What began in 2015 as a small, uncertain celebration in the Madison East High School theater has now grown into one of the school’s most beloved annual traditions. The 9th annual Día de los Muertos Performance & Fundraiser will once again fill the halls of East on Saturday, Nov. 1, with color, music, and remembrance, drawing more than 800 attendees from across the community.
“When this event first started, we didn’t know what to expect,” recalls Silvia Gomez, East High School’s Bilingual Resource Specialist (BRS), one of the event’s organizers and the advisor for Raza United. “Back then, we didn’t even know if we had food to sell! But people loved it, and each year it’s grown — not just in size, but in meaning.”
Today, the Día de los Muertos celebration has become both a vibrant cultural showcase and a vital fundraiser supporting two student organizations: Ballet Folklórico de Maria Díaz and the Raza United Student Association…