Red Salmon Arts, Casa de Resistencia Books presents Día de los Muertos: A Roots & Wings Festival Event

We’re excited to be hosting an official Roots & Wings Festival Event! The Roots & Wings Festival is held from Saturday, October 19th -Sunday, November 3rd, and is a community-wide celebration honoring Arbor Day and Monarch Appreciation Day in Austin. Join us in celebrating the Roots & Wings Festival on Saturday, 26 October 2024 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM with Red Salmon Arts, Casa de Resistencia Books Presents Día de los Muertos.

Join us for an evening of honoring our ancestors and cultura!

Bring the family to enjoy:

live music

food & drinks

BIPOC vendor market

bilingual kid’s storytime

kid’s crafting

guided fungi UV night walk with Central Texas Mycology

Guests will hand pick flowers from our very own Resistencia Community Garden. Together, the community will build an altar to our ancestors with cempasuchiles, mano de leon, and amaranth flowers.

Everyone is encouraged to leave pictures (copies) and offerings for their loved ones!

Goodie bag giveaways include the books “Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock” and “Lotli,” native pollinator seed mixes, & cempasuchil flowers for family altars at home.

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7:00pm: Opening Ceremony

Guests can bring their ofrendas for the altar andcut fresh flowers from garden for altar

Goodie Bag Giveaway: children books, native pollinator seed mixes, and zines

7:30pm: Kids Bilingual Storytime (inside)

Lotli Illustrated Book about the origin of the Monarch Butterfly

Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock

8:00pm: Bilingual Fungi UV Night Walk guided by Central Texas Mycology Jesus Garcia

8:30pm: Open Mic poetry

9:00pm: Event Ends

Ongoing Activities

BIPOC Vendor Market

Live Music

Arts & Crafts Tables

Making mariposa wings

Making seed balls

Painting paper mache skulls

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Considering vending or tabling? Find information below!

Vendor Form: https://forms.gle/ieTzmnd5AzSk992q8

Community Partner Form: https://forms.gle/tqvAx5PGZuJ6LToy5