Luminaria Cancelled; Muertos Fest Called Off for Saturday — Not Sunday

Update, noon: Muertos Fest is cancelled for today. However, organizers say Sunday is a go. 

Organizers say Los Masters Plus and Master Blaster Sound System will play at The Mix at 9 p.m., followed by La Trinidad and Grupo Frackaso. There will be free tacos from Taco Cabana at 7 p.m. and later El Milagro at 11 p.m., organizers say.

Due to severe inclement weather we are canceling events at La Villita today but we will resume #muertosfest tomorrow at noon!!!!!

— Dia de los Muertos (@muertosfest) October 24, 2015

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Because of heavy rain and flash flooding across the city, Luminaria is cancelled, the city announced in a two-sentence press release Saturday morning.

On Instagram, Muertos Fest announced that all activities are postponed until 1 p.m., and that Sunday should go on as normal.

Morning activities have been canceled. We will be continuing with indoor activities including performances at 1pm inside the Villita Assembly Hall and full activities will resume on Sunday.

A photo posted by Dia de los Muertos Celebration (@muertosfest) on Oct 24, 2015 at 7:56am PDT

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