be the community altar, or ofrenda, where visitors can leave notes, photos, and small tributes to loved ones. <\/p>\n

The altar grows throughout the day as guests contribute their personal offerings.<\/p>\n

Food trucks and local vendors will serve up Austin favorites\u2014from tacos to sweet pan dulce\u2014creating a lively, welcoming atmosphere for all ages.<\/p>\n

For more information about the D\u00eda de los Muertos celebration and educational resources in English and Spanish, visit AustinTexas.gov\/ESBMACC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EAST AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 The spirit of remembrance and community will fill East Austin this week as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[6595,132,134,133,447,3929,3933,10426,278,10427],"class_list":["post-12223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-art","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-community","tag-day-of-the-dead","tag-dia-de-los-muertos","tag-esb-macc","tag-music","tag-ofrenda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}