To celebrate Day of the Dead this November, Wahaca will host a three-day Subterranean Festival of Life, filled with live music, Mexican performances, street food and most importantly tequila and Mezcal!
Just confirmed are the bands and DJ’s for the night:
OSCILLADOR BASS (Mexico D.F)
ISA GT (Colombia - Berlin)
GYPSY BOX (Mexico - BCN)
CAL JADER (Movimientos)
PANTHER PANTHER (Mexico - Bristol)
OSCAR ARROYO (Mexico - LDN)
LUU SIERRA (Pachamama)
This year Wahaca will celebrate Day of the Dead across the country with a host of immersive events, an exclusive banquet, a street food market, and feasting menus, all culminating in a three-day, all-encompassing subterranean festival of life at London’s The Vaults. In light of recent events, all of Wahaca’s profits from the festival will go directly to the charities supporting those affected by the earthquakes in Mexico, as well as additional fundraising that will happen across Wahaca restaurants nationwide.
Wahaca’s Day of the Dead Festival will take place on the 2nd- 4th November, and will see foodies, music lovers, and party-goers alike come together to celebrate the departed.
Day of the Dead celebrations will be brought to life with decorations and a limited edition Feasting menu, to help people be part of the festival nationwide, including Wahaca restaurants in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Brighton.
Day of the Dead Festival at The Vaults
2nd – 4th November
The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1
7pm-2am
Inspired by the traditional Día de los Muertos celebrated across Mexico, Wahaca’s festival will encompass different aspects of Day of The Dead, from rituals and prayer to dance and theatrics, all brought together in the underground tunnels of London’s Waterloo.
There will be live music, Mexican performers and art, and hands on experiences for revellers to enjoy. The festival’s labyrinth of tunnels will play host to a Mayan jungle and then into a re-creation of the Cemetery Panteon General in Oaxaca, with performances of poetry and songs where guests will be encouraged to pay their respects to the loved ones they’ve lost. Music will be curated by Movimientos, with DJ’s playing late into the night.
For those who prefer a different kind of party, Wahaca have teamed up with international sensations Morning Gloryville who will be putting on a Day of the Dead themed morning rave on Saturday 4th November kicking off at 7am.
Tickets for Wahaca’s Day of the Dead festival go on sale from Friday 22nd September and will be available to buy via www.WahacaDOTD.co.uk
• Ticket prices - £25 for regular tickets for festival entrance, with early bird tickets at £15 available
• Morning Gloryville tickets available via www.morninggloryville.com
Mexican Banquet with Thomasina Miers
Friday 3rd November
House of Vans, Approach Rd., SE1
7pm onwards.
Catering for Mexican food fans, Wahaca Co-Founder Thomasina Miers will host a banquet in a brilliantly transformed House of Vans on Friday 3rd November. The family-style feast will feature a selection of delicious new dishes that Tommi has been creating - including wild mushroom empanadas, sharing platters of slow-cooked beef shin tacos, roasted cauliflower with cashew nut cream, and chocolate brownie with mezcal caramel sauce to finish.
There are a limited number of spaces available for the banquet.
£65 tickets include a welcome drink + after-dinner entry to Day of the Dead Festival – tickets go on sale from Monday 25th September at www.WahacaDOTD.co.uk
Leake St Street Food Market
FREE ENTRY
2nd – 4th November
The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1
Thursday-Friday: 6pm-10pm
Saturday Family Day: 1pm-4pm
From 6pm on Thursday 2nd November, the Leake Street tunnel will be transformed into a lively street food market, serving up tacos and other Mexican delights from Wahaca and her cheeky younger brother DF/ Mexico, as well as burgers from festival favourites Patty & Bun and magical hot dogs from Bubbledogs.
Free to enter, the Street Food Market will be open from 6pm-10pm Thursday and Friday evenings, whilst on Saturday, a Family Day (1-4pm) will also include a Mexican craft market in Lower Marsh.
Day of the Dead Feasting Menu
30th October – 5th November
Nationwide across all Wahaca restaurants - including London, Liverpool, Brighton, Cardiff, Edinburgh & Manchester.
To find your nearest Wahaca, visit: www.wahaca.co.uk/locations
Across the country, Wahaca restaurants will be getting into the festival spirit with every restaurant transformed with traditional Mexican decorations, and a Day of the Dead Feasting Menu available in all restaurants in and out of London.
The menu will include iconic dishes from Wahaca’s menu brought together and served feasting style, for the whole table to enjoy – and will include a margarita or beer to toast the memory of the departed. The menu will be available across all 24 Wahaca locations from 30th October – 5th November.
Keep up to date on Twitter and Instagram with all Wahaca and DOTD news, at @Wahaca, @thomasinamiers and at www.WahacaDOTD.co.uk #WahacaDotD
