Day of the Dead in OAXACA, MEXICO 🇲🇽 | Things To Do & Everything You Need to Know
Iryna Korniienko
2,905 views
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Oaxaca has been on my wishlist for years.
I remember watching Pixar’s Coco for the first time and feeling something indescribably magical.
Since then, I’ve wanted to experience it not as an observer, but as someone present inside it — walking the streets, seeing the altars, feeling the atmosphere, understanding what makes this time so special here.
Because Día de Muertos in Oaxaca isn’t just known for its beauty.
It’s known for the way entire communities prepare for weeks.
For the marigold petals that guide the way home.
For the candlelit cemeteries, the comparsas, and a tradition that honors life by remembering those who came before us.
And now, I’m finally here — in the place I had imagined for so long — ready to experience it fully, wholeheartedly.
Over the next days, I’ll be moving through different corners of Oaxaca — from natural landscapes to historic sites, from quiet mornings to crowded evenings — following the rhythm of this time as it unfolds.
And I invite you to come with me.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
02:57 An Abundant Morning in Oaxaca City
06:07 The First Time We Saw a Comparsa
09:27 Beautiful Days During Día de los Muertos Week
11:54 Evening Festivities During Day of the Dead Week
13:57 A Day Trip to Hierve El Agua
14:26 Tule Tree
15:11 Fields of Marigolds
16:09 Hierve El Agua
20:25 Mitla
22:44 Teotitlán del Valle Textile Village
25:34 A Hike in Sierra Norte Mountains
37:29 Another Beautiful Day Exploring Oaxaca de Juárez
40:31 The Big Comparsa
43:16 A Visit to the Cemetery Panteón General
44:39 The Morning After the Celebration
47:31 Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
49:23 Monte Albán
51:22 Coffee Stop at Quinta Real Oaxaca Hotel
51:57 Outro
USEFUL LINKS:
A Day Trip to HIERVE EL AGUA, Mitla, Tule and Teotitlán del Valle:
https://www.viator.com/tours/Oaxaca-C...
Hike in SIERRA NORTE Mountains:
https://www.airbnb.ae/experiences/142...
MONTE ALBAN Half Day Tour:
https://www.viator.com/tours/Oaxaca-C...
My first video from Oaxaca City 🇲🇽
OAXACA | Magnificent. Mysterious. Unforget...
Found this video useful or entertaining? Thank me by buying me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irynakor...
#mexico #diademuertos #oaxaca
5 Comments
As soon as I saw your video today, I clicked on it. I love hearing your calm and comforting voice, it brings me joy. Safe travels Iryna.
Day of the Dead in OAXACA, MEXICO 🇲🇽 | Things To Do & Everything You Need to Know
Iryna Korniienko
2,905 views
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Oaxaca has been on my wishlist for years.
I remember watching Pixar’s Coco for the first time and feeling something indescribably magical.
Since then, I’ve wanted to experience it not as an observer, but as someone present inside it — walking the streets, seeing the altars, feeling the atmosphere, understanding what makes this time so special here.
Because Día de Muertos in Oaxaca isn’t just known for its beauty.
It’s known for the way entire communities prepare for weeks.
For the marigold petals that guide the way home.
For the candlelit cemeteries, the comparsas, and a tradition that honors life by remembering those who came before us.
And now, I’m finally here — in the place I had imagined for so long — ready to experience it fully, wholeheartedly.
Over the next days, I’ll be moving through different corners of Oaxaca — from natural landscapes to historic sites, from quiet mornings to crowded evenings — following the rhythm of this time as it unfolds.
And I invite you to come with me.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
02:57 An Abundant Morning in Oaxaca City
06:07 The First Time We Saw a Comparsa
09:27 Beautiful Days During Día de los Muertos Week
11:54 Evening Festivities During Day of the Dead Week
13:57 A Day Trip to Hierve El Agua
14:26 Tule Tree
15:11 Fields of Marigolds
16:09 Hierve El Agua
20:25 Mitla
22:44 Teotitlán del Valle Textile Village
25:34 A Hike in Sierra Norte Mountains
37:29 Another Beautiful Day Exploring Oaxaca de Juárez
40:31 The Big Comparsa
43:16 A Visit to the Cemetery Panteón General
44:39 The Morning After the Celebration
47:31 Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
49:23 Monte Albán
51:22 Coffee Stop at Quinta Real Oaxaca Hotel
51:57 Outro
USEFUL LINKS:
A Day Trip to HIERVE EL AGUA, Mitla, Tule and Teotitlán del Valle:
https://www.viator.com/tours/Oaxaca-C...
Hike in SIERRA NORTE Mountains:
https://www.airbnb.ae/experiences/142...
MONTE ALBAN Half Day Tour:
https://www.viator.com/tours/Oaxaca-C...
My first video from Oaxaca City 🇲🇽
OAXACA | Magnificent. Mysterious. Unforget...
Found this video useful or entertaining? Thank me by buying me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/irynakor...
#mexico #diademuertos #oaxaca