CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 The D\u00eda de los Muertos Street Festival returns to downtown Corpus Christi on Saturday, leading a weekend of cultural celebrations and Halloween events across the Coastal Bend.<\/p>\n
D\u00eda de los Muertos Street Festival<\/p>\n
Now in its 19th year, the free festival will fill 10 downtown blocks with live music, art, food and cultural performances. A community ofrenda, or altar, gives families a place to honor loved ones who have died.<\/p>\n
The holiday centers on remembering loved ones and celebrating the lives they lived.<\/p>\n
The festival runs from 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday.<\/p>\n
Villain Invasion Halloween Fest<\/p>\n
Villain Invasion Halloween Fest takes over the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina on Saturday and Sunday. Attendees can meet horror movie actors, enter costume contests and play in gaming tournaments.<\/p>\n
Visitors who bring two nonperishable food items for the Coastal Bend Food Bank will receive a special-edition event poster while supplies last.<\/p>\n
Weekend passes start at $20. Children 12 and under get in free.<\/p>\n
Monster Mash Cupcake Dash<\/p>\n
The Monster Mash Cupcake Dash returns to Water’s Edge Park on Saturday morning. Participants can dress up for a 5K, a 10K or a 2-mile walk, and each finisher gets a cupcake.<\/p>\n
Proceeds benefit Family Counseling Services, which provides mental health care across the Coastal Bend.<\/p>\n
Family pumpkin painting<\/p>\n
Asbury Methodist Church will host family pumpkin painting from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Families can pick out and buy a pumpkin, then decorate it together. The church’s pumpkin patch is open through Halloween.<\/p>\n
Hocus Pocus Corpus<\/p>\n
Hocus Pocus Corpus makes its debut Saturday at the Hilliard Center with free Halloween activities, including trick-or-treating, door prizes and a community resource fair. The event also features a presentation on renters’ rights.<\/p>\n
It runs from noon to 3 p.m.<\/p>\n
To suggest an event for Coastal Bend Weekend, email Stephanie Molina at stephanie.molina@kristv.com.<\/p>\n
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