Tulsa's Día de los Muertos Arts Festival marks its 32nd year this Friday, bringing community-built altars, food trucks, vendors and live entertainment to the Tulsa Arts District with no ticket required for visitors. The free celebration runs from 6 to 11 p.m. on Nov. 6, with an altar blessing at 9 p.m.
Living Arts of Tulsa is hosting the event in partnership with Casa de la Cultura, according to News On 6. The festival is scheduled to take place at 307 Reconciliation Street, next to Drillers Stadium, per that same report — though a separate listing from Tulsa Flyer gives the address as 307 E. Reconciliation Way. Living Arts has hosted the annual November festival with Casa de la Cultura and Guthrie Green each year, according to the organization's own event listing.
Inside the gallery, visitors will find approximately 42 community-created altars honoring loved ones who have died. Día de los Muertos is a primarily Hispanic tradition honoring and celebrating ancestors and deceased loved ones, and Living Arts notes the holiday is traditionally observed on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2.
Two Stages, Food Trucks and a Blessing at 9 p.m.
The night's lineup includes performances on two large entertainment stages, along with food trucks and local vendors offering food and merchandise for purchase. Festival organizer Laura Ruiz said the altar blessing remains a signature moment of the evening, calling it a special part of the annual celebration. A local priest is set to bless the altars at 9 p.m., and performances resume afterward before the festival ends at 11 p.m.
Ruiz said the celebration has grown well beyond its roots in Tulsa's Hispanic community while holding onto its core purpose: remembering loved ones and honoring their lives. She also said Living Arts feels fortunate to have earned the community's trust to host the celebration year after year.
New This Year: Gallery Installations and School Workshops
Living Arts says it is introducing new components for 2026, including site-specific installations in its main gallery and interactive workshops held with Tulsa Public Schools, according to the organization's exhibitions page. The workshops give students a chance to discuss the holiday and create their own altars.
More Día de los Muertos Events Around Tulsa
This year's festival follows a string of related observances across the city. The Tulsa Global District's Muertitos Family Fest was scheduled to take place starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 30 at Hannah Hall, 1801 S. Garnett Road, and the University of Tulsa's Latin American Student Association hosted a Nov. 2 gathering with crafts, hot chocolate and pan de muerto. For most people, the holiday itself spans the two days of Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, Tulsa Flyer reports, though some families begin honoring deceased pets as early as Oct. 27.
