Dia de los Muertos - Morelia, Patzcuaro or CDMX/Teotihucan?

'Discovered' is a huge understatement. In fact, if you've only begun to plan now, affordable lodging options are already slim to none, heavy on the none. Patzcuaro is the most commercialized/popular DOD spot in all of the Republic, Oaxaca probably being #2. Every 2 peso ranchito in the country will have their own DOD stuff going on with varying degrees of "authenticity". Wherever you go, you'll find something going on worthwhile of a couple of pictures.

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Morelia IS still totally lovely. One of my favourite cities in Mexico.
A couple of years back, someone posted about going to Patzcuaro for Dia de Muertos and she was planning it about one week in advance and it sounded like she found accommodation, although I certainly agree that you would be best to get on it right away, if that is what you decide.

http://www.lakepatzcuaro.org/DayOfDead.html

Patzcuaro or Isla de Janitzio, near Patzcuaro? Two very different experiences.

If you are going to Morelia solely as a waystop to Patzcuaro area and DoD ... I think there areas closer to Mexico City that offer less commercial DoD events. One such alternative is Tlaxcala.

The largest / most attended DoD cemetery visits in all of Mexico are in Mixquic - on the outskirts of Mexico City.

There are a great many prior DoD discussions archived here on TTMB, including ones talking about Patzcuaro. You might want to have a look at them.

LW

For comparison, here is my trip report about Day of the Dead in Oaxaca: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forums/americas-mexico/mexico/trip-report-dia-de-muertos-oaxaca?page=1#post_22291636

Ugh. Another blogger trolling for clicks.

I have only been to Patzcuaro that time of the year. Just too crowded and over whelming IMO. I actually prefer Oakland,Ca fete with well over 100 altars and about 100,000 mostly Mexicans at this family alcohol free event. Then the following week San Francisco Mission district event is also excellent .