29/10/2026
What an incredible celebration! Our 2026 Maricopa Día de los Mu***os Ofrenda was filled with music, dancing, beautiful traditions, community, and so much LOVE!
So many people to thank but let's start here:
❤️ First, to those who have been by my side since the very beginning: Lorena Ortega, Rosario Stoiber, Sandra Melchor, and Veronica Sanchez. Thank you for showing up year after year, believing in this vision, and helping turn it into something our community looks forward to. I couldn't do this without you!
🌼 Copa Party and Global Water Resources — your continued generosity and support mean the world to us! You believed in this celebration and have helped bring it to life. We truly cannot thank you enough.
💃 Ms. Yvonne and the Maricopa Wells and Desert Wind Middle School Dancers — FOUR years and counting! Thank you for sharing your talents and bringing the next generation into our celebration.
🎶 Special Guest Musicians, Cody Blackbird and Anthony Mendez — thank you for sharing your incredible gifts with our community! Having Cody, an internationally recognized, award-winning Native American flutist, perform in our Ofrenda Room was truly an honor. And Anthony, an amazingly talented guitarist, brought his own special magic to the day!
🏛️ Councilwoman Amber Lierman, Councilman Vincent Manfredi, and Arizona State Representative Teresa Martinez — thank you for joining us and supporting our community's cultural celebrations.
Receiving the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation from the City of Maricopa was an especially meaningful honor. Thank you for recognizing the importance of celebrating and preserving the cultures and traditions that enrich our community.
💀 Representative Teresa Martinez, Ken Myers, and Danielle Pedder — thank you for judging our Catrina/Catrín Contest! And thank you to everyone who participated. You looked AMAZING!
❤️ To my family — Ken, Xavier, Brandon, Chris, Ellie and Remo: Thank you for all the long hours, hard work, and love you pour into this event every year. My hope is that the traditions we celebrate, along with the new ones we've created together, will continue through our family for generations.
And to every sponsor, vendor, artist, performer, volunteer, committee member, and attendee — THANK YOU!
Many of these wonderful people donate their time, talents, and services simply because they believe in what we're creating together. Their hearts call them to be part of something meaningful, and that generosity is what makes this event so special.
🌼 Help us keep this tradition alive!
Thank you, Maricopa, for another wonderful year! 🧡
🎥 Enjoy our official 2026 Ofrenda video, produced by Volo Photo!
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