Dia de los Muertos Forest Home Cemetery 5k Run/Walk and Festival

Dia de los Muertos at Forest Home Cemetery

Sara Tomlin joined FOX6 WakeUp to share more about how Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum is observing Dia de los Muertos.

MILWAUKEE - Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with the Forest Home Cemetery & Arboretum with a 5k Run/Walk and Festival on Saturday, Oct. 26.

The event kicked off at 9:30 a.m. with the run/walk (registration at 8:30 a.m.) through the grounds of the cemetery. After the run, the festival opened to the public at 10 a.m. It features local vendors, arts and crafts for kids and families, food trucks, traditional music and dance, altars to the dead in our chapel, face painting, community resource booths, and more.

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History of Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum

Jason Seymour joined FOX6 WakeUp to share the history of Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum and the Dia de los Muertos celebration.

Dia de los Muertos activities at Forest Home

Ofelia Alarcon joined FOX6 WakeUp to talk about the Dia de los Muertos festival activities at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum.

Dia de los Muertos festivities

Milwaukee Alderwoman Jocasta Zamarripa joined FOX6 WakeUp to talk about the Dia de los Muertos festivities at Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum.

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