How do we book the afternoon guided tour?

Sign up for the Casa de México newsletter. Every Friday it sends a link to book slots for the coming days, and signing up alone doesn't get you a ticket. No booking? Join the walk-in line in the afternoon and you're added to a group if there's space.

Does my kid need a ticket?

Only for the guided tour: kids from 4 need their own free ticket, under 4s don't. Morning walk-in visits need no ticket at all.

Is it scary for little kids?

It's a candlelit cemetery scene full of skeletons, but they play music and sit among flowers, so it feels more like a party than a fright. If your kid is sensitive about death, explain the tradition before you go.

Which days are walk-in only?

October 12, November 1 and November 2 are free-access days with no booking needed. The two current exhibitions in the building are free any day, separate from the altar.

Agustín Lara's Day of the Dead Altar

Name: Agustín Lara's Day of the Dead Altar
Start: 2026-10-02
End: 2026-11-08T23:59:59
Location: Fundación Casa de México en España

Featured inHalloween with Kids in Madrid 2026

Agustín Lara's Day of the Dead Altar photo 1

Agustín Lara's Day of the Dead Altar photo 2

Agustín Lara's Day of the Dead Altar photo 3

ExhibitionChamberí

Where

Chamberí, Fundación Casa de México en España

Ages

All ages

Setting

Indoors

Booking

Mornings: walk in. Afternoon tours: book via the Friday newsletter

What you need to know

Mornings are walk-in, no booking and no tour, so you can go at a toddler's pace
Strollers go to the cloakroom, along with big backpacks, so bring a carrier for babies
Afternoons are guided only, 20-minute tours that also cover the folk art collection upstairs

About

This year's Day of the Dead altar at Casa de México honors the composer Agustín Lara, shown seated at his piano. The scene is a mountain cemetery in Michoacán on the night families visit their dead, with candles, orange marigolds, copal, food, music and monarch butterflies. Skeleton figures keep it colorful more than spooky, and it suits kids who like to look closely at small details.

Free

Dates & times

Through 8 Nov

Mon10:00 – 18:45

Tue-Fri10:00 – 20:30

Sat10:00 – 20:30

Sun10:00 – 18:30

Mornings (and all day Monday): free walk-in, no tour. Tue-Sun afternoons: 20-minute guided tours only, booked or via the walk-in line.

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Where it is

Fundación Casa de México en España

C. de Alberto Aguilera, 20, Chamberí, 28015 Madrid

Getting there

Metro: San Bernardo (3 min walk), Quevedo (7 min walk), Argüelles (7 min walk)
Bus: Alberto Aguilera - Galileo (2 min walk), Metro San Bernardo (4 min walk), Metro San Bernardo (4 min walk)

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Resources

Event website
Official page from the organizer.

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