• Altar setup will take place Friday, Oct. 5 between 1 and 4:30 pm and Saturday, Oct. 6 between 1and 4:30 pm.
• Please include the day and time you will set up your altar on your application.
• You must submit the application form by Tuesday, Sept. 17 to reserve a space.
• Altar space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• You will receive an acceptance email confirming your space if you are one of the first 8 applicants. If you do not receive this email you have not been awarded a space. Please feel free to call 303-651-8723 with any questions. 

The Museum will provide...

A space between four and six feet wide and the structure for you to set up your altar on. No electric outlets are available. Colorful banners will be provided to rope off your altar space and prevent visitors from touching, but the Museum cannot be responsible for lost or damaged items. The Museum will also provide two fake pan de muerto rolls, a sugar skull, and four battery operated votive candles.

We ask you to bring...

Personal items for your altar, sturdy boxes and shelves to create multiple levels/tiers if you want more than the Museum provides, and cloth to cover your altar structure. Items you may want to put on your altar include photographs, objects of personal significance, sugar skulls, unopened bottled or canned drinks, skeletons, artificial food, artificial flowers, cultural decorations, toys, art, unlit incense and candles, etc.

Note: No real food, alcohol, fresh flowers, or lit candles are allowed in the galleries.

Altar Construction Ideas

For altar construction ideas, inspiration, and instruction, visit our Longmont's Day of the Dead website. You can purchase authentic Day of the Dead items at these two websites: www.mexicansugarskull.com or www.suenosimports.com.

Altar Display Dates

The altars will be on public display Saturday, October 12, through Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Altars must be taken down Wednesday, Nov. 6, between 9 am and 4:30 pm. After 5 pm, all altars and any items left behind will be removed by staff. Please note: altars cannot be taken down before Nov. 6.

Questions?
Please email Ann Macca or call 303-651-8723