Hispanic Heritage Month & Día de los Muertos
September 15 - October 15 & November 2
Paying tribute to Hispanic Americans of the Glendale community in a celebration of history and culture and in recognition of the community’s struggle for inclusion and equity.
BALLET FOLKLORICO MEXICO AZTECA
Thursday, September 19 • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM • Grandview Library
Thursday, September 26 • 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM • Casa Verdugo Library
Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca presents traditional cultural dances from Mexico's different regions and states. All Ages.
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Face Painting 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Performances & Activities 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Central Library • 222 East Harvard Street • Glendale, CA 91205
Join the City of Glendale and Glendale Library, Arts & Culture for the annual Día de Los Muertos festivities.
Day of the Dead or Día de Los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that is celebrated in different parts of the world on November 1st and 2nd. Día de Los Muertos is a colorful celebration of life that reunites the living and the dead. Families build ofrendas to honor and welcome their beloved departed family members.
The City of Glendale has celebrated Día de Los Muertos every year since 2017. Co-sponsored by Glendale Latino Association
BILINGUAL ENGLISH-SPANISH STORYTIMES - CUENTOS INFANTILES EN ESPAÑOL
Friday, September 20 • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Central Library
Friday, October 18 • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM • Central Library
Friday, November 1 • 10:30AM - 11:00AM • Central Library
This program is designed for families to enjoy global language picture book read-aloud sessions with your Glendale Children's staff. Birth - 8 years.
CALAVERA COOKIE DECORATING
Monday, October 28 • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM • Library Connection
Tuesday, October 29 • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM • Pacific Park Library
Decorate a sugar cookie in a fun and festive holiday design of your choice. Drop in while supplies last. Ages 3 – 12 years.
SUGAR SKULLS FOR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Monday, October 28 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Grandview Library
Wednesday, October 30 • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Casa Verdugo Library
Decorate your own sugar skill to use on your Día de los Muertos altar.
Ages 6 – 12 years.
ART DESIGNS FOR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Tuesday, October 29 • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM • Casa Verdugo Library
Design a skull ornament made out of air-dry clay or a mini bag and display it during Día de los Muertos.
Ages 6 – 12 years.
TWEEN MAKER AFTERNOONS
Have fun at these creative workshops and celebrate Hispanic Heritage with a different theme each month. While supplies last.
Ages 9 – 12 years.
MAKE A SOCK LLAMA
Tuesday, October 29 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Central Library • Ages 9 – 12 years.
MAKE A SUGAR SKULL
Wednesday, October 23 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM • Central Library • Ages 9 – 12 years.
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS MARIGOLD PAPER FLOWERS
Monday, September 16 • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM • Casa Verdugo Library
Wednesday, September 18 • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM • Montrose Library (Registration Required)
Tuesday, September 24 • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Grandview Library
Monday, October 14 • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM • Casa Verdugo Library
Tuesday, October 15 • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM • Grandview Library
Join us to make paper marigold flowers for our Día de Los Muertos 2024 celebration at the Glendale Central Library on November 2. Your creations will decorate the Central Library, and you’ll receive community service credit for making a positive contribution to the Glendale community. Ages 13-18.
Be The Change by exploring these booklists about the Hispanic community:
¿Le gustaría tener acceso a infinidad de contenidos digitales de temáticas variadas y en multiformato en un solo clic?
¡Ahora es posible con Odilo!
Local Resources
¡Adelante Latinos! is an all-volunteer committee within the Glendale Unified School District dedicated to the advancement, support and success of all students of Hispanic/Latinx heritage in our schools.
Glendale Latino Association’s mission is to provide scholarships to local students who have demonstrated educational excellence and extraordinary citizenship, promote activities that improve education, and bring together businesses and professionals.
La Plaza de Cultura y Artes honors the past, inspires the future, and recognizes the enduring cultural influence of Mexicans, Mexican Americans and all Latinas/Latinos in Los Angeles through transformative exhibitions, programming and educational experiences.
Los Angeles Conservancy: Latinx Heritage
Read about the Eastside as an epicenter for pivotal social and cultural movements in the Latinx community.
Glendale Community College Multicultural & Community Engagement Center
The Multicultural & Community Engagement Center (MCEC) at Glendale Community College is dedicated to helping our campus build a culture of acceptance and inclusion through engagement.
The mission of Mujeres de Maiz (women of the corn) is to bring together and empower diverse women and girls through the creation of community spaces that provide holistic wellness through education, programming, exhibition and publishing. As an inter-cultural, intergenerational and interdisciplinary collective they have made that space from the stage to the page, the gallery to the streets, and ceremony and wellness world for women of color by sharing their own specific blend of mind, body, spirit and cultural work.
Self Help Graphics & Art fosters the creation and advancement of new art works by Chicana/o and Latinx artists through experimental and innovative printmaking techniques and other visual art forms. We are an organization rooted in community; and since 1973, have been at the intersection of arts and social justice, providing a home that fosters the creativity and development of local artists. We establish international collaborations and partnerships nation-wide and create world-wide cultural exchanges.
Riverside Art Museum- The Cheech
The Cheech is a “center of Chicano art, not only for painting, but for sculpture, photography, and video arts.” The 61,420-square-foot center will house hundreds of paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures by artists including Patssi Valdez, Sandy Rodriguez, Carlos Almaraz, Frank Romero, and Gilbert “Magú” Luján.
