Join us for Día de Muertos Celebration at JUMP!
Jump is excited to once again host Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead on Saturday, November 2nd beginning at 5:00, along with a Mini Altar Workshop on October 5th!
Día de Muertos honors the lives of friends and family who have died, with food, drink, parties, and activities the deceased enjoyed in life.
This holiday is celebrated with a burst of color and life-affirming joy as those who have passed are kept alive in memory and spirit. This ancient tradition is based on the unity of life and death, and the belief that the dead would be insulted by sadness.
DIA DE MUERTOS EVENT: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd
Entertainment and local dignitaries will open the celebration on the 6th level of JUMP and feature entertainers of all ages in colorful outfits and painted faces. List of performers below.
Pan de Muerto and Mexican cocoa will be served.
Catrin and Catrina Contest will be set during the event on the JUMP stage, with prizes for the best outfits. Come dressed up!
The centerpiece of Día de Muertos is the Altar, which welcomes spirits with offerings that include photographs, food, marigold flowers, and candles. Altars created by local families, students and organizations will be on display throughout the lobby. Crafts and activities will be in the lobby and Share studio.
Performances by:
Children’s Mariachi “Cantares de Mi Pueblo”
St Mary’s Dance Group
Comparza San Mateo
Norma Pintar
Oyamel Folklorico Dancers
Mariachi Tleyoltlzin
Ivan Castillo MC
Los Flacos
Crafts & Activities:
Luminary Making
Honor your loved ones who have passed away by creating a luminary for them in our Share Studio kitchen. Place them along our Pioneer Pathway to see their spirit light up the night.
Butterfly Mosiacs
Sugar Skull paper masks
Additional Día De Muertos Activities at JUMP
To learn the meaning of Día de Muertos, join us for FREE workshops on Saturday, October 5th starting at 10am.
Storytelling
10:00AM, JUMP Room, Level 5
Enjoy a cultural storytelling by Jacqueline Wright-Urrutia from 11:00AM-11:30AM in collaboration with the Idaho Commission for Libraries.
Disfruta de una narración cultural de Jacqueline Wright-Urrutia de 11:00 a. m. a 11:30 a. m. en colaboración con la Comisión de Bibliotecas de Idaho.
Mini Altar Workshop
10:30AM – 12:30PM, JUMP Room, Level 5
Sofia Soto and Mariana Princz Pineda will share the historical tradition of celebrating our loved ones who have passed by creating altars. Participants are encouraged to bring a photo, or small item that symbolizes the person to be remembered. This year we will be making sustainable altars from recycled shoeboxes. To guarantee an altar, please bring your own shoe box. A limited number of shoe boxes will be provided by JUMP, first-come-first serve.
Sofia Soto y Mariana Princz Pineda compartirá la tradición histórica de festejar a nuestros seres queridos que han fallecido creando altares. Se sugiere a los participantes traer una foto o un objeto pequeño que simbolice a la persona a recordar. Este año haremos altares con cajas de zapatos recicladas. Para garantizar un altar, traiga su propia caja de zapatos. JUMP proporcionará un número limitado de cajas de zapatos, a los primeros que lleguen.
Sugar Skull Workshop
12:30PM – 1:30PM, JUMP Room, Level 5
Carolyn Bevington will discuss the importance of the sugar skull tradition during Dia de Muertos. Participants will learn to make and decorate sugar skulls. Supplies are limited, please be sure to reserve a spot, walk ins are first-come-first serve.
Carolyn Bevington hablará sobre la importancia de la tradición de las calaveras de azúcar durante el Día de Muertos. Los participantes aprenderán a hacer y decorar calaveritas de azúcar. Los materiales son limitados, asegúrese de reservar un lugar, los participantes sin reservación serán atendidos por orden de llegada.
November 2nd Headliner Los Flacos
sponsored by Cap Ed
Special thanks to our Community Collaborators:
COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE DISPLAY
A rolling photo exhibit will be featured on the outdoor JUMPotron during the Día de Muertos celebration.