Upcoming
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Day of the Dead at Mercado de Prosperidad
- When
- Dates to be announced
- Ages
- All ages
- Price
- Free to walk in, from €6
Upcoming: Day of the Dead at Mercado de Prosperidad
Day of the Dead at Mercado de Prosperidad
FestivalChamartín
Where
Chamartín, Mercado de Prosperidad
Ages
All ages
Setting
Indoors
Music
Mariachis, DJ and a tribute band in 2025
Photo ops
Decorations, altar and photocall
What you need to know
- A working food market, so lunch from the stalls is part of the outing
- The altar opened at 6pm last year, so early evening catches it before the late music
- Mariachis played Saturday lunchtime last year, the most kid-friendly slot in the program
About
Each fall Mercado de Prosperidad, a neighborhood food market, dresses up for Mexico's Day of the Dead with papel picado, an altar, mariachis and a photocall. Last year the stalls also ran a tapa-and-drink route, and the nights brought a DJ and a Ramones tribute band. Daytime is the gentler slot for kids; late evenings lean toward a grown-up party.
Where it is
Mercado de Prosperidad
Calle López de Hoyos 81, 28002 Madrid
Getting there
- Metro
- Prosperidad (1 min walk), Cruz del Rayo (4 min walk), Cartagena (7 min walk)
- Bus
- Prosperidad integrated bus terminal (1 min walk), López de Hoyos - Cartagena (3 min walk), López de Hoyos - Cartagena (3 min walk)
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