Giant Catrina display Zócalo Mexico City extended, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico City, Mexico): As part of Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico City, government authorities inaugurated the Monumental Day of the Dead Offering 2026, which installed what is described as the tallest Catrina in the world. The free exhibition opened to the public on October 29, 2026, and set a new Guinness World Records mark for the largest Catrina, with an official height of 33.411 meters.
Following the Day of the Dead weekend, Mexico City head of government Clara Brugada said the festivities brought an economic impact of 36 billion pesos. She also announced that the piece, which earned the capital the record, will extend its presence in the Zócalo.
Guinness World Records adjudicator Alfredo Arista certified the measurement of the papier-mâché structure, which surpassed the previous mark of 28 meters set in Puerto Vallarta.
Authorities had initially set an opening deadline of Monday, November 2, for the artwork, which honors Mexican engraver and illustrator José Guadalupe Posada. During a press conference, Brugada announced that the Catrina will remain until Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
“Due to the impressive success the Catrina has had, we are going to leave it until November 11, which is when it will begin to be dismantled,” the mayor said.
According to official information, the Catrina was created by artisans and papier-mâché collectives from the east of Mexico City, with work led by Ana Francis López Bayghen. The figure wears an aristocratic-style hat as an allusion to social criticism of those who reject national roots.
At the base of the central piece is a field of cempasúchil flowers grown by 597 producers from the Xochimilco chinampa zone, accompanied by axolotl sculptures decorated by community collectives from the city’s boroughs.
