Day of the Dead Celebration Week 2026: A Week to Discover Michoacán Through Its Towns
In brief: The Day of the Dead) Celebration Week takes place from October 23 to November 2nd, 2026, in 11 towns across Michoacán. It is organized by the state's Ministry of Tourism together with members of the region's Indigenous peoples, and includes craft workshops, altars, guided visits and traditional cooking. In the Purépecha region, Noche de Ánimas —Animecha Kejtzitakua, the Night of the Souls—is never improvised. Families spend days preparing the offering, the bread, the marigolds and the arches that will welcome their departed, especially in homes mourning someone who passed away during the year. It is a tradition lived as a community, and to understand it, you need to see how it is prepared. Day of the Dead Celebration Week in Michoacan 2026. Picture from SECTUR MICHOACAN Day of the Dead Celebration Week 2026 That preparation is exactly what the Day of the Dead Celebration Week opens up to visitors. From October 23 to 31 , the Michoacán Ministry of Tourism , in...