The veil is thin and the deceased are near—are you ready to delve into the magic this year?
Producers of Tarocco and Animalia, the Fox & Beggar Theater returns to the Bywater with a special Halloween performance: Pulcino: A Day of the Dead Carnival. Featuring two music stages, live face painting, dancers, circus and fire performances, food vendors, carnival booths, and twelve ornamented Día De Los Muertos altars, designed by local artists and stationed throughout the landscape. It’s an event not to be missed! And the 21+ evening is expected to sell out…but here at Xpress we have a pair of tickets that could be yours! For your chance to claim these tickets, tell us this: what’s your favorite part Halloween/Samhain/Día De Los Muertos? Comment below by Friday, October 23 at 2 PM and you’ll be entered to win!!
Live music by Asheville’s Juan Benavides Group, Hot Point Trio, One Leg Up , Dub Kartel, Byrdy , Pícaro and Morphonic.
Altars constructed by Joshua Spiceland, Asheville Full Moon Gathering, Travis Eagledove, Beto Nuñez, Carlos Vera, Alena Applerose, Rebecca Mellstrom, Keith Shubert, Maurice Legendre, Patrick McCormick and Julia Ferris. Dress up in your funeral finery and paint a sugar skull on your face (or get one painted on you there). Taste ‘n See will be on hand to feed your mortal body. For more information check out the FACEBOOK EVENT.
Tickets: $17 in advance/$25 the day of the show.
Held at the Bywater, located at 796 Riverside Dr., Asheville.
Carpooling to the carnival is strongly recommended. Parking for all vehicles is $3.
Connecting with the dark shadow that is part of the light, embodying the turning of the seasons.
I love the mundane ( All Hallows) and the sacred (Samhain) of the 31st. The solemnity, and the pageantry…..
Costumes- taking on a different persona or appearance!
All I can say is , have you heard the Halloween story ‘Tailybone” ? I’ve told it and made the children scream !!
Dia de Los muertos- delicious food, surrounded by stories and pictures of our loved ones!
Autumn is a magical season. Halloween is a chance for young and old to step outside of themselves and embrace a part of that magic and excitement.
Would love to be the winner. I have family playing this show and can’t afford to go. Please pick me!!!
I love dressing up for Halloween and carving pumpkins but Dia de los Muertos and SamHain speak to my spiritual side. I love the opportunity to celebrate and honor those who have passed on.
That adults can be kids again!
My favorite part of DiaDe Los Muertos is the celebration and honoring of our ancestors who have walked before us. The American culture holds so much taboo around death and dying. However death is another beautiful transition on the continuum of living. In Mexico and Venezuela, as well as other Latin countries, this festival is a chance to remember, honor and celebrate the lives of so many that walked before us.
I love the season. The leaves, the crisp air, and the celebration of the changing of the season.
This a is time of the year where everyone comes together in the crip night and sprits become creative.
Congrats to Matt Rooks! The tickets are yours! Thanks everyone for you lovely comments and your participation!