Are you ready for three FREE days of fiery Cinco de Mayo fun?! Historic Old Town is back to spice up your weekend at the 36th annual Fiesta Old Town Cinco de Mayo! Taking place Friday, May 3rd, Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, Cinco de Mayo this FREE weekend celebration attracts over 100,000 people over the course of three days with its bustling mercado, non-stop music and live entertainment on the Café Coyote stage, lucha libre wrestling matches at the Lucha Cantina Ring, over 75 authentic food and craft vendor, the iconic Lowrider Lane and MUCH MORE! Fiesta is sure to be MUY CALIENTE as it transforms the historic Old Town area into the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration on the West Coast.
Get ready to shake your maracas and get in the pachanga (party) mood with live entertainment all weekend long at the Café Coyote stage! Enjoy a wide variety of rhythms as they fill the stage with everything from Rock, Latin Pop, Cumbia, Norteño and more! Salsa your way through this FREE three-day fiesta and pay tribute to Cinco de Mayo’s traditional art culture with mesmerizing performances all weekend long!
MUSIC SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 3rd
4:00 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
5:00 PM Perla Negra (Salsa)
6:00 PM DanzArts (Flamenco)
6:30 PM Son Antillano Cuban (Salsa Dancers)
7:30 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
8:00 PM Marujah (Latin Ska)
Saturday, May 4th
10:00 AM Kathy Villalobos (Flamenco)
11:00 AM Rojas Charros (Rope)
12:00 PM DanzArts (Flamenco)
12:30 PM Night Bloom (Latin Pop)
1:30 PM DanzArts (Flamenco)
2:00 PM Los Cardoso Lobos Negros (Norteño)
3:00 PM Roving Mariachi