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Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival

Tohono Chul · Casas Adobes

One-day festival across Tohono Chul's gardens with seven chocolatiers, chile and salsa vendors, food stalls, cooking demos, an Oaxacan weaving demo and Día de los Muertos altars by local schools and artists. Mariachi, folklórico and a giant Catrina puppet perform through the day, with kids' crafts and face painting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

When

• Sat, Oct 319 a.m.–5 p.m.; kids' crafts and face painting 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; sugar skull workshop 1–3 p.m.
  Performances: Jorge Infante 9 a.m., Compañía Danza Cultura Mexicana 10 a.m., Red Herring Puppets' giant Catrina with Las Azaleas Mariachi 11:30 a.m., Mariachi Alegre 1 p.m., Safford Los Huskies Folklorico 2 p.m., Tradiciones 3–5 p.m.
  Forecast: 79° · 75% rain · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Dates are stated explicitly by the source.

Getting in

$25 adults, $20 members, $10 ages 2–17, under 2 free. Sugar skull painting workshop 1–3 p.m. is $40 per painter with advance registration and includes festival admission.

Buy tickets through the Tohono Chul ticketing link; the member price only applies when logged into a member account. The sugar skull workshop needs advance registration. The community altar collects remembrances that are carried in the All Souls Procession on Nov 8. One day only this year.

• Sugar skull workshop requires advance registration

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Where

Sources

1. tohonochul.org organizer
   Date Saturday, October 31, 2026; 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; prices $25/$20/$10/under 2 free; performer schedule; chocolatiers, chile and food vendors; altars; kids' crafts 11–3; sugar skull workshop 1–3 p.m. $40 with pre-registration; community altar remembrances go to the All Souls Procession Nov 8; address
2. tohonochul.org organizer
   Festival listed on the Oct 31, 2026 calendar, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., tickets on sale; Jazz Under the Stars at the Garden Bistro 5–8 p.m. the same evening
3. tucson.com media
   Oct 28, 2026 Halloweekend roundup lists the festival Saturday Oct 31, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., $25 adults, $10 ages 2–17