Claudia Martinez watches during a judged costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party at First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Participants walk in a procession at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Participants walk in a procession at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Jarod Zamora, left, and his fiance Linda Alfaro walk in a procession at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Participants walk in a procession at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Jarod Zamora, left, and his fiance Linda Alfaro walk in a procession at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Vanessa Balderrama, left, and Rosa Del Rio prepare to cross the street at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A woman celebrates at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at CHAC Gallery in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A man has a chalk design drawn on the back of his leather jacket at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at CHAC Gallery in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A family walks across the street at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Claudia Martinez, back right, gets her face painted during a judged costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party at First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A woman watches during a judged costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party at First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A woman participates in a costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Museo de las Americas in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Jarod Zamora participates in a costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Museo de las Americas in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Vanessa Balderrama walks by a projector at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Museo de las Americas in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
An audience gathers to watch a performance at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A performance at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Thornton resident Alanie Hernandez, 3, plays on stage at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 inside Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A member of Mariachi Sangre Mexicana performs at a Dia de los Muertos block party during First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 inside Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Ben Engle, 9, gets his face painted during a judged costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party at First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center in the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
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Claudia Martinez watches during a judged costume contest at a Dia de los Muertos block party at First Friday Art Walk Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at the Art District on Santa Fe. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
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The Art District on Santa Fe hosted a Dia de los Muertos block for the First Friday Art Walk on Friday Nov. 1, 2019. A procession of people in Catrina costumes and Aztec dancers made their way through the Art District as many of the galleries held Dei de los Muertos events.
