The Cinco de Mayo events in the US have been around since the 60’s. As you may already know, Cinco de Mayo events are a pure US Tradition associated to Mexican American culture brought by the recent immigrants.
Cinco de Mayo type of events
The Cinco de Mayo events include all kind of celebrations, parties and showings.
- Cinco de Mayo events with Mexican food expo and tasting
- Cinco de Mayo events with fairs and carnival
- Cinco de Mayo night club events with mixology around margaritas, tequila and mezcal
- Cinco de Mayo cultural events with art galleries and history keynotes and presentations
Cinco de Mayo Denver Events
Denver Colorado is probably the best city in the US to attend to Cinco de Mayo events. The high percentage of Mexican immigration makes it a great spot to get really close to the fusion of cultures that represent the Mexican American families.
The Cinco de Mayo event in Denver is celebrated at the Civic Center Park. The 5 de mayo event is organized by and NGO, the Newsed City Development Corporation “CDC”, headed by Andrea Barela.
CDC it’s a local nonprofit that does economic development and is involved with the Cinco de Mayo events in Denver.
Cinco DeMayo celebration in Denver started as a street festival on Santa Fe Drive as a development action to support the Lincoln Park neighborhood and the Santa Fe Drive corridor in 1968.
But the 5 de Mayo event got so popular and so big that it was moved to the Civic Center Park in 1995.
The Cinco de Mayo event in Denver usually goes on for the weekend, event if it is after or before the actual celebration date, May 5th.
The Denver mexican american culture event boasts three stages with all types of shows, including folcklorican mexican dance, Mexican regional music like Banda and Musica Grupera and Mariachis.
On another stage local groups like the Chihuahuas play. And there are very funny contest like the taco eating contest, and the Chihuahua races, the tiny chihuahua breed dogs running in the park at the sealed pond like a dog track.
There are over 200 booths with Mexican food and mexican hat sombreros vendors, cinco de mayo t-shirts and crafs, and lots of beer and tequila, and margaritas, and guacamole…
Cinco de Mayo at Denver is a great cultural experience, it’s the largest cultural event in state of Colorado. It is a family event.
Cinco de Mayo Denver 2020 cancelled
Due to the COVID pandemia, the traditional Cinco de Mayo event at Denver, had to be cancelled.
Cinco de Mayo 5 best city for events
In addition to the Denver Cinco de Mayo events, the other best cities to visit for the celebrations are
Cinco de Mayo at San Diego, California
The 5 de Mayo event at San Diego is called the Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo, and more than one hundred thousand people come to celebrate the Mexican culture day at the old part of the city. Music, Mexican food and even the traditional mexican Luchas make San Diego Mexican again for a weekend. Many mexicans from across the border in Tijuana join the celebrations.
Cinco de Mayo at St. Paul, Minnesota
The Cinco de Mayo at the West Side of St Paul Minnesota is another great to spend the 5 de mayo celebration. It also goes on the whole weekend, with food booths, mexican music, taco contests and even “el grito contest”. El grito is a famous phrase pronounced by Mexican founding father Hidalgo, at the beginning of the Mexican Independence revolution.
Cinco de Mayo at San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio es another great place to enjoy the Cinco de Mayo events. San Antonio was a Mexican territory for well more time than an American city, so the hispanic traditions in San Antonio are well under the skin. It is also close to the Mexican border, so many people from Monterrey and other northern Mexican cities join the events.
Cinco de Mayo events at NYC
The Cinco de Mayo event at NYC is great. Mexican immigrant join newyorkers from all the origins to celebrate Mexican culture in all types of parades and mexican food events.