Parade theme of Memento Mori will include focus on Mexican calaveras and the Day of the Dead
Sunday, October 31, 7:00
Sixth Ave. South & Spring St. to 15th St.
Admission/participation: free, but donations accepted
www.halloween-nyc.com
The Village Halloween Parade is now in its thirty-eighth year of scaring more than two million New Yorkers and visitors from around the world watching some fifty thousand marchers as they make their way through the downtown evening streets in decidedly decadent and wildly creative costumes. This year’s theme is Memento Mori, which translates as “Remember you will die,” and will feature Haitian carnival figures designed by Didier Civil, who will also participate with the music group DjaRaRa in a dance tribute to Gede spirits. Civil will also be teaming up with master puppeteer Basil Twist and Superior Concept Monsters to provide a special focus on Day of the Dead skeletons, including a new Illuminated Ghost Train. Attending or marching in the parade is a rite of passage you must do at least once in your life, so why not tonight?