DIA DE LOS MUERTOS #21
Join Bare Hands, Inc. in celebrating life at Día de los Muertos Número 21 presented by Rubio Law Firm on Thursday, Nov. 2 and Friday, Nov. 3 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark!
Bare Hands, Inc.’s Día de los Muertos festival is one of the most intricate Day of the Dead celebrations in the Southeast. From massive art installations, music performances and beautiful costumes, to a parade procession with puppets, homemade altars (ofrendas) and food trucks, Día de los Muertos Número 21 will be an event you do not want to miss!
Gates open at 4 p.m. and attendees will see performances by Premier de America Mariachi, Emilio Crixell & Border Soul, Danza Azteca Xochipilli, Folkloric Dance San Francisco Xavier, a parade led by a procession band and a Frida Kahlo ceremony.
Tickets are on sale now for $15 in advance. Children 12 years of age and younger are admitted free. Prices will increase to $20 at the gate and online starting Nov. 2.
Tickets are not interchangeable. Tickets purchased in advance are only valid for their respective date. Pets and coolers are not permitted.
During Bare Hands, Inc.’s Día de los Muertos festival, we celebrate the lives of those who came before us through music, a Memorial Roll Call, a New Orleans Style Jazz funeral procession, traditional dancers, an artist mercado and most importantly, the ofrendas, or memorial altars, created in memory of lost loved ones. Ancient belief asserts that the souls of the deceased come to visit during Día de los Muertos guided by the familiar sights and fragrances of the items on their altars and the sound of their loved ones gathered round.
These personal memorials vary from a single photograph of a loved one to an elaborate shrine in honor of them. Attendees are encouraged to bring a personal remembrance item to participate. Guidelines for ofrendas and memorial roll call can be found from the buttons below.
Memorial Altar Box Class Participants! We would love for you to display your memorial altar box during Día de los Muertos on Thursday, Nov. 2 and Friday, Nov. 3! To have these displayed during the festival, you may:
Drop off your box on Wednesday, Nov. 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sloss Furnaces. (Park in the field parking/back lot and walk to the viaduct and ask for Wendy Jarvis.)
After the festival gates open on Thursday, Nov. 2 and/or Friday, Nov. 3, ask for more information at the gate with Volunteer Check-in or find an "Ambassador" once inside the gate for the location to bring your altar box.
You may take your box home when you leave the festival or pick it up on Saturday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The festival’s market will have everything from handmade masks, jewelry, sculptures, paintings, glass, ceramics and more for sale from Alexander’s Wearable Art, Art By Burx, Art by Macy, Bisutería hand made, Blue Dragon Glass, De La Cruz, Dirtyhands Lab, Dolce Vita Candle Co., Doodle Artventures, Friends Collective, Gypsyqueen Jewelry by Maria, Jda Kuztoms, LA CLAYWORX, Muertenation, Nazar hecho a mano, Skye Apothecary (Nov. 3), The Mod Couple and Whimmmsy, along with commemorative Día de los Muertos festival t-shirts. Helga Mendoza is the featured visual artist for Día de los Muertos Número 21 with her commemorative painting being this year’s festival design.
This festival is family-friendly. We invite you to bring your children and enjoy a beautiful family experience. There will be activities available for children in the artist and maker market.
Additionally, attendees can indulge in traditional Latin cuisine from El Sázon Casero, El Taquero Reyes Street Tacos, Corazon Mexican Food, La Luz Del Mundo Church, Los Valedores, Mi Pueblo, Naughty But Nice Kettle Corn Co., Pasteles La MoreliAna Dessert Truck, Pollo Goyo, Porky's Pride Smokehouse, Taco Morro Loco, Taqueria Noa Noa, Taqueria Mexico, Taqueria Viva Mexico and Tea Lab. Ice cold Pepsi products and margaritas will also be available..
Gracious sponsors include Rubio Law Firm, Patrón Tequila, Bacardi Rum, Tequila Cazadores, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Buffalo Rock/Pepsi, Estrella Jalisco, Cahaba Brewing, Michelob Ultra, Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Renewal by Anderson, Mi Pueblo Supermarket, T-Mobile, La Jefa and Latino News.