Annual Día De Los Muertos Celebration - 2026

The Latino Chamber of Commerce is excited to host the Annual Día de Los Muertos Celebration! This event will honor Latino culture and heritage, our ancestors, and allow the community to remember the importance of these topics. We welcome everyone to take part by dressing as La Catrina or El Catrín. Please remember this is a cultural tradition rooted in honoring our loved ones, so we encourage attire that celebrates life, memory to celebrate Día de Los Muertos “Day of the Dead.”
 
The festivities will occur on Sunday, November 1^st, 2025 and begin at 1:00pm with the event concluding at 6:00pm. You may bring the whole family to celebrate the lives of those who have passed while enjoying the company of others. We encourage you to spend time at the Pueblo Riverwalk after the celebration as we have a variety of great restaurants, antique shops, and innovative businesses ready to serve you.
 
If you would like to participate in the walking parade around the Pueblo Riverwalk, the registration entry fee is $15.00 per person. We ask you please pre-register and pay for your registration entry fee by the deadline of Monday, October 27, 2025, at 5:00pm. Another great way to participate in the event is through a vendor table. With a vendor table you will set up on the Riverwalk and have the ability to showcase your business, products, and services while interacting with parade participants and attendees. You can register on our website, call our office, or stop by our office and register in person.
 
If you are interested in participating in the event or serving as an event sponsor, please reach out to our Special Events Coordinator Aden Martinez at aden@pueblolatinochamber.com or call (719) 542-5513.
 
The Latino Chamber of Commerce continues to celebrate the traditions of the heavy Latino/Hispanic population of our beautiful city so bring the family for an inclusive and fun event!
 
General Event Information:
When “Cuándo” – Sunday, November 1^st 2026
Time “Tiempo” – 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Place “ Lugar” – Pueblo Riverwalk | 101 S Union Ave, Pueblo, CO 81003
 
Features of the Event:
-Walking Parade around the historically significant Pueblo Riverwalk
-Speaker on the topic of Dia de Los Muertos’s history
-A “Creatives Corner” where attendees to the event may decorate traditional crystal skulls & papel picado
-Mariachi performance

 
Walking Parade Information:
-Registration entry fee is $15.00 per person.
-Family, friends, and coworkers can dress up and walk together, however all participants will need to register and pay the registration fee.
-Parade participants will walk the entire loop of the Pueblo Riverwalk starting at the Riverwalk Welcome Center and ending on the west side of the PBR building.
-Parade spectators will be able to stand, sit, and set up chairs in the designated areas that include all grass, upper sidewalks and parking lots on the Riverwalk, business patios, and parts of the Riverwalk sidewalk that will be open.
-Registering to participate in the parade will serve as consent to allow the Latino Chamber to take photos, videos, and your information for marketing purposes.
 
Walking Parade Rules:
-Registration is due by Monday, October 27, 2025, at 5:00pm. Entries after the due date will not be accepted.
-No refunds will be given after Monday, October 27, 2025, at 5:00pm.
-Parade participants under 12 years old must have adult supervision at all times.
-Parade participants must be in the parade line up by 12:45pm; late arrivals to the parade will not be allowed to participate.
-Parade entry numbers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
-Parade entry numbers will be displayed with a necklace lanyard and must be worn by the parade participants at all times during the parade.
-Participants wearing signs or clothing supporting controversial social, political, or religious issues WILL NOT be allowed to participate in the parade.
-Music, sound effects, images, and costumes with obscene, controversial, or vulgar wording is strictly prohibited.
-Participants can wear and display information of the respective organization(s) and relatives they are representing.
-Participants will be asked to stay in the order they are placed and cannot leave the designated parade route.
-Motorized props, tools, vehicles, animals, or any push operated items are strictly prohibited.
-Items of any kind, including water guns and projectile launchers, cannot be thrown to spectators of the parade or bystanders at the Pueblo Riverwalk. Spectators of the parade or bystanders cannot throw items of any kind to the parade participants.
-Consumption and usage of alcoholic beverages or tobacco-based products during the parade line up as well as during the parade is strictly prohibited.
-Discharging of firearms, fireworks, or any other type of incendiary device is strictly prohibited.

*All parade participants will be eligible to win a Judge’s Choice Award for “Most Traditional.” The “Most Traditional” Award will be announced and given out after all participants have walked through the parade.
 
Walking Parade Route:
-The parade starting point will be at the Riverwalk Welcome Center. (Union Avenue & Pueblo Riverwalk)
-The parade ending point will be at the west side of the previously known PBR building. (Victoria Avenue & Pueblo Riverwalk)
-The parade check in table will be in front of the previously known PBR building on the Pueblo Riverwalk.
-The entire loop of the Pueblo Riverwalk is about 1.3 miles long and will take about 25 minutes to walk through.
-Vendors will be located at various areas around the Pueblo Riverwalk.