Hotels for Día de Muertos, Mexico City 2026

The days of the dead transform the capital: ofrendas bloom with marigolds in every plaza, the Zócalo hosts a vast public altar, and the grand parade rolls down Paseo de la Reforma with catrinas, floats and drummers by the thousand — its exact date confirmed by the city a few weeks beforehand, usually the Saturday nearest the day itself. Base yourself around Roma or the Centro Histórico and the whole observance is walkable. It is a celebration, not a mourning: come ready to join it.