Celebrate Día de Muertos: Family-Friendly Events in and Around NYC 2026
[caption id="attachment_428076" align="alignnone" width="822"] Día de los Muertos at NYBG. Photo:New York Botanical Garden.[/caption] Día de Muertos, otherwise known as "The Day of the Dead," is a cultural holiday known for honoring and celebrating ancestors and those we have lost. Check out the following list of family-friendly Día de Muertos events in and around NYC! Psst...Check out Fun Family Pop-Ups in NYC This October New York City Manhattan Family Artmaking Workshop with Andrea Arroyo Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art Storytelling, 898 St. Nicholas Ave., Sugar Hill Sunday, Oct. 25, 11 am – 1 pm All ages Free Join artist Andrea Arroyo for a family artmaking workshop celebrating Day of the Dead through art, memory, and community! Help create a community Day of the Dead altar and participatory installation at the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum! Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, One Bowling Green, Financial D