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Día de los Muertos Nichos & Community Altar Exhibit
Burton Barr Central Library, 2nd floor (by the Arizona Room) · Phoenix
1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
A display of nichos made by local community members to honor loved ones. Visitors can leave messages at a community altar, add photos to a photo wall, and do a scavenger hunt that ends in a prize.
When
- Fri, Oct 30During library hours (confirm with the library)
- Sat, Oct 31During library hours (confirm with the library)
- Sun, Nov 1During library hours (confirm with the library)
Dates are derived from a published season and weekly operating schedule, not listed individually.
Getting in
Free
The 1st floor is closed during a fire suppression project, but the library stays open. Photos for the altar must be 2x3-inch photocopies and won't be returned.
- The 1st floor is closed during a fire suppression project, but the library is open and the exhibit is on the 2nd floor.
- Altar photos must be 2x3-inch photocopies and aren't returned.
- Confirm library hours for your day before going.
Where
Sources
- phoenixpubliclibrary.org municipal
Exhibit on display Oct 5–Nov 5, 2026 (event listing says Oct 6–Nov 7); 2nd-floor location near the Arizona Room; nichos, community altar, photo wall, scavenger hunt - phoenixpubliclibrary.org municipal
Address 1221 N Central Ave; library remains open during the fire suppression project (hours by day not labeled on the page)