Día de los Muertos
Join us for Día de Los Muertos at Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Visit the iconic Rose Garden and walk alongside a beautiful marigold carpet cascading down the Rose Garden and view the Garden’s own altar at the very top of the rose ramp in the shelter house, created by local artisans. There will be a harpist playing beautiful music from 3 – 5 p.m. and paletas for sale.
About Dia de los Muertos
To honor loved ones, numerous community organizations partnered with the Garden to paint the more than 300 wood bricks that will line the marigold carpet at the steps of the Rose Garden and include: Artes de la Rosa, Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (FW Chapter), Fort Worth Sister Cities (Toluca Committee), Federación de Clubes Zacatecanos de Fort Worth, Mana de North Texas, All Saints Catholic Church, and Carrillo Funeral Home. The Kimbell Art Museum also submitted 50 painted bricks to honor both the event and its 50-year anniversary.
This event is included with Garden admission. | FWBG Members receive free admission. Not a member? Join today.
El Día de Los Muertos or The Day of the Dead is a festival in which the living prepares for and celebrates the souls of the dead. Throughout Mexico, it is traditionally observed on November 1 and November 2, when the departed souls return to enjoy for a few brief hours the pleasures they once knew in life. In Mexico, the observation of this feast is a deeply rooted and complex event that continues to be of great significance for many people. It is not only a day of celebration but a day of prayer and remembrance of friends and family members who have died.
About Las Trajineras
Aside from the mestizaje that arose between the original cultures and the conquistadores, there are forms of heritage that have survived throughout the centuries in Mexico. Among them, we have the popular trajineras; a form of boats that exists in Xochimilco (a borough of Mexico City) that date back to the pre-hispanic times. Even though in those days the trajineras weren’t like the ones we know today, they were useful for cruising among canals, allowing the citizens to accomplish their daily activities. Trajinera rides became very popular at the beginning of the 20th century as a form of entertainment and courtship. The boats feature beautiful arches of flowers, earning Xochimilco the nickname of “place of floating gardens.”
Día de los Muertos
Join us for Día de Los Muertos at Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Visit the iconic Rose Garden and walk alongside a beautiful marigold carpet cascading down the Rose Garden and view the Garden’s own altar at the very top of the rose ramp in the shelter house, created by local artisans. There will be a harpist playing beautiful music from 3 – 5 p.m. and paletas for sale.
About Dia de los Muertos
To honor loved ones, numerous community organizations partnered with the Garden to paint the more than 300 wood bricks that will line the marigold carpet at the steps of the Rose Garden and include: Artes de la Rosa, Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas (FW Chapter), Fort Worth Sister Cities (Toluca Committee), Federación de Clubes Zacatecanos de Fort Worth, Mana de North Texas, All Saints Catholic Church, and Carrillo Funeral Home. The Kimbell Art Museum also submitted 50 painted bricks to honor both the event and its 50-year anniversary.
This event is included with Garden admission. | FWBG Members receive free admission. Not a member? Join today.
El Día de Los Muertos or The Day of the Dead is a festival in which the living prepares for and celebrates the souls of the dead. Throughout Mexico, it is traditionally observed on November 1 and November 2, when the departed souls return to enjoy for a few brief hours the pleasures they once knew in life. In Mexico, the observation of this feast is a deeply rooted and complex event that continues to be of great significance for many people. It is not only a day of celebration but a day of prayer and remembrance of friends and family members who have died.
About Las Trajineras
Aside from the mestizaje that arose between the original cultures and the conquistadores, there are forms of heritage that have survived throughout the centuries in Mexico. Among them, we have the popular trajineras; a form of boats that exists in Xochimilco (a borough of Mexico City) that date back to the pre-hispanic times. Even though in those days the trajineras weren’t like the ones we know today, they were useful for cruising among canals, allowing the citizens to accomplish their daily activities. Trajinera rides became very popular at the beginning of the 20th century as a form of entertainment and courtship. The boats feature beautiful arches of flowers, earning Xochimilco the nickname of “place of floating gardens.”