Día de Muertos 2025

THANK YOU, MIL GRACIAS 

to all who made the Día de muertos Celebration ’25 

a wonderful community collaboration!

We gathered as an inclusive Middlebury community and honor ancestors and departed loved ones through art, song, dance, communion/togetherness, and creativity…

Our 2024 collaboration with students, faculty, staff and community members, included:

The Día de los Muertos Celebration ’25 was held at Middlebury College throughout the month October, culminating with celebrations on November 1st at the MAC Plaza in concert with the Inauguration weekend’s Celebration of the Arts & on November 2nd at St. Peter’s Church, with the goal of honoring the lives of loved ones and for the cultural enrichment of the whole community.

Our 2025 collaboration with students, faculty, staff and community members, included:

  • Middlebury College Departments and Organizations
    • Theatre Department
    • Luso-Hispanic Studies
    • American Studies
    • “Cultural Community Collaboration & Production” (THEA/AMST 0121):
      • Omar Alghondakly
      • Eduardo Arias Mendez
      • Thalia Cerda
      • Anaya Egge
      • Lizzy Guzman
      • Nazmus Sakib
      • Holt Witter
      • Noemi Zendejas Rodriguez
      • Ryan Ulen, CCE PA
    • Film & Media Culture
    • Anderson Freeman Center
    • Center for Community Engagement
    • Events Management
    • Facilities
    • Mahaney Arts Center
    • Proctor Dining Hall & Dining Services
    • Council on the Arts
    • Beyond the Page
    • Chellis House
    • Health & Wellness Education
    • The Scott Center
  • Middlebury College Student Groups
    • Juntos ~ Nancy Rivera Almanza
    • Grupo baile folklórico de mis Raíces
      • Isbeth Bustos
      • Trinidad Arroyo
      • Felipe Lira Galicia
      • Kate-Lynn Luna
      • Enedina Pineda 
      • Abigail Hernandez
      • Cameron Macias
      • Angela Rosendo
      • Daisy Vasquez
    • Spanish House
    • Alianza
    • United for Ukraine
    • MCAB
    • and independent student volunteers, including:
      • Nana Santos Almonte
      • Sorina Johnston
      • Cristina Interiano
      • Maria Soto
      • Laura Gomez
      • Christopher Jaquez
      • Maria Jose Gonzales
      • Amanda Hill
      • McKenna Lont
      • Jen Westphal 
      • Sherlyn Gonzalez Mejia
      • Joshua Garson
      • Brittney Tipaz
      • Kevin Ramirez
      • (please let us know if we omitted your name!)
  • Community Organizations
    • Rodrigo Placencia & friends
    • Vermont Folklife
    • Tierra del Sol Baile Folklórico
    • Mexico in Vermont
    • Catholic Migrant Ministry of Addison County
    • St. Peters Church
    • St. Mary’s Church

If you have any questions or are interested in participating in the future, please reach out at ddmc@middlebury.edu and visit Insta: @midd_ddmc