Description
The 7th annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival will take place in Albuquerque with four days of death-positive conversations and experiences November 1-4, 2024 at locations around Albuquerque. Selected sessions will be available online as hybrid events, with audiences participating both in-person and via Zoom.
The Before I Die Festival has entertaining and educational elements, including Mortality Movies, speakers and panel discussions, Death Cafe conversations, and more. Online sessions will be professionally coordinated by Keeper, which provides in-person and virtual memorial services and online memorial pages.
Choose your registration level:
- $20 – Provides online Zoom access and for in-person attendees, a goodie bag with A Good Goodbye DVD set.
- $40 – Includes a copy of the book A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die.
- $60 – Includes a T-shirt from A Good Goodbye (Sizes M-L-XL-XXL).
- $80 – Includes registration for the Murder and Mayhem Cemetery Tour at Historic Fairview Cemetery on October 26 (choose 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. tour time).
A portion of the sponsorship proceeds and ticket sales from the Before I Die NM Festival will be donated to 501(c)(3) charitable partner, Historic Fairview Cemetery, established in Albuquerque in 1881. The cemetery is the final resting place of 12,000 individuals, with remarkable stories reflecting the history of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the United States of America. The website is www.HistoricFairviewCemeteryABQ.org.
Before I Die Festival events include:
- Murder and Mayhem Cemetery Tour: this walking tour on Saturday, October 26 features true stories of deaths of people buried at Historic Fairview Cemetery. This fundraiser for the nonprofit organization has separate ticketing, or register at a higher level. Tour time choices are at 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.
- Death Cafe Discussions: daily opportunities to discuss mortality questions in a supportive environment.
- Mortality Movies: feature-length films to laugh and learn about end-of-life.
- Informative Speakers: sessions on eco-friendly funerals, end-of-life planning, downsizing, grief, and more.
- Virtual Audiences: Sessions with speakers will be available as hybrid events with in-person audiences and online participants, thanks to Festival sponsor Keeper. Videos will be made available after the festival.
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