Catrinas Parade 2026 through the historic centre of La Laguna (Día de Muertos - Noche de Finados)
On Saturday 7 November at 17:00, the Catrinas Parade winds through the historic centre of La Laguna and closes «Día de Muertos - Noche de Finados». Participants meet at 16:30 in the Plaza del Doctor Olivera and walk along Herradores, Tabares de Cala and Obispo Rey Redondo to the Plaza de la Concepción, with mariachis and folk music. To watch, just find a spot along the route.
From 29 October to 7 November 2026, La Laguna brings together the Canarian Noche de Finados and the Mexican Day of the Dead in «Día de Muertos - Noche de Finados», this year under the motto «La arquitectura de la memoria». It closes with the traditional Catrinas Parade, the elegant figure of death from the Mexican Day of the Dead, through the streets of the historic centre.
Participants gather at 16:30 at the children's playground on Plaza del Doctor Olivera, and the parade sets off at 17:00 along Herradores, Tabares de Cala and Obispo Rey Redondo to the Fundación México Canarias, at Plaza de la Concepción 16. At 18:30 the Mariachi Mencey Azteca plays a concert from the front of the foundation, followed from 19:30 to 20:30 by a DJ set of traditional Mexican music. Taking part are the Mariachi Mencey Azteca, the Agrupación Folklórica Yacambú and La Laguna's Guillermo González music school. To watch, just find a spot along the route.
