BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:America/New_York
X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:62@jointherevolution.net
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181102T230000
DTSTAMP:20181024T221037Z
URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/florida-day-of-the-dead/
SUMMARY:Florida Day Of The Dead
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the ninth installment of the ever popular and spi
 rited festival of remembrance and revelry! On this date\, it is believed t
 hat the gateway between Mictlan\, the ancient Aztec land of the dead\, and
  our own opens up so we can dance and sing with our lost loved ones for on
 e special time of year.\n\nWith just 750 attendees in 2010\, the event swe
 lled to over 10\,000 participants in 2017. The Celebration is a creative s
 pectacle honoring Mexican and Latin American traditions while generating m
 odern interpretations that connect with a broad spectrum of demographics. 
 Rooted in community\, this event embraces a universe of ideas from a legio
 n of talented skull inspired artists\, mariachi musicians\, painted perfor
 mers and enthusiastic skeleton clad revelers. This skeleton-inspired celeb
 ration is centered at Riverwalk - Fort Lauderdale\, Revolution Live Entert
 ainment Complex\, and Fort Lauderdale History Center in downtown Fort Laud
 erdale.\n\nParticipants will begin to gather FRIDAY for CALAVARAS IN THE P
 LAZA at 4PM in Huizenga Plaza on Las Olas Boulevard for craft activities i
 ncluding mask and puppet making along with sugar skull face painting to he
 lp the little ones prepare for the event. It will be underscored by tradit
 ional live music and traditional from the stage. A few blocks West along t
 he River at the New River Inn\, make sure to experience the heartfelt OFRE
 NDAS EXHIBITION where traditional altars of remembrance have been created 
 using sugar skulls\, food\, art and artifact for those who have have passe
 d. Some are traditional\, some artistic\, all deeply meaningful to each bu
 ilder. Alongside the Ofrendas\, view a whimsical take on death through an 
 exhibition of over 20 paintings by Heather Calderon in the New River Inn o
 pen from 4-8pm.\n\nThe main event spectacle begins when the community will
  converge up in traditional skeleton garb at Fort Lauderdale’s Huizenga 
 Plaza for the SKELETON PROCESSIONAL. At 6pm Officials from the Fort Lauder
 dale City and Broward County Commissions and the Consulate General of Mexi
 co shall welcome participants. At 6:30pm led by Event Founder Jim Hammond 
 from PUPPET NETWORK and his giant skeleton puppets\, over 50 giant puppets
  up to 19’ tall and 1000 skeletons will follow Mariachi Musicians along 
 Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale towards SW 3rd Avenue in a colorful sidewalk par
 ade through the Fort Lauderdale Historic District.\n\nThe Processional end
 s at the FOLKLORICO STAGE at SW 3rd Avenue which will be closed for our MU
 ERTOS STREET FESTIVAL from 5-11PM. On the Stage\, experience the best trad
 itional folkloric dance and mariachi in South Florida. There will be origi
 nal indie art and crafts for sale in the CRAFT CRYPT in Revolution Live an
 d America’s Backyard nightclubs. Craft projects\, face painting and more
  will be available for children in LOS ANGELITOS VILLAGE. Interspersed thr
 oughout\, you will find art installations\, pop up ofrendas\, mask making 
 art tents\, Latin American food trucks and interactive street performers.
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Concerts,Parties
LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\,
  United States
GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud
 erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution 
 Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20180311T030000
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR