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Festival de la Catrina 2026—So Far

A few photos from the first two days of the celebration, and a few from setting up

Today’s the last day of the first-ever local celebration of Halloween and Día de Muertos, a series of events organized cooperatively (and independently) by the communities of Saladita, Majahua and Troncones. To wrap things up today, Saladita has a special Catrina surf session planned at 8 am this morning, and a community dinner at 5 pm this afternoon. Troncones has a community celebration planned this evening at 6 pm, with a procession to the cemetery starting at 8 pm. This weekend saw trick-or-treaters everywhere on Saturday and a huge community dinner in Majahua on Sunday. These events have been more than two months in planning, committees being formed within each community to bring the spirit of the season to life—for everyone, the living and the dead.

Published on
November 2, 2026
by
La Onda Troncones
The Majahua altar: giant colorful MAJAHUA letters with marigolds, papel picado, photos of loved ones and a tall pink Catrina
SETTING UP
Looking up a ladder leaning on a palm tree, strung with colorful papel picado
Up the ladder with the flags in Troncones. Photo by Daniela Pineda
A man on a ladder against a power pole hangs papel picado while neighbors hold the ladder
Troncones neighbors putting up flags. Photo by Daniela Pineda
A woman and a man sweeping a dusty street under rows of papel picado
Sweeping the street in Majahua. Photo by La Onda Troncones
Neighbors watch as a man on a ladder finishes a giant pink Catrina figure
Decorating the Catrina in Majahua. Photo by La Onda Troncones
An altar frame hung with marigold garlands and papel picado on the beach under palm trees
Altars taking shape on the beach in Troncones, Wednesday afternoon. Photo by La Onda Troncones
Volunteers lay out papel picado on the grass near the colorful TRONCONES letters at sunset
The flags going up at the Troncones letters on Wednesday. Photo by Daniela Pineda
Two women and Betty, a small dog, sit outside the La Onda office, decorated with paper marigolds and marigold plants
Aura, Isabel and Betty at the cempasúchil sale at the La Onda office. Photo by La Onda Troncones

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CATRINAS AND ALTARS
The giant Majahua Catrina in a pink and rainbow dress on a painted platform above a carpet of marigolds
The Catrina in Majahua in her finery. Courtesy of Playa Majahua
The Majahua altar: giant colorful MAJAHUA letters with marigolds, papel picado, photos of loved ones and a sawdust carpet
The Majahua altar. Photo by La Onda Troncones
The Saladita Catrina in a blue dress painted with fish and a sea turtle, holding a surfboard, beside an altar of marigolds
The Catrina in Saladita, surfboard and all. Photo by Capu Masson

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TRICK OR TREAT
Two girls in matching costumes and face paint holding candy bags beside a bucket of candy
Trick-or-treaters on Saturday. Photo by Aura Winarick
Trick-or-treaters at night, a child in a nun costume and another in a skeleton suit, collecting candy with families on the street behind
Saturday night's trick-or-treaters. Photo by Aura Winarick
A small dog dressed as the Chucky doll, with an orange wig and striped shirt
Even the dogs dressed up. Photo courtesy of Playa Majahua

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AFTER DARK
The colorful TRONCONES letters at night under strings of lights and papel picado, with a giant Catrina and people gathered nearby
The Troncones letters and Catrina at night. Photo by La Onda Troncones
A candlelit altar at night with framed photos of loved ones under an arch of marigolds
An altar in Troncones. Photo by Aura Winarick
A man sits on a candlelit beach altar at night, a dog in the foreground and marigold designs in the sand
Another altar in Troncones. Photo by Aura Winarick
A woman in Catrina face paint and a flower crown sits beside a candlelit altar under a marigold arch
At another altar in Troncones. Photo by Christine Peters
A crowd at long tables in the street under papel picado for the Majahua community dinner
The Majahua community dinner on Sunday. Photo by La Onda Troncones
Looking out from behind a band’s drums at a crowd in a candlelit street under rows of papel picado, with the pink Catrina at left
Live music in Majahua, Sunday night. Photo by La Onda Troncones

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LINKS

Festival de la Catrina: https://www.laondatroncones.com/live/the-first-ever-festival-de-la-catrina

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