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Día de los Muertos Festival at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum 


Join Human Club for a trip to Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum to celebrate Día de los Muertos on Saturday, October 24th. This festival is free to attend and features traditional music with mariachis and a DJ, local dance groups, vendors at the festival Mercado, traditional decorations, ofrendas (offerings to the dead) and nicho boxes in the chapel and Halls of History (made by local schools and community groups), face painting, and decorating sugar skulls. 

We’re offering a free shuttle, round-trip from the UWM Union for up to six people. Registration (below) is required for the shuttle and will close at 5pm on Friday, Oct 22.

Want to just meet us there? We’ll be at the Halls of History from 11am to 11:15am. Look for the people wearing Human Club t-shirts. The Halls of History can be found on this interactive map, near Forest Home and W. Lincoln Aves.


Human Club is a Center for 21st Century Studies initiative that offers human-friendly humanities gatherings and free field trips around Milwaukee. Anyone can join Human Club—just show up to a Human Club event. Membership is free and comes with a member punch-card!


******************************************************** Shuttle registration will close at 5:00 PM on Friday, October 22. ********************************************************

2405 W Forest Home Ave.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215 United States
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October 24 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm