HECHO EN WESTWOOD
  • ABOUT
    • HW RNO
    • HW Collective
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • Festival del Tamal y Atole
    • Westwood de Noche - Holiday Edition
    • Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
  • Past Events
    • 2022 Events
      • Muertos en Westwood
      • 2022 Veggie Viernes
      • Westwood de Noche
        • 10-14 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-19 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-26 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-2 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-9 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-23 Westwood de Noche
        • 10-7 Westwood de Noche
      • Festival de la Milpa
      • Salsas de Westwood
      • 2022 LA RAZA PARK DAY
      • 2022 Domingos en Westwood
      • 2022 Festival del Mole
      • 2022 Frida Kahlo
      • 2022 Cinco de Mayo
      • FIRST FRIDAYS IN WESTWOOD
        • April First Friday "Selena"
        • March First Friday "Juanita"
      • 2022 Festival del Pozole
      • 2022 Mujer Mercado
      • MARCH FIRST FRIDAY "CITY LOVE"
      • 2022 Amor
        • 2022 Mercadito de Amor
        • 2022 Noches de Amor y Chocolate
        • 2022 Amor Eterno Exhibit
        • 2022 Love Eternal at D3Arts
    • 2021 Events
      • 2021 MES DEL AMOR Y LA AMISTAD
        • Cenas de San Valentin
        • Mercadito de Amor
        • Valentine's Day Sale
      • 2021 Festival del Pozole
      • 2021 Mujer Mercado
      • 2021 CINCO DE MAYO - PEACE & PRIDE WESTWOOD
      • 2021 MOTHER'S DAY GARDEN BAZAAR + MERCADITO
      • 2021 COMIDA CORRIDA
      • 2021 Frida Kahlo - A Celebration of Life & Resistance
        • FRIDA KAHLO COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
        • LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2021 MIKAILHUITL
      • 2021 Veggie Viernes
        • 9/17 Veggie Viernes
        • 8/21 Veggie Viernes
        • 7/16 Veggie Viernes
        • 6/18 Veggie Viernes
        • 5/21 Veggie Viernes
      • 2021 Muertos en Westwood
        • 10-31 Domingos en Westwood
        • 11/5 First Friday
      • 2021 Festival del Tamal y Atole
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - First Friday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Saturday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Sunday
        • TAMALIDAY SALE
      • 2021 Holiday Edition Events
        • 12/17 Veggie Viernes - Holiday Edition
        • 12/18 Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
        • 12/19 Domingos en Westwood - Holiday Edition
      • 2021 D3Arts "On A Sunday Afternoon"
    • 2020 Events
      • 2020 Cinco de Mayo
      • 2020 SUNSET FRIDAYS
      • 2020 LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2020 DOMINGOS EN WESTWOOD
      • 2020 Colorful Colorado Collaborations
      • 2020 CLASES DE COCINA
  • ABOUT
    • HW RNO
    • HW Collective
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • Festival del Tamal y Atole
    • Westwood de Noche - Holiday Edition
    • Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
  • Past Events
    • 2022 Events
      • Muertos en Westwood
      • 2022 Veggie Viernes
      • Westwood de Noche
        • 10-14 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-19 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-26 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-2 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-9 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-23 Westwood de Noche
        • 10-7 Westwood de Noche
      • Festival de la Milpa
      • Salsas de Westwood
      • 2022 LA RAZA PARK DAY
      • 2022 Domingos en Westwood
      • 2022 Festival del Mole
      • 2022 Frida Kahlo
      • 2022 Cinco de Mayo
      • FIRST FRIDAYS IN WESTWOOD
        • April First Friday "Selena"
        • March First Friday "Juanita"
      • 2022 Festival del Pozole
      • 2022 Mujer Mercado
      • MARCH FIRST FRIDAY "CITY LOVE"
      • 2022 Amor
        • 2022 Mercadito de Amor
        • 2022 Noches de Amor y Chocolate
        • 2022 Amor Eterno Exhibit
        • 2022 Love Eternal at D3Arts
    • 2021 Events
      • 2021 MES DEL AMOR Y LA AMISTAD
        • Cenas de San Valentin
        • Mercadito de Amor
        • Valentine's Day Sale
      • 2021 Festival del Pozole
      • 2021 Mujer Mercado
      • 2021 CINCO DE MAYO - PEACE & PRIDE WESTWOOD
      • 2021 MOTHER'S DAY GARDEN BAZAAR + MERCADITO
      • 2021 COMIDA CORRIDA
      • 2021 Frida Kahlo - A Celebration of Life & Resistance
        • FRIDA KAHLO COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
        • LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2021 MIKAILHUITL
      • 2021 Veggie Viernes
        • 9/17 Veggie Viernes
        • 8/21 Veggie Viernes
        • 7/16 Veggie Viernes
        • 6/18 Veggie Viernes
        • 5/21 Veggie Viernes
      • 2021 Muertos en Westwood
        • 10-31 Domingos en Westwood
        • 11/5 First Friday
      • 2021 Festival del Tamal y Atole
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - First Friday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Saturday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Sunday
        • TAMALIDAY SALE
      • 2021 Holiday Edition Events
        • 12/17 Veggie Viernes - Holiday Edition
        • 12/18 Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
        • 12/19 Domingos en Westwood - Holiday Edition
      • 2021 D3Arts "On A Sunday Afternoon"
    • 2020 Events
      • 2020 Cinco de Mayo
      • 2020 SUNSET FRIDAYS
      • 2020 LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2020 DOMINGOS EN WESTWOOD
      • 2020 Colorful Colorado Collaborations
      • 2020 CLASES DE COCINA
Hecho en Westwood is housed inside Cultura Chocolate and helps create community focused events in Westwood that are culturally relevant and accessible.
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RISE Westwood Campus - 3738 Morrison Rd, Denver, CO 80219
The first annual Mikailhuitl Festival is a traditional Day of the Dead feast/community celebration that honors the original dates celebrated by the Mexica. This event features a traditional Mexica ceremony, local art, food, live music, community activities, and more. This event will take place at the RISE Westwood campus in the new Plaza de Mexica painted by D3Arts co-founder and Westwood artist, Santiago Jaramillo. For this event, Santi will also be creating a special mural and altar that showcases original Mexica and Mixtec imagery representing the dead and corresponding symbols.

​Westwood is a neighborhood in Southwest Denver that has a large Mexican-descent community that is fighting to preserve its cultural identity amidst all the change and transformation happening in Denver. We believe this celebration will help create a greater sense of community, help educate people on the origins of Day of Dead, and further connect the community with their ancestral roots. 

Please join us in honoring our ancestors and decolonizing Dia de los Muertos by observing this ceremony and feast during the traditional time of the year that the Mexica/Aztecs would have. The Mikailhuitl Festival will consist of two parts, a community celebration on September 18th and a community feast on September 25th.
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MIKAILHUITONTLI
(meek ah ill wee toh n tlee)
"The small festival of the dead".

September 18th, 2021
​5pm-9pm
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We are excited to bring Grupo TRIBU from Mexico City to share indigenous Mexica music. They are a world renowned music group and this will be their first time performance in Denver,CO. We feel very fortunate to bring them to Westwood for all to enjoy.

Traditional Mexica cuisine and drinks, featuring prehispanic ingredients and created by local community and professional chefs will be available for purchase.
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Traditional Mexica dance will lead the day long ceremony honoring our loved ones and ancestors.

This event is free and open to all.
To learn more about this community celebration on September 18th, see our program below.
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MIKAILHUITL
(meek ah ill wheat)
"The festival of the dead".

September 25th, 2021
6pm-9pm
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This community feast will include traditional Mexica food by local professional chefs as we honor our ancestors and celebrate D3Arts and the Westwood community.

The Kalpulli Izkalli Aztek dance group will perform their traditional ceremonial dance. Izkalli, meaning resurgency is dedicated to new life and new beginnings.

Michael Heralda is the artist and storyteller behind "Aztec Stories", who creates culturally educational, musical and interactive expereinces that help reconnect and create a new understanding of the culture of ancient Mexico and the indigenous Mexika (me-shee-ka)/Aztecs.

We are honored to have both Kalpulli Izkalli and Michael Heralda join us for the first annual Mikailhuitl celebration in Westwood. 
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TZOALLI
Youth "Amaranth Skull" Making Workshop

Join us for a FREE Youth Amaranth Skull Making Workshop on Friday, September 17 at Veggie Viernes. Make your own Amaranth Skull to take home and help us create some to place on the altar for the upcoming Mikailhuitl events held on September 18th and on September 25th.  All materials will be provided along with Free snacks and drinks. To make sure we have enough supplies, please register using the link below.
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Hecho en Westwood
​(based inside Cultura Chocolate)
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3742 Morrison Rd
​Denver, CO 80219

CONTACT US

info@hechoenwestwood.com​
or TEXT 303-731-6656
  • ABOUT
    • HW RNO
    • HW Collective
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • Festival del Tamal y Atole
    • Westwood de Noche - Holiday Edition
    • Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
  • Past Events
    • 2022 Events
      • Muertos en Westwood
      • 2022 Veggie Viernes
      • Westwood de Noche
        • 10-14 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-19 Westwood de Noche
        • 8-26 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-2 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-9 Westwood de Noche
        • 9-23 Westwood de Noche
        • 10-7 Westwood de Noche
      • Festival de la Milpa
      • Salsas de Westwood
      • 2022 LA RAZA PARK DAY
      • 2022 Domingos en Westwood
      • 2022 Festival del Mole
      • 2022 Frida Kahlo
      • 2022 Cinco de Mayo
      • FIRST FRIDAYS IN WESTWOOD
        • April First Friday "Selena"
        • March First Friday "Juanita"
      • 2022 Festival del Pozole
      • 2022 Mujer Mercado
      • MARCH FIRST FRIDAY "CITY LOVE"
      • 2022 Amor
        • 2022 Mercadito de Amor
        • 2022 Noches de Amor y Chocolate
        • 2022 Amor Eterno Exhibit
        • 2022 Love Eternal at D3Arts
    • 2021 Events
      • 2021 MES DEL AMOR Y LA AMISTAD
        • Cenas de San Valentin
        • Mercadito de Amor
        • Valentine's Day Sale
      • 2021 Festival del Pozole
      • 2021 Mujer Mercado
      • 2021 CINCO DE MAYO - PEACE & PRIDE WESTWOOD
      • 2021 MOTHER'S DAY GARDEN BAZAAR + MERCADITO
      • 2021 COMIDA CORRIDA
      • 2021 Frida Kahlo - A Celebration of Life & Resistance
        • FRIDA KAHLO COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
        • LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2021 MIKAILHUITL
      • 2021 Veggie Viernes
        • 9/17 Veggie Viernes
        • 8/21 Veggie Viernes
        • 7/16 Veggie Viernes
        • 6/18 Veggie Viernes
        • 5/21 Veggie Viernes
      • 2021 Muertos en Westwood
        • 10-31 Domingos en Westwood
        • 11/5 First Friday
      • 2021 Festival del Tamal y Atole
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - First Friday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Saturday
        • Festival del Tamal y Atole - Sunday
        • TAMALIDAY SALE
      • 2021 Holiday Edition Events
        • 12/17 Veggie Viernes - Holiday Edition
        • 12/18 Mujer Mercado - Holiday Edition
        • 12/19 Domingos en Westwood - Holiday Edition
      • 2021 D3Arts "On A Sunday Afternoon"
    • 2020 Events
      • 2020 Cinco de Mayo
      • 2020 SUNSET FRIDAYS
      • 2020 LAS NOCHES DE FRIDA
      • 2020 DOMINGOS EN WESTWOOD
      • 2020 Colorful Colorado Collaborations
      • 2020 CLASES DE COCINA