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Mexico City’s Day of the Dead and Beyond

Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM EDT

Mexico City, C. Río Lerma No. 31, Col. Renacimiento, Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico, Mexico, MX

Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, and Guanajuato

October 29th - November 6th, 2026

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Our friends at PhotoFly Travel Club have invited us to this amazing new adventure! In Mexico, death is not hidden away but welcomed with candles, music, and marigolds during Día de los Muertos, when families honor loved ones through vibrant traditions that reconnect the living and the departed. This journey begins in Mexico City, where centuries of history frame the country’s largest celebrations - from elaborate ofrendas and bustling markets to spectacular parades, alongside time to explore iconic sights and savor outstanding tacos. From there, travel to San Miguel de Allende, where the holiday takes on a more intimate spirit amid candlelit plazas, neighborhood altars, and colonial streets alive with music and incense. The journey concludes in nearby Guanajuato, a colorful hillside city whose winding alleys and lively plazas provide a memorable finale to this deeply cultural celebration.

• 8 Nights/9 Days
• Amazing Festivals
• Breakfast Daily
• 1 Lunch & 2 Dinners Included
• Multiple UNESCO sites
• All Transfers and Ground Transportation
• Privately Guided

About Day of the Dead: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a traditional Mexican holiday held each year at the beginning of November to honor and remember loved ones who have passed away. It is a joyful celebration rooted in Indigenous beliefs and later blended with Catholic traditions introduced during the colonial period. Families create ofrendas (home altars) decorated with photographs, candles, favorite foods, sugar skulls, and bright orange marigolds, believed to help guide spirits back to the world of the living. Cemeteries and homes fill with music, storytelling, and shared meals, reflecting the belief that remembrance keeps the dead present in the lives of the living.

Mexico City (5 Nights)
Set high in the central highlands, Mexico City is a dynamic capital where ancient traditions and modern life intertwine. During Día de los Muertos, the city transforms into a vibrant stage of remembrance and celebration, with streets filled with marigolds, candlelit altars, music, and costumed processions. Public squares, markets, and historic neighborhoods come alive as families and visitors gather to honor loved ones in one of Mexico’s most meaningful and visually spectacular traditions.

• Explore the Historic Center: UNESCO-listed district is home to some of the city's most famous landmarks centered around the grand Constitution Plaza (now commonly referred to as Zocalo). Anchoring one side is the enormous Metropolitan Cathedral and on the other the Palace Nacional. Inside the square and along the edges, you'll see large holiday displays, people in costume, and entertainers. Down the street is the Palacio de Bellas Artes with stunning Art Nouveau exteriors. Inside, you can see large modern art installations including a mural by Diego Rivera.
• Visit Dolores Cemetery: In the early evening, quietly walk through these sprawling grounds to see decorated grave sites, families gathering to celebrate, and hear more about the ways the living celebrate the departed.
• Mercado de San Juan: The market overflows with materials to celebrate the holiday, the flower market is flooded with cempasúchil (Mexican marigolds) which is the bright orange flowers adorning all the altars and cemeteries. Throughout the guided tour, your guide will be pointing out and explaining all things related to the holiday, including sampling pan de muerto, a sweet bread baked during this period.
• Day of the Dead Parade: One of the main thoroughfares is closed on the parade day to give way to a huge procession of floats, costumed-performers, artists, and many more. It is major spectacle that attracts people from all over the country and finishes in the main square with floats left on display to get a closer look.
• See UNAM's Megaofrenda: Students at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) create major art installations around the campus where ideas of youth, culture, and politics converge.
• Frida Kahlo Museum: In addition to exploring the neighborhood of Coyoacan where it is located, you'll learn the detailed history of her life along with her partner, Diego Rivera.
• Day trip to Teotihuacan: Walk through the massive pre-Aztec complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built 1,500 years ago, see pyramids, altars, and temples home to one of the largest cities in the ancient world. Archaeologists believe Teotihuacán was a multiethnic metropolis, its neighborhoods home to Zapotec, Maya, and Gulf Coast communities, making it one of Mesoamerica’s earliest great urban experiments

San Miguel de Allende (2 Nights)
Nestled in Mexico’s central highlands, San Miguel de Allende is one of the country’s most beautiful colonial cities, celebrated for its pastel façades, cobbled streets, and thriving artistic spirit. Anchored by the pink spires of the iconic Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, the city blends historic charm with a lively cultural scene of galleries, markets, and cafés. During Día de los Muertos, San Miguel takes on an especially intimate atmosphere, as neighborhood altars, candlelit plazas, and music-filled streets create a deeply personal expression of the holiday.

• Catrina Painting Experience: The catrina is a cartoonish skeletal figure seen all over the country and here, you'll paint your own as your hosts share more history of this icon. This experience combines storytelling, creativity, music, and finishes with your handmade souvenir!
• Downtown City Tour: This Spanish colonial gem is best explored on foot. See the inside of the iconic church, the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel, walk through the artisan market where professionals create handmade products made from leather, brass, and fabric, and explore the colorful alleys off the main plaza.
• Taste of San Miguel Walking Food Tour (Optional): Every state has its own regional cuisine and on this tour, you'll taste a few of them. With a local guide that blends a history of the city alongside culinary evolution, enjoy sampling dishes at family-owned restaurants
• Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting (Optional): North of the city is Valle de la Independencia, a growing wine region. At one of the state's premier wineries, enjoy exploring some of the massive vineyard, visit the underground wine cave, enjoy a tasting, and eat snacks offered by your hosts.

Guanajuato (1 Night)
Set among steep hills in central Mexico, Guanajuato is a vibrant colonial city known for its colorful houses, winding alleyways, and subterranean tunnels. Once one of the world’s great silver-mining centers, the city today feels like an open-air museum filled with lively plazas, historic theaters, and artistic traditions. Landmarks such as the Teatro Juárez reflect its rich cultural heritage, while music and street life animate its squares long into the evening.

• Downtown City Tour: Built above massive silver mines, the city is pedestrian friendly as some underground mining tunnels are now used for car traffic. Along the way, you'll explore the sprawling Hidalgo Market, the university's stunning campus, an urban battlefield during the war of independence, and more.
• Evening Callejoneada Walk: Accompanied by a student group dressed in 17th century costumes, enjoy being part of this moving concert as they sing and play music from the earlier days. Between songs, this moving celebration is a fun way to become an active part of the city's history.

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Price: $3,295
Single Supplement: $975

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$52+ Early Bird Specials, Crawl-O -Ween Cheapest Around(25% Discount Only Here)

Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM EDT

Landsdowne Pub, 9 Landsdowne Street, Boston, MA, US

20,000 annual attendees at 50+ exclusive venues in Fenway, West End, Faneuil Hall, Theater District, Seaport, & Financial District.

The 13th Annual CRAWL-O-WEEN Bar Crawl is the largest event of the year with 20,000+ attendees across more than 50 of Boston's best bars, pubs, lounges, clubs and venues including Ned Devine's, Big Night Live, The Grand, Game On, The Lansdowne Pub, Loco Fenway, Ghost Light Tavern, House of Blues and many more.

All participating bars are 100% exclusive to our event. You must have our wristband to avoid cover charges. There will be live DJs and bands at designated locations. Most bars will be open 12pm-6pm ET. Buy a ticket so that you don't have to pay cover charges at any venue in the city! T he largest holiday bar crawls in America for over a decade. This event is the only real Halloween bar crawl in the city, please do not be scammed by other event listings.

Single tickets and group 3 packs are available now with early bird pricing. Ticket pricing each week as the event approaches! Halloween is on a Saturday this year, don't miss out!

This is the only crawl with exclusive access to venues like The Grand, Lansdowne Pub, The Harp, Ned Devine's, Ghost Light Tavern, Big Night Live, Greatest Bar, BiJou, Loco Fenway, and more. Only purchase tickets through this official link — tickets from other sources won’t be valid. Don’t buy tickets from unauthorized events advertising our venues.

Get your Early Bird Discount now Other Promoters are Charging Higher! Individual As Low as $52+(Full Price is $90) Early Bird Ends Soon, Will Sell out as event gets closer as well as prices going up!

All participating venues are strictly 21+ access. If you do not have a valid 21+ Massachusetts government issued ID, you will not be granted access.

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(We encourage you to buy tickets to individual venues, the only requirement is that you check-in at that specific venue. The benefit of buying the anywhere check in ticket is that you do not need to decide which venue you are starting at.)

SECURE YOUR TICKETS NOW, PRICES WILL RISE SOON AND COVER WILL BE $20 OR MORE To get into ALL PARTICIPATING VENUES!

Crawl-O-Ween is Boston's Biggest Halloween Bar Crawl event!

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WEST END:

• Big Night Live (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Hurricane's (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• The Greatest Bar (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Scores (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Sullivan's Tap(Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• The Harp (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Teddys on The Hill (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)

FINANCIAL DISTRICT/FANEUIL HALL:

• The Green Dragon (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Howl At The Moon (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Ned Devine's (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Versus (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)

THEATRE DISTRICT:

• Bijou (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Hava (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Ghost Light Tavern (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Rock N Rye(Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• BSMNT (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)

FENWAY/BACK BAY:

• Game On Fenway (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 2am)
• The Lansdowne Pub (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 9pm)
• Loretta's (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 9pm)
• Bill's Bar (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 9pm)
• Loco Fenway (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Cask N' Flagon (Check-in until 3pm, Crawl until 9pm)
• Cheeky Monkey (Check-in until 2 m, Crawl until 6pm)
• Mighty Squirrel (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• House of Blues (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Back Bay Social (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)

SEAPORT:

• Scorpion Bar (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• The Grand (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Lucy's Lounge (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)
• Borrachito (Check-in until 2pm, Crawl until 6pm)

Choose your Check-In Bar. This is where you will go first to scan your ticket, in exchange for an All Access VIP Bracelet. Once you’ve received your bracelet, you will be able to access every single bar/party on the list.

Check-ins will occur from 12PM to 2(3)PM. You must collect your all-access wristbands before 2PM at the designated check-in location you selected. Please note that bars are subject to capacity limits. We recommend arriving as soon as possible. There will be live DJs and bands at designated locations. Most bars will be open 12pm-6pm ET with several in Fenway Open until 9pm and more bars being added.

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