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    Dia de los Muertos 2025

    20 Houston Dia de los Muertos celebrations with music, food, and more

    Craig D. Lindsey
    Oct 30, 2025 | 4:45 pm
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    Discovery Green's Dia de los Muertos celebration takes place this Sunday, November 2.

    Courtesy of Discovery Green

    Houstonians have myriad Halloween offerings to celebrate that spooky night. But many people are also psyched about Dia de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, where Houstonians honor their loved ones that are no longer with us. But it’s also a time to celebrate Latin culture, enjoy live music and dancing, and snack on some pan de muerto (translation: bread of the dead).

    Here’s a rundown of Dia de los Muertos-related events happening all over the city this weekend:

    Friday

    Over at Trebly Park, enjoy a free outdoor screening of Coco under the stars. You can also enjoy pre-movie fun with character meet-and-greets, free face painting, popcorn, and candy. 6 pm.

    Saturday

    Azteca’s Farmer’s Market will celebrate Dia de los Muertos with ballet folklorico dancers, music, a fashion show, art displays and much more. The ofrenda will be open for all to see and you can bring a photo of your loved ones to place on the altars. Noon.

    Casa Ramirez FOLKART Gallery will have a procession and reception, honoring the departed with respect, warmth, ceremony, art, performance and a touch of humor. Traditional refreshments, including tamales and pan de muerto, will be served. 5:30 pm.

    Children’s Museum Houston will be transformed into a Land of the Dead. Step into a celebration bursting with vibrant marigolds, dazzling sugar skulls, and meaningful traditions. Experience Mexican culture through storytelling and dance that bring Día de los Muertos to life. 9 am.

    Over at City Place, enjoy live music, special photo moments, an Azteca indigenous dance performance, along with other pop-up craft activations. Stroll through a curated Día de los Muertos mercado, contribute to a 360 community altar, and more surprises. 2 pm.

    FR33DOM will host “NEON DE LOS MUERTOS TRIFECTA,” the third annual Day of the Dead EDM celebration. They will have over 10 vendors with arts, crafts, ravewear, food, drinks, sugar skull face painters, and three warehouses with different music and immersive art. 8 pm.

    Multicultural Education & Counseling through the Arts (MECA) will have its two-day Día de Muertos Festival. From Danza Azteca Macuixochitl, Duo Menil, Los Regioñarios to Vanessa y Banda La Garita, Danza Folklorico de Solei, the lineup is packed with incredible performances celebrating culture and community. 11 am.

    The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will have a punch party at Rienzi. Explore the grounds and the art collection while enjoying a time-honored blend of spirits, citrus, sugar, and spices. Masquerade attire and Día de los Muertos makeup are encouraged. 6:30 pm.

    Numbers’ Underworld Monthly Bash will salute Dia de Los Muertos with the Women of the Underworld: DJ Cyberina Flux, DJ Pthalo, and DJ Mina. Cover is $10 (over 21) and $15 (under 21). $5 off if you come in your Dia de los Muertos best creation. 9 pm.

    St. Bernard’s Pub will celebrate with a Dia de los Muertos/Halloween show featuring live performances from The Skatastrophics, Palookas, Dubtrine, and DJ Bobbydust. Costumes are welcome, of course. 8 pm.

    Under the Volcano’s Day of the Dead shindig will feature DJ Felipe Galván spinning a mix of cumbia, reggae, mambo, jump blues, ska, rockabilly, soul, & punk. Enjoy delicious pan de muertos while honoring this special tradition. 6 pm.

    Verde Garden will be celebrating all weekend long with face painting, folklorico dancers, live mariachi performances, live DJs, festive photo opportunities, food and drink specials, and more. There will also be a market, a mechanical bull and flower bouquet-making. 7 pm.

    The Westin at the Woodlands’ Como Social Club will have a party with refined shareables —mini quesadillas, salsa y escabeche, and guacamole con chicharrones—alongside crafted cocktails. Raise a glass to recuerdos, sabor, and good company. 8 pm.

    Wonky Power will honor the spirits through a free night of goth, darkwave, rock en español, and cumbia sounds that move between worlds. The late-night market will feature art, fashion, and local vendors — all under the glow of the altar. 8 pm.

    Sunday

    Axelrad will have a free Dia De Los Muertos tribute on its new festival stage, with live sets from Los Skarnales, King Baby, Indaskies, & Phil Lerma. There will be food trucks and plenty of live vendors, courtesy of Tulip’s Market. 1 pm.

