# Día de los Muertos Festival at TAM

The 22nd annual Día de los Muertos Festival at TAM: ofrendas, a tapete, live music and dance. Free with timed-entry registration, 10am–5pm.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/dia-de-los-muertos-festival-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-17
Last fact check: 2026-10-17
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-11-01
Start time: 10:00
End time: 17:00
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Tacoma Art Museum
Address: 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: Free
Age policy: All ages
Reservations: Timed-entry registration required
Tickets / organizer: https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration/
Organizer: Tacoma Art Museum
Organizer URL: https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration/
Venue details: https://tacomairl.com/places/tam/

## Why go

Twenty-two years of ofrendas, a tapete, and a partnership with Mi Centro: TAM's Día de los Muertos day is free if you reserve a timed entry, and you can stay as long as you like.

## What happens

Sunday, November 1, 10am to 5pm. Community ofrendas by local artists and neighbors, a traditional tapete (sand painting), live music and dance, hands-on art-making, and food and artisan vendors. TAM had not posted the full performance schedule yet.

## Good to know

Admission is free; contributions are welcome (the museum suggests $50). Registration is required: pick an arrival window, then stay. Masks that cover the entire face are not allowed; eye-and-upper-face masquerade masks are, and face paint may cover no more than half the face. Free parking behind the museum is limited.

**Next year:** this festival is annual; check TAM's event page for the 2027 date, usually around November 1.

## Sources

- [Tacoma Art Museum: Día De Los Muertos Festival 2026](https://www.tacomaartmuseum.org/event/dia-de-los-muertos-celebration/)