{"id":449129,"date":"2026-09-27T07:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449129\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T07:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:34:21","slug":"muertos-fest-to-bring-dia-de-los-muertos-traditions-to-hemisfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/449129\/","title":{"rendered":"Muertos Fest to bring D\u00eda de los Muertos traditions to Hemisfair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Muertos_Fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/topic\/Muertos_Fest\/\">Muertos Fest<\/a> will return to Hemisfair in October, bringing thousands of people to downtown San Antonio for one of the nation\u2019s largest D\u00eda de los Muertos festivals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The festival honors the traditions of D\u00eda de los Muertos through art, live music and more than 80 altars created by community members. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The event is designed as a space for families and visitors to remember loved ones while experiencing cultural traditions tied to the holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Jim Mendiola, artistic director of Galaxy Productions, joined GMSA at 9 on Friday, Sept. 25, to talk about how Muertos Fest has grown over the years and what visitors can expect at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The festival begins Friday, Oct. 23, with \u201c\u00a1Presente! A Night to Remember\u201d from 5-11 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">A sensory-friendly altar viewing will take place from 5-7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Events continue Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., with a D\u00eda de los Muertos procession scheduled for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The festival wraps up Sunday, Oct. 25, from noon to 9 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">A second D\u00eda de los Muertos procession is scheduled for 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Muertos Fest will take place at Hemisfair, where visitors can view community altars, listen to live music and take part in a celebration centered on remembrance and tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Things to Do<img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790494461_198_ksat_thingstodo.webp\" width=\"234\" height=\"50\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf eUxjKG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Muertos Fest will return to Hemisfair in October, bringing thousands of people to downtown San&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3933,3081,8245,82,84,83,69],"class_list":["post-449129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-dia-de-los-muertos","tag-hemisfair","tag-muertos-fest","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449129","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=449129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}