Day of the Dead Latin Market

The Day of the Dead Latin Market is a Mexican-themed Vancouver event featuring market vendors, food and live music on Granville Island in the fall.

Dia de los Muertos, or the “Day of the Dead” in English, is a Mexican holiday that celebrates deceased ancestors. It’s similar to our Halloween in some ways, except that it takes place on November 2nd and doesn’t involve trick or treating.

In 2025 the market happened on October 18th and 19th at The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby. It’s also taking place on November 1st and 2nd on Granville Island. The market is part of Vancouver’s Latin American Heritage Month (LAHM) series of events.

Continue reading below for more details about the Day of the Dead Market, or visit latincouver.ca.

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Latin Market Featuring the Day of the Dead

Latin American Heritage Month celebrates Latin culture. It features dozens of things to do, including visiting the annual Dia de los Muertos Market.

Otherwise known as the Day of the Dead Market, the Dia de los Muertos Market’s theme is related to an important day in Latin America. The Day of the Dead is a time to remember the deceased. It’s celebrated in Mexico in early November each year. The Day of the Dead Market usually happens in Vancouver on the weekend close to November 1st, so right around Halloween. In 2025 it also happened in Burnaby in mid-October.

The market offers a wide range of vendors, as well as food and live entertainment. Guests are encouraged to wear traditional Catrin or Catrina costumes, which are made to resemble skulls and skeletons. Admission to the market is free. However, online registration is encouraged.

To learn more about the Day of the Dead Market, click Latin American Heritage Month in Vancouver.

Day of the Dead Market in Burnaby

The first edition of the 2025 Day of the Dead Latin Market took place on the weekend of October 18th and 19th at The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby. Hours were from noon until 7:00 pm on both days. The event featured about a dozen or so vendors, along with cultural workshops, face painting and a stage with live entertainment.

Performers on the Saturday included Mariachi Los Dorados, Los Grandes, Mexico Vivo, Casa Meshico and TeeDJ. Sunday featured Mariachi Tabasko, Tren Al Sur, Nahualli Folklore, Calpulli Cemanahuac, Las Primas de Naolinco and more.

For full details about the market, click LAHM Day of the Dead Market.

Day of the Dead Market on Granville Island

A couple weekends after the market in Burnaby, the 2025 Day of the Dead Latin Market returns to 1500 Old Bridge Street on Vancouver’s Granville Island. It happens there from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm on November 1st and 2nd.

Similar to the Burnaby edition, the Vancouver market features vendors, cultural workshops and live entertainment. There’s also a Catrina Party at the market venue and a Catrina Procession nearby. Schedules for both days are below.

Saturday, November 1st, 2025

Main Stage Schedule

11:00 am – MC Gera
11:03 am – Cacao Ceremony and Aztec Dance with Capalpulli Cemanahuac
12:00 pm – DJ Gera
12:20 pm – Chela Tumbao
1:00 pm – DJ Gera
1:20 pm – Muévete Marimba
2:00 pm – DJ Gera
2:30 pm – Frankie Hidalgo and Los Klave Kids
3:10 pm – DJ Gera
3:40 pm – Lussilia
4:20 pm – DJ Gera
4:50 pm – Tritone Music
5:50 pm – DJ Alex
6:00 pm – Catrina Contest

Catrina Party

7:00 pm – DJ Gera
7:30 pm – Los Grandes
8:30 pm – DJ Gera
9:30 pm – Tren al Sur

Workshops at Ocean Artworks

12:00 pm – Hands-On Heritage: Learn Papel Picado
1:00 pm – Honouring Traditions: Sugar Skull
3:00 pm – Little Altars, Big Meaning: Ofrenda
4:00 pm – A Time to Remember: Storytelling
5:00 pm – Cut & Create: Paper Flowers

In addition to the above, there’s also a Catrina Procession in Railspur Alley from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.

Sunday, November 2nd, 2025

Main Stage Schedule

11:00 am – Collectivo Yollolt
12:00 pm – DJ Alex
12:10 pm – Casa Meshiko
12:50 pm – DJ Alex
1:00 pm – Nahualli Folklore
1:50 pm – DJ Gera
2:00 pm – Locarno
3:00 pm – DJ Alex
3:10 pm – Mexico Vivo
3:50 pm – DJ Alex
4:10 pm – Midnight Boogaloo ft. Members of Empanadas Ilegales
5:10 pm – DJ Alex
6:00 pm – Ivonne Ley & Cuerdas Latinas
6:30 pm – Closing Ceremony
7:00 pm – Mariachi Tabasko

Workshops at Ocean Artworks

12:00 pm – Hands-On Heritage: Learn Papel Picado
1:00 pm – Honouring Traditions: Sugar Skull
3:00 pm – Little Altars, Big Meaning: Ofrenda
4:00 pm – The Sacred Art of the Corn Reading: Discovering Ancestral Varieties

For full details about the market, click LAHM Day of the Dead Market.

Day of Dead Market Videos

For an idea of what to expect at the market, check out the videos below. The footage in the first video was recorded at the 2021 event. That year the market took place at Ocean Artworks Pavilion, which is where the workshops are happening in 2025.

Day of the Dead Market 2021 Video

The following video shows what the market looked like a few ago when it was smaller and took place at Ocean Artworks. It was outdoors but in a covered area. As you can see, there were all sorts of products for sale at the 2021 event, including jewellery, paintings and baked goods. There was also someone in a Catrina skeleton costume.