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Halloween & Día de Muertos · 31 Oct–3 Nov

ART / PHOTO JOURNAL · OCTOBER 31, 2026

An evening in Playa.
Remembering. Walking. Eating.

Our October 31, 2026 photo journal from Playa del Carmen: decorated cemetery niches, Catrinas, Fifth Avenue costumes and a Sabor Jarocho market food stop.

01 / DÍA DE MUERTOS

The cemetery is coming to life with colour.

On October 31, we found flowers, papel picado, Catrinas and people decorating the cemetery. These ten photographs record the preparations and our visit that evening. They do not establish the cemetery’s opening hours or a ceremony timetable.

It is a place of remembrance: give families room and ask before photographing people at graves.

Our group with face paint beneath the papel picado.
Our group with face paint beneath the papel picado.
Photographing a Catrina beneath colourful papel picado.
Photographing a Catrina beneath colourful papel picado.
A photo beside the flower-covered Catrina.
A photo beside the flower-covered Catrina.
A group selfie beside the Catrina.
A group selfie beside the Catrina.
Flowers and decorations along the cemetery niches.
Flowers and decorations along the cemetery niches.
Two tall skeleton figures at the cemetery.
Two tall skeleton figures at the cemetery.
People tending decorated niches in the evening.
People tending decorated niches in the evening.
An evening view along the cemetery walkway.
An evening view along the cemetery walkway.
Visitors walking between the decorated niches.
Visitors walking between the decorated niches.
A decorated tomb with pink trim and a large figure above it.
A decorated tomb with pink trim and a large figure above it.

02 / QUINTA AVENIDA

Our little Halloween walk.

Then our short walk along Fifth Avenue: dinosaur costumes, an evening crowd and a group photo. These are moments from our October 31 walk, separate from the municipal parades listed in the event guide.

Dinosaur costumes during our Fifth Avenue walk.
Dinosaur costumes during our Fifth Avenue walk.
The evening crowd and lights on Fifth Avenue.
The evening crowd and lights on Fifth Avenue.
A group photo during our short walk.
A group photo during our short walk.

03 / PLAZA 28 DE JULIO

A food stop at Sabor Jarocho.

The black-and-pink menu lists doradas de papa, enmoladas and stuffed potatoes. Our separate page has all eight stall photos, the photographed prices and the location pin.

See the food, menu & map →
Doradas de papa at Sabor Jarocho

Original photographs supplied by Art · October 31, 2026. Tap a photo to open the full frame.

Read the sourced 2026 event guide →