See Birmingham’s 21st annual Dia de los Muertos shine brightly at Sloss [PHOTO GALLERY]

ByPat Byington
LAST UPDATED11/03/23

Reviewed by: Nathan Watson

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Dia De Los Muertos 2023 (Nathan Watson / Bham Now)

A Birmingham tradition — thousands of people turned out at Sloss Furnaces to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos Thursday night.

Bham Now was on hand and this is what we saw.

The two day festival (Thurs-Fri) which includes altars honoring loved ones, artwork, face painting, masks, latin cuisine, mariachi bands, a memorial roll call and procession has been organized by a local nonprofit Bare Hands, Inc. for 21 years.

Enjoy the photos below taken by Bham Now’s own Nathan Watson — and don’t forget the festival continues on Friday.

Have you attended Dia de los Muertos before in Birmingham? Tell us your favorite memory on social media by tagging us at @bhamnow

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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