Downtown Day of the Dead Celebration
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Festival
Esplanade Park
400 SW 2nd Street
3:00 pm-8:00 pm
Stroll
SW 2nd Street and
Riverwalk
Starts at 6:00 pm
Block Party
SW 3rd Avenue/
Revolution Live
4:00 pm-11:00 pm
The first Downtown Day of the Dead Celebration was held on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Hosted by Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale and Damn Good Hospitality, the festival continued the work of the immensely popular and successful Florida Day of the Dead Celebration and the Puppet Network to spread knowledge of the Mexican holiday, Día de los Muertos.
The Day of the Dead Festival, hosted at Esplanade Park, showcased face painting, authentic cuisine, crafts, music and the festival welcome from Fort Lauderdale Mayor Trantalis and Mexican Consul General Eliel Campuzano Mendiola. The Day of the Dead Stroll was a beautiful processional accompanied by incredible costumes, painted faces. festive spirits and traditional Day of the Dead puppets. The Stroll began at Esplanade Park and continued down SW 2nd St and along the Riverwalk, culminating on SW 3rd Avenue where Revolution Live hosted the Day of the Dead Block Party!
Sponsors included: City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Blue, Rick and Flo Celender, Las Olas Capital Arts, TWO MEN AND A TRUCK, Broken Tee Craft Vodka, Swiggle, Tequila Supremacia, Producer Mezcal, Morningstar Storage – Fat Village, Kamora, S. Mark Graphics and Go Riverwalk Magazine.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
TITLE SPONSOR – $12,000
- Social media post about Title Sponsor
- Double tented booth space
- Space to hang two banners advertising your business
- Short speaking opportunity
- 200-word write-up on you or your business in Go Riverwalk Magazine*
PRESENTING SPONSOR – $8,000
- Social media post about Presenting Sponsor
- Double tented booth space
- Space to hang one banner advertising your business
- 100-word write-up on you or your business in Go Riverwalk Magazine*
STAGE SPONSOR – $4,000
- Social media post about sponsor
- Single tented booth space
- Stage banner with stage sponsor logo
PROCESSIONAL SPONSOR – $2,000
- Single tented booth space
ARTS & CRAFTS SPONSOR – $1,000
Title, Presenting, Stage, Processional and Arts & Crafts Sponsors Also Receive Acknowledgment & Logo Placement in:
- Press releases, print advertising and promotional materials
- Weekly e-blasts to 6,000+ opt in emails
- Event page on GoRiverwalk.com and other online listings
- Full-page event ad and post-event Riverwalk Exclusives coverage in Go Riverwalk Magazine
- Stage announcements at event
- Event banner(s) and flyers distributed throughout the Greater Fort Lauderdale area
IN-KIND SPONSORS AND CUSTOM SPONSOR PROPOSALS ARE WELCOMED.
*Subject to approval by Executive Editor
For more information on sponsor and vendor opportunities for Downtown Day of the Dead and other Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale events, please email events@goriverwalk.com or call (954) 468-1541.
