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LATIN MARKET: DIA DE MUERTOS + IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
October 29, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - October 30, 2022 @ 11:00 pm
There will be family friendly events at Granville Island on October 29 and 30. There will be live music, latin food, market vendors, beer garden with DJs, workshops and video mapping projection.
Where: Granville Island, 1500 Old Bridge Street (covered lot)
When: Saturday, October 29 – Sunday, October 30
Time: 1.30 pm – 7 pm (Workshops for Children)
Admissions: Free
• WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS
Oct 29 at 1pm: How to Dance Capoeira
Oct 29 at 2:30pm: How to Dance Afro Zumba & Macuele
Oct 30 at 1pm: How to Become La Catrina (Mexico’s iconic ‘lady of death’)
Oct 30 at 2:30pm: How to Dance Salsa
• WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN
Oct 29 and 30
1:30 to 2:30pm: How to Decorate Calaveritas de Azucar (decorative skulls made with sugar)
3 to 4pm: How to Make Papel Picado (tissue paper crafts)
4:30 to 5:30pm: Puppet Show ‘Dia de Los Muertos’
6 to 7pm: Ice Painting Skulls (painting with dry ice)
Also, from 6:30 to 10pm, a video mapping projection will explain the Day of the Dead tradition. Visitors are welcome to complete this form and add names of their dearly departed: https://bit.ly/3ShKkpR.
The two days will feature food vendors (Mexican snacks, Venezuelan street food, Colombian and Peruvian cuisine, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options), a beer garden, and live music with performers from Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and more!
Click here to review the entire schedule of events: https://bit.ly/3VJhNwv