    Discovery Green begins its celebration with a procession led by Danza Azteca Macuilxochitl, followed by the Catrín y Catrinas Parade. At sunset, there will be a concert by the Segundo Barrio Children’s Chorus and a tribute concert curated by Nick Gaitan. 3 pm.

    Forest Park Lawndale will have an afternoon filled with tradition, culture, and celebration. We’re talking about folklorico dancers, a Selena tribute, food & merchandise vendors, music, raffles, lotería & much more. Noon.

    Historic Hollywood Cemetery will have a community celebration with a community ofrenda, live music, food and drinks, a vendor market, and family activities. You can also explore the historic property and learn about the cemetery’s history. 10 am.

    Karbach Brewing Co. will have a full day of music, dance, and tradition. The day will include a Catrina fashion show, ballet folklórico, a car show featuring lowriders & classic rides, and exclusive event glassware (available while supplies last). 11 am.

    Tago will welcome Caférreo for a celebration of coffee, music, and Latin culture. They will also host the Don Julio Truck at 2 pm, where guests can enjoy handcrafted Don Julio cocktails, festive photo moments, and half-off all Don Julio cocktails. 11 am.

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    Avatar: Fire and Ash returns to Pandora with big action and bold visuals

    Alex Bentley
    Dec 18, 2025 | 5:00 pm
    Oona Chaplin in Avatar: Fire and Ash
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    Oona Chaplin in Avatar: Fire and Ash.

    For a series whose first two films made over $5 billion combined worldwide, Avatar has a curious lack of widespread cultural impact. The films seem to exist in a sort of vacuum, popping up for their run in theaters and then almost as quickly disappearing from the larger movie landscape. The third of five planned movies, Avatar: Fire and Ash, is finally being released three years after its predecessor, Avatar: The Way of Water.

    The new film finds the main duo, human-turned-Na’vi Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his native Na’vi wife, Neytiri (Zoë Saldaña), still living with the water-loving Metkayina clan led by Ronal (Kate Winslet) and Tonowari (Cliff Curtis). While Jake and Neytiri still play a big part, the focus shifts significantly to their two surviving children, Lo’ak (Britain Dalton) and Tuk (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), as well as two they’ve essentially adopted, Kiri (Sigourney Weaver) and Spider (Jack Champion).

    Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), who lives on in a fabricated Na’vi body, is still looking for revenge on Jake, and he finds help in the form of the Mangkwan Clan (aka the Ash People), led by Varang (Oona Chaplin). Quaritch’s access to human weapons and the Mangkwan’s desire for more power on the moon known as Pandora make them a nice match, and they team up to try to dominate the other tribes.

    Aside from the story, the main point of making the films for writer/director James Cameron is showing off his considerable technical filmmaking prowess, and that is on full display right from the start. The characters zoom around both the air and sea on various creatures with which they’ve bonded, providing Cameron and his team with plenty of opportunities to put the audience right there with them. Cameron’s preferred viewing method of 3D makes the experience even more immersive, even if the high frame rate he uses makes some scenes look too realistic for their own good.

    The story, as it has been in the first two films, is a mixed bag. Cameron and co-writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver start off well, having Jake, Neytiri, and their kids continue mourning the death of Neteyam (Jamie Flatters) in the previous film. The struggle for power provides an interesting setup, but Cameron and his team seem to drag out the conflict for much too long. This is the longest Avatar film yet, and you really start to feel it in the back half as the filmmakers add on a bunch of unnecessary elements.

    Worse than the elongated story, though, is the hackneyed dialogue that Cameron, Jaffa, and Silver have come up with. Almost every main character is forced to spout lines that diminish the importance of the events around them. The writers seemingly couldn’t resist trying to throw in jokes despite them clashing with the tone of the scenes in which they’re said. Combined with the somewhat goofy nature of the Na’vi themselves (not to mention talking whales), the eye-rolling words detract from any excitement or emotion the story builds up.

    A pre-movie behind-the-scenes short film shows how the actors act out every scene in performance capture suits, lending an authenticity to their performances. Still, some performers are better than others, with Saldaña, Worthington, and Lang standing out. It’s more than a little weird having Weaver play a 14-year-old girl, but it works relatively well. Those who actually get to show their real faces are collectively fine, but none of them elevate the film overall.

    There are undoubtedly some Avatar superfans for which Fire and Ash will move the larger story forward in significant ways. For anyone else, though, the film is a demonstration of both the good and bad sides of Cameron. As he’s proven for 40 years, his visuals are (almost) beyond reproach, but the lack of a story that sticks with you long after you’ve left the theater keeps the film from being truly memorable.

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    Avatar: Fire and Ash opens in theaters on December 19.

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