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Día de los Muertos Community Nichos Exhibit
Burton Barr Central Library (2nd floor, by the Arizona Room) · 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ
Displays of nichos made by local community groups, plus papel picado and ofrendas. Visitors can leave messages at a community altar, add a wallet-size photo copy of a loved one to the photo wall, and follow a scavenger hunt through the library.
When
- Fri, Oct 30Library open 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Sat, Oct 31Library open 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Sun, Nov 1Library open 1–5 p.m.
Dates are stated explicitly by the source.
Getting in
Free
Bring only 2x3 photocopies for the photo wall. Photos are not returned.
- Library pages give slightly different end dates (Nov 5, Nov 6 or Nov 7). All of them cover the weekend.
- Day-by-day hours come from the library's unlabeled hours list, read Monday through Sunday.
Sources
- phoenixpubliclibrary.org municipal
Display dates Oct 5-Nov 5, 2026 (event listing says Oct 6-Nov 7), 2nd floor by the Arizona Room, community altar, photo wall, scavenger hunt, 2x3 photocopy rule - phoenixpubliclibrary.org municipal
Seven unlabeled weekly hour entries (9-5, 9-7, 9-7, 9-7, 9-5, 9-5, 1-5), read Mon-Sun: Fri and Sat 9-5, Sun 1-5