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El Claustro to honor José Alfredo Jiménez at free Day of the Dead festival
The University of the Cloister of Sor Juana will hold a free Day of the Dead festival at El Claustro on Oct.
28, 2026.
The event marks the centenary of Mexican composer José Alfredo Jiménez’s birth and is part of Mexico City’s Night of Museums.
Visitors can take guided tours from 5 p.m., and the festival also includes a bazaar, music and theater.
At 7 p.m., mariachi group Los Gavilanes de José Alfredo will perform his songs, and an exhibition will open on clothing linked to ranchera music.
The main tribute is an altar that turns the university’s Divino Narciso Auditorium into a cantina, with 15 cardboard sculptures depicting Jiménez and performers associated with his songs.
The event has space for 400 people, and admission is free.
The Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana will hold a free Day of the Dead festival on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The festival will honor composer José Alfredo Jiménez on the centenary of his birth.
The program begins at 17:00 and includes guided tours, a bazaar, music, theater and a monumental altar.
Mariachi Los Gavilanes de José Alfredo is scheduled to perform at 19:00.
The altar will recreate a cantina and include 15 cardboard sculptures.
- Who
- The Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana is organizing the festival, which will honor José Alfredo Jiménez.
- What
- A free Day of the Dead festival featuring an altar, performances, guided tours and an exhibition.
- When
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 17:00.
- Where
- El Claustro, including the Ex Convento de San Jerónimo and the Auditorio Divino Narciso.
- Why
- To honor Jiménez on the centenary of his birth and celebrate Mexican traditions and musical heritage.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Work began with meetings to define the altar project.
The festival is scheduled to begin with guided tours of the Ex Convento de San Jerónimo.
Mariachi Los Gavilanes de José Alfredo is scheduled to perform.
- Admission
- Free
- Capacity
- 400 people
- Festival date
- October 28, 2026
- Mariachi performance
- 19:00
- Altar sculptures
- 15 cardboard figures
- Hat diameter
- About three metres
What people are saying
The challenge lay in creating new pieces, some of them large, such as the hat.