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14th Annual Festival de las Calaveras – Twin Cities Día de los Muertos CelebrationFeaturing:
🚲✨ BIKE ALEBRIJES MN ✨🚲
Bike Alebrijes is a collective of cyclists and artists who build fantastical puppet-bikes that carry the magic of our ancestors on wheels. Led by Gustavo Boada, a community artist with 40+ years in theater and puppetry across Latin America and the U.S., the collective believes colors and shapes hold healing power — they connect us to each other and to where we come from.
Join the bike Alebrije & Katrina procession along Lake St!
🚲 5:30 PM — Roll out from Midtown Global Market
🎭 6:30 PM — Arrive at Festival de las Calaveras, Minnehaha Ave & Lake Street
The ride ends at the free block party — part of Festival de las Calaveras: Twin Cities Día de los Muertos Celebration. Free, open to all. Come ride, come walk, come feel the magic.
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Bici Alebrijes es un colectivo de ciclistas y artistas que crea bicicletas-títeres fantásticas que llevan la magia de nuestros ancestros sobre ruedas. Bajo la dirección de Gustavo Boada, artista comunitario con más de 40 años en teatro y títeres en Latinoamérica y EE.UU., el colectivo cree que los colores y las formas tienen poder sanador — nos conectan entre nosotros y con nuestras raíces.
¡Únete a la procesión de alebrijes y catrinas por Lake St!
🚲 5:30 PM — Salida desde Midtown Global Market
🎭 6:30 PM — Llegada al Festival de las Calaveras, Minnehaha Ave y Lake Street
La procesión termina en la fiesta gratuita en la calle, parte del Festival de las Calaveras: Celebración del Día de los Muertos en las Ciudades Gemelas. Gratis, abierto a todos. ¡Vengan a pedalear, a caminar, a sentir la magia!
📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 3–10:30 PM
📍 The Hook & Ladder Theater, Minneapolis
All ages | Para todas las edades
MINNEHAHA AVE & LAKE STREET BLOCK EVENT
*FREE - GRATIS*
🤼 Rudos Lucha Libre @rudosluchas
🕯️ Community Ofrendas by artist Graciela DeAnda & Opossum Colectivo
💃 Danza Mexica Yolotl @mexicayolotl
🎬 Cine Latino Film Showcase @mspfilmsociety
🚲 Bici-Katrina puppet bike procession @bikealebrijesmn
💀 Aerial skeleton performance by Fly Freak Studio @flyfreakstudio
🌮 Food trucks
🎨 Arts & crafts vendors
INDOOR PROGRAMS:
(Tickets $10/$15 Advance | $10/$20 Event Day)
🔥 Featuring Guest Bands:
🎶 Son Rompe Pera @sonrompepera
🎶 Tropa Magica @tropamagica
🎶 Flor Amargo @floramargoo
🎶 Making Movies @mkngmvs
🎸 Malos Pasos @los_malos_pasos
🎧 DJ Superbrush427 @superbrush427
🎤 MC Monserrat Resendiz
🌟Rising Voices Spotlight🌟
Presented in partnership with the MN Council on Latino Affairs:
🎶 Virginia’s Basement @virginiasbasement
🎶 The Skeleton Crew @theskeletoncrewofficial
🎶 Amore @amoreazadi
🎶 Yung Vato @iamyungvato
🎶 Art As Mentorship Artists: Robby Velazquez & Betsabe
🔥Rising Voices Stage featuring Twin Cities Bands:
🎸 Yuca Frita @yucafritamusic
🎧 DJ Madre Rosa @dj_madre_rosa
🎤 MC Larry Lucio Jr.
🎨 Family art activities
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Get Involved: Volunteer • Create an Ofrenda • Be a Vendor • Sponsor • Donate
🌐 More Info: festivalcalaveras.com
🙌 Bring the Festival to Life: givemn.org/event/Calaveras
This activity is made possible, in part, by the voters of MN through a grant from the MN State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Community Partners: Cine Latino | Semilla Center for Healing & the Arts | Bike-Alebrijes MN | Walker Art Center | Mexican Consulate of St. Paul | Springboard for the Arts | Firehouse Performing Arts Ctr | MN Council on Latino Affairs | TOUCH Outreach | Atlas Defense | Fly Freak Studio
Sponsors: MN State Arts Board | City of Minneapolis ACA | Contreras Edin Law, PA | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church | Holy Trinity Church | Anonymous donor + John Benda | COPAL MN
Media Sponsors: KFAI | 00.0 SoundSystem
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Event venue
The Hook and Ladder Event Center, 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406-1987, United States
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