Attendees can learn to make sugar skulls and more at Mexican Day of the Dead celebration at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery
St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery
131 East Tenth St. at Second Ave.
October 30-31, free, 12 noon – 8:00
212-587-3070
www.manoamano.us
Mano a Mano: Mexican Cultures Without Borders will be celebrating the Day of the Dead with a weekend of free activities at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, with Saturday’s events kicking off at 12 noon with a traditional dance procession beginning in Union Square, making its way to the church for the Ceremony at the Altar. Each day will feature a Mexican marketplace. Saturday’s workshops are “Building Individual Altars / Making Paper Flowers” and “Making Pan de Muerto Bread,” with “Calaveras de Azúcar/Sugar Skulls” and “Calaveras: Day of the Dead Poetry” scheduled for Sunday. Saturday will also include a musical performance by Radio Jarocho, with Mariachi Tapatío de Álvaro Paulino playing on Sunday.