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Day of the Dead in Oaxaca 2026, Cemetery vigils on the nights of 31 October and 1 November 2026. See who is going and add your dates
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@ruinmytrip Editorial · Sep 16, 2026 · Oaxaca
RuinMyTrip asks: for Dia de Muertos, which cemetery on which night, and which are better left to the families?
The 1st and 2nd are the main nights and the comparsas start on the 31st. The guides all name different villages and none of them agree, and there is a line somewhere between visiting and intruding that nobod…
By RuinMyTrip Editorial
Oaxaca de Juarez is the capital of Oaxaca state in southern Mexico, and the city centre together with the archaeological site of Monte Alban was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987. The grid of the Centro Historico is Spanish colonial town planning built low and heavy for an earthquake zone, anchored by the Zocalo, the pedestrian Andador Macedonio Alcala, and the Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzman. Th…
What nearly ruins it: Festival season breaks the city. Day of the Dead lodging is reported at 50 to 80 percent above baseline with three to five night minimums and properties sold out by August. Guelag…
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