Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s famous painting, “Viva la Vida Festival” is an ode to life and joy despite the struggles we all face as humans. We want to showcase Latin American culture and invite all people to experience a taste of our identity and worldview through a positive array of activities that we have planned.

The aim of our festival is to showcase Latin American culture through a series of workshops that will educate the audience, but also engage them in fun and playful activities.

This will be the first Latin American Festival to be held in Limerick city. We’ll connect artists from all over the world to produce opportunities for multicultural exchange, through educational events, community workshops, and live music and dance performances.

The Sugar Skull Makeup Workshop invites the attendees to a journey through the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead by remembering and honouring the deceased loved ones through flower making and storytelling and a makeup tutorial.

Mexico’s indigenous festivity dedicated to the dead is a merge of cultures after the arrival of the Spaniards and Catholicism. It is a festive and colourful holiday, a way of honouring the loved ones who parted before us, and celebrating their existence with the belief that they will come visit us every year for one night during the Day of the Dead.

This workshop is open to children, teenagers and adults, who will have the chance to design their own makeup and flowers while listening to Mexican traditional songs and stories.