Día de los Muertos at the New York Botanical Garden
NYBG's first Día de los Muertos: a marigold trail with calaveras, a giant flower Catrina, a community ofrenda, and a parade on Nov 1.
Free. Paid: All-Garden Pass adults $35 weekdays / $39 weekends (children $15 / $17, under 2 free). The event page doesn't say which pass is required. NYC residents can buy the Grounds Access Pass onsite ($15 adult), which includes the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.
WHEN & WHERE
New this year at NYBG, the trail through the Everett Children's Adventure Garden has marigolds, artful calaveras, a larger-than-life Catrina and a community altar where you can add a photo or written memory. On Oct 31 and Nov 2 there are folk dance performances by MAZarte and papel picado and silk-flower workshops. On Sun Nov 1, from 1 to 5 PM, there's a Día de los Muertos parade at 2 PM with giant puppets, plus a cumbia class and a dance party (the parade is cancelled in bad weather). The trail closes at 5 PM on Nov 1 and 2.