Downtown Día de los Muertos Opens October 24 at Grand Park: 17 Community Altars on Display Through November 2, Free to the Public
Los Angeles — Los Angeles is a city in Los Angeles County, California. Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles will host its annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration beginning October 24, with an exhibition of 17 community altars (ofrendas) on display through November 2. The exhibition is free and open to the public, with no ticket required. The park is located at 200 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles.
According to the park's published program, this year's altar exhibition is curated by artist Consuelo G. Flores under the theme "The Power of One." A central community ofrenda invites visitors to leave photographs, messages and mementos. The exhibition is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. between October 24 and November 2.
An opening celebration is scheduled for Saturday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring live music, face painting and sugar-skull workshops. The program concludes with the closing celebration, Noche de los Muertos, on Sunday, November 1, from 3 to 7 p.m.
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Photo: 图：洛杉矶 Gloria Molina Grand Park 望向洛杉矶市政厅方向的园景。照片：PKM，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles, looking toward Los Angeles City Hall. Photo by PKM, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
