Ulises Ruiz / AFP / GettyChildren with their faces painted pose in a field of cempasuchil (marigold) flowers during preparations for the Day of the Dead celebration at Rancho San Juan Diego, in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco, Mexico, on October 24, 2026. On November 2, Mexico will celebrate the Day of the Dead to pay tribute to deceased family members and friends.Gerardo Vieyra / NurPhoto / GettyA skeleton sculpture, decorated for Día de Muertos, rides on a three-wheeled motorcycle in the southern part of Mexico City, Mexico, on October 25, 2026.Gilbert Flores / Variety via GettyAn attendee poses at the 2026 Día de Muertos Gala held at the Universal Studios Backlot Old Pueblo Village in Los Angeles, California, on October 27, 2026.Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / GettyRevelers take part in the Catrinas Parade in Mexico City on October 25, 2026.Carl de Souza / AFP / GettyA woman dressed as a Catrina takes part in the Catrinas Parade, ahead of the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, on October 25, 2026.Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / GettyA child holds a Catrina-shaped ice cream in Mexico City on October 17, 2026.Alfredo Martinez / GettyA view of a cempasuchil field on the slopes of the Popocatépetl volcano, seen on October 26, 2026, in Atlixco, MexicoUlises Ruiz / AFP / GettyA couple poses in a field of cempasuchil flowers ahead of Día de Muertos celebrations at Rancho San Juan Diego, in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, on October 24, 2026.Daniel Cardenas / Anadolu / GettyPeople in costume participate in the annual Catrina parade in Mexico City on October 25, 2026. Thousands of costumed participants paraded from the Angel of Independence to Zócalo Square during the 2026 Mega Procession of Catrinas.Daniel Cardenas / Anadolu / GettySpectators watch the annual Catrina parade pass by in Mexico City on October 25, 2026.Francisco Canedo / Xinhua / GettyA reveler takes part in Mexico City’s Catrinas Parade on October 25, 2026.Claudia Rosel / APA giant Catrina stands on an altar in Zócalo Square, in Mexico City, on October 31, 2025.Jorge Luis Plata / ReutersA man lights candles during the annual Day of the Dead celebrations, in Mazatlan Villa de Flores, Mexico, on November 2, 2024.Dolores Ochoa / APPeople take part in a Day of the Dead procession in Quito, Ecuador, on November 1, 2025.Eduardo Verdugo / APFamilies gather to keep company with their departed loved ones, celebrating the Day of the Dead at the cemetery in Arócutin, Mexico, on November 1, 2025.Eduardo Verdugo / APA woman sits next to the grave of a loved one, celebrating the Day of the Dead at the cemetery of Tzintzuntzan, Mexico, on October 31, 2025.
