Castanyes i "calaveritas" Series: "Día de Muertos" Celebration
27 October 2026 – 3 November 2026 · 10:00
La Lleialtat Santsenca, Sants, Sants-Montjuïc
The fourth edition of Castanyes i calaveritas is here: a week celebrating the Day of the Dead Mexican-Catalan style, with lots of activities centred on a community altar! An altar created collectively with poems, photos and offerings, dedicated to a notable person from Sants chosen by popular vote. The altar will be unveiled on Saturday 31 October at 7 pm with food and music and can be visited until 3 November. A series promoted by a group of Mexican women living in the neighbourhood. Programme Popular vote to choose the altar's dedicatee from 5 to 23 October Together we will choose who the altar will be dedicated to from among five deceased people important to the neighbourhood's history. Voting will take place in person and online. The five candidates to preside over the altar are: Àngel Casas (writer and journalist), Micaela Chalmeta (feminist cooperativist), Núria Feliu (singer and actress), Justa Goicoechea (textile worker and politician), Benito Panchamé (Republican combatant). Vote here. Community building of the altar from 27 to 31 October Anyone who wishes can leave images, writings, flowers, objects, mementos and offerings to honour their loved ones on this altar de…
Part of the programme: All Saints 2026. See the 66 activities in this programme in Barcelona, from October 23 to November 7.
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026