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Day of the Dead Altar Project

Tohono Chul, Exhibit House Patio · Tucson

Ofrendas and altars made by Tucson artists and school groups fill the Exhibit House Patio, alongside a community altar where visitors write remembrances that are carried to the All Souls Procession on Nov 8. It opens Saturday during the Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival and stays up on regular admission afterward.

When

• Sat, Oct 319 a.m.–5 p.m. (during Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival)
  Opening day; festival admission applies ($25 adult, $20 member, $10 youth 2–17).
  Forecast: 79° · 61% rain · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
• Sun, Nov 1Galleries 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
  Regular admission ($20 adult, $15 senior/military, $10 youth, members free). Date inferred from the Oct 31–Nov 8 listing and daily gallery hours.
  Forecast: 74° · 96% rain · Showers And Thunderstorms

Dates are derived from a published season and weekly operating schedule, not listed individually.

Getting in

Included with Tohono Chul admission. Sat Oct 31 is festival pricing: $25 adult, $20 member, $10 youth 2–17, under 2 free. Other days regular admission: $20 adult, $15 senior 62+ and active military, $10 youth 2–17, under 2 free, members free, $3 Museums for All.

Grounds open 8 a.m.–5 p.m., galleries 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Saturday Oct 31 requires a festival ticket; regular admission applies Nov 1 onward. Separate $40 sugar skull painting workshop on Oct 31 (1–3 p.m.) needs advance registration.

• Oct 31 requires festival admission; regular admission applies Nov 1.
• Nov 1 relies on the Oct 31–Nov 8 listing plus daily gallery hours.

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Where

Sources

1. tohonochul.org organizer
   Festival on Saturday Oct 31, 2026, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; festival admission prices; altars and ofrendas by local artists and students displayed on the Exhibit House Patio during the festival; community altar remembrances taken to All Souls Procession Nov 8, 2026; venue address.
2. tohonochul.org organizer
   Day of the Dead Altar Project on the Exhibit House Patio, October 31 – November 8, 2026; opens with the Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival on Oct 31; community altar remembrances go to the All Souls Procession Nov 8. Admission prices and gallery hours were not verified on this page.