Event Overview

Día de los muertos is a very special holiday celebrated in Mexico that honors and remembers loved ones who have passed. We invite you to gather with the Big Sky community for our own Día de muertos at the close of the Haunted Peaks festival.

Sunday, November 1, 2026

noon – 7pm

Big Sky Center for the Arts

77 Lone Peak Drive, Big Sky, MT 59716

This day-long celebration has a full schedule and variety of ways to celebrate the friends and family who have passed away. This is a family-friendly event that invites anyone and everyone to come together to share both joy and grief with the support of community. There will be bilingual support and plenty of opportunities to learn more about traditional Día de muertos customs and Mexican culture.

See the schedule and activity details below. You are welcome to come and go throughout the day as you wish.

Questions? email Tamara - tamara@bigskyarts.org

SCHEDULE

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Please look for details about what to expect and/or bring for each activity below.

• Noon – 2pm: Ofrenda making. •. Kids activities. • Story Hour. •. Costume creation
• 2 – 3:30pm: Ofrenda making. •. Calaveritas literarias (Poem and story writing/sharing) • Ofrenda making
• 3:30 – 4:30pm: Remembrance Circle • Ofrenda making
• 4:40 – 5:30: Break to prepare for Parade of Catrinas
• 4:45: line-up for parade
• 5pm: Parade of Catrinas
• 5:15pm: FIESTA! with Music by DJ QueenE, food, and Jarritos!

The community altar and ofrenda making station will be open on Sunday from noon until the end of the fiesta, AND on Monday, November 2 between noon and 7pm.

(Note that some of the schools will be visiting in the afternoon)