If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor of our annual Día de los Muertos Festival, please contact Britt Powell at britt.powell@mesaz.gov.

Relaxed Hour is a welcoming, inclusive and more comfortable Dia de los Muertos Festival experience with reduced sensory stimuli and opportunities for anyone who may benefit from participation within a calmer environment in the hour before the official event start time.

Relaxed Hour features:

• Fewer people and crowds
• Less amplified sound and reduced lighting
• Art exhibits and immersive experience at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
• Sensory Rooms and supports
• Meet and greet w/ festival performers
• Face painting
• Self-guided tour of altars
• Hands-on art-making activities led by specialist artists with expertise in working with youth and adults with varying disabilities.

Volunteer shifts are open to current Mesa Arts Center and new volunteers at the link below! Current volunteers will receive points based on their shift hours, while new volunteers must complete a "one-time waiver" form for their shift. Volunteer shifts are for adults ages 18+.

All volunteers will be given a special Día de los Muertos T-shirt as thank you for their time, and will be asked to wear the T-shirt during their shift.

Sign up here!

Questions regarding volunteering for the event can be directed to volunteers@mesaartscenter.com.

Enamel Calavera Activity

Create your own copper enamel skull at our Día de los Muertos Festival! Led by Jewelry Instructor Jenny Vaughn, you’ll mix patterns and designs with colorful beads, which will be melted onto a copper skull to resemble a traditional calavera. You can then choose to turn your keepsake into a pendant or ornament!

Sign up here

• Simon's Hot Dogs
• Amigos AZ
• Fried Joint
• Taqueria Las Palmas
• MV tacos del valle
• Marina Fresh Fruit Shaved Ice
• Arizona's Roasted Corn LLC
• The Tamale Shoppe
• Elotes Danielita
• Snacks & More by Carol Avilez
• Estacion 664
• Frutilandia
• Olianes's Caribbean Cuisine
• Mujer Bonita Catering
• Sophia's Kitchen
• Teotestal
• Chimichurri Argentine Grill
• El Chavo Lemonade

Alliance Pavillion Stage - Saturday/Sábado

10:00 AM + 11:00 AM - Ballet Folklorico Amistad

12:00 PM + 1:00 PM - Ballet Folklorico La Llorona

2:00 PM + 3:00 PM - Chandler High School Los Lobos

4:00 PM - Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli - AZ

Alliance Pavillion Stage - Sunday/Domingo

10:00 AM + 11:00 AM - Mexfolk Arts Academy

12:00 PM + 1:00 PM - Primovera Folklorico Dance Company

2:00 PM + 3:00 PM - Instituto De Folklor Mexicano

4:00 PM - Ballet Folklorico La Llorona

1st Avenue Stage - Saturday/Sábado

10:30 AM - Marisa Ronstadt wsg/ Mariachi Rubor

12:00 PM - Marcos Crego

2:00 PM - Grupo Extravagante

4:30 PM - Andres Martinez y Ritmo Latino

1st Avenue Stage - Sunday/Domingo

10:30 AM - Tropicalismo Demons

12:45 PM - Carmela Y Mas

3:00 PM - Las Calakas

4:15 PM - Grupo Coatlicue

Wells Fargo Stage - Saturday/Sábado

10:00 AM - Las Lloronas (DJs)

12:00 PM - La Luz de la Luna

1:45 PM - Medio Pinto

2:30 PM - Las Lloronas (DJs)

Wells Fargo Stage - Sunday/Domingo

10:00 AM - Las Lloronas (DJs)

12:00 PM - Pijama Piyama

1:30 PM - Guitarras Latinas

2:30 PM - Las Lloronas (DJs)

MCA Courtyard Stage - Saturday/Sábado

11:00 AM - Mariachi Estrelas Musicales

1:30 PM - Mariachi Rubor

3:30 PM - Tolleson Elementary Mariachi Band

MCA Courtyard Stage - Sunday/Domingo

11:30 PM - Mariachi Torres

3:30 PM - Desert Sounds Mariachi

North Campus Bus Stop

S7 NFMQ

S8 MAC Membership

S9 City of Mesa Fire Department

S10 Phoenix Raceway / NASCAR

S11 Food City Bakery

58 Lina’s Macarons

59 Hello Mexico Shop

60 Face Painters Ink

61-62 Laura’s Accessories

63 Sol Design Studio

64-65 Elidas Imports

MCA Sidewalk

1 DM Designs

2 Culture Mia

3 BLCK HILL LLC

3.5 Jaime Noemi (Balloon Maker)

4 Terrilyn M Trejo

5 Thomas Robert Barba Foundation Lum

6-7 Twins Boutique

50 SandDancer Publications

51 Urban Art By Melody

52 Cactus Chico Chica

53 Phoenix Zoo

54-55 Funkychickeneggranch

56-57 D&G Artesanal

Studios/Box Office Sidewalk

8-9 Amor Fashion Shop

10 Funtastic Face Painting

11 Gina’s Original AZ

12 TSIB

45 Oma Maria’s Cookies

46 All Craft Plus, LLC

47 Maxica Colectivo

48 Drakey Art

49 Forever Jewel Boutique

Center Street Bus Stop

13 Artes de Mi Tierra

14 Sharon Anderson

15-16 Mexican Arts Imports

17 Mi Oaxaca Imports

18 Creative Duro Chaos In Color

19 Estrellita Designs

20 Aurora’s Creations

21 Superstition Candle Company

22 Senorita Art & Culture

23 Creative Duro

24 Eréndira Orozco Arte y Cultura

25 Mystic Creations

26 CHM of Arizona LLC / Sylvidel Art Creations

27-28 Des Pues de la Vida Arte

29 Lil Vatos Books

30 Tienda La Nopalita

31 Laguna Artz LLC

NW South Parking Lot

32-34 T&L Boutique Artesanal

35 Ramona Cisneros

36 Carolina Madrid Accessories

37 Lena’s Tienda

38 Camisetas El Monte

39 Mesa Psychic Reader

40-41 Jimenez Gifts

42 Estradas Artistry LLC

43 MYCA

44 Desiree Salas Face Painting

S1 Desert Financial

S2 Celerion

S3 BASIS Ed

S4 Mesa Fire & Medical

S5 SRP

S6 Humana

S12 Mexican Consulate

P1 ASU STEAMBrando Futuro

P2 I.D.E.A. Museum

P3 AZMNH

P4 Ballet Arizona

P5 EVCT

P6 Mesa Public Library

P7 Mesa Public School

P8 DMA

P9 Latina Strong

P10 East Valley Chamber of Commerce

P11 Lucha AZ

P12 AZMNH

Virginia's vision and dedication left a lasting impact on our community, particularly through her creation of the first community altar for our Día de los Muertos festival. To honor her, Mesa Arts Center will commission an original art piece as a permanent part of the annual community altar and establish the Virginia Aguero Día de los Muertos Fund to ensure fair compensation for the artists who create the altar. Virginia's legacy will live on in the heart of the festival, and we are proud to honor her in this way.

To support future community artists, donate to the Maria Virginia Rascon Peralta-Aguero Fund. Thank you in advance for your support!

Mesa Arts Center Foundation is a 501.c.3 organization whose mission is to support Mesa Arts Center’s arts education and outreach programs. While Mesa Arts Center is owned and operated by the City of Mesa, philanthropy makes it possible for thousands of young children to experience the arts, no matter the economic or other barriers.