Day of the Dead Columbus

OSU at Day of the Dead with a pink neon sugar skull

October 7, 2023

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Bus from High Street to Green Lawn Cemetery

Add to Calendar 2023-10-07 10:00:00 2023-10-07 18:00:00 Day of the Dead Columbus Ohio State is once again partnering with the non-profit Latino Arts for Humanity to celebrate Day of the Dead Columbus. This festival is an educational, cultural and family event to remember and celebrate our loved ones who are no longer with us. It is also a great opportunity to engage with and support the local Latinx community There will be art exhibits, living altar performances, ofrendas, arts and crafts vendors, activities for kids (including free face painting!), calavera poetry workshops, Aztec dance, opportunities to learn about Day of the Dead and much more!  The event is free and open to the public. There will be a free bus running from campus to the cemetery, but you are also able to drive and park on your own. Due to game day traffic, the bus (run by Cardinal transportation) will pick students up on 11th ave, east of High at the side of Barnes & Noble. The first bus leaves the Union at 9:30am, with the last bus leaving Greenlawn at 6pm. Hope to see you there! Interested in volunteering? Sign up here!  Questions? Contact Leila Vieira.31@osu.edu  Greenlawn Cemetery 1000 Greenlawn Ave Columbus, OH 43223 Bus from High Street to Green Lawn Cemetery Center for Ethnic Studies ethnicstudies@osu.edu America/New_York public

Ohio State is once again partnering with the non-profit Latino Arts for Humanity to celebrate Day of the Dead Columbus. This festival is an educational, cultural and family event to remember and celebrate our loved ones who are no longer with us. It is also a great opportunity to engage with and support the local Latinx community

There will be art exhibits, living altar performances, ofrendas, arts and crafts vendors, activities for kids (including free face painting!), calavera poetry workshops, Aztec dance, opportunities to learn about Day of the Dead and much more!

The event is free and open to the public. There will be a free bus running from campus to the cemetery, but you are also able to drive and park on your own. Due to game day traffic, the bus (run by Cardinal transportation) will pick students up on 11^th ave, east of High at the side of Barnes & Noble. The first bus leaves the Union at 9:30am, with the last bus leaving Greenlawn at 6pm.

Hope to see you there!

Interested in volunteering? Sign up here!

Questions? Contact Leila Vieira.31@osu.edu

Greenlawn Cemetery
1000 Greenlawn Ave
Columbus, OH 43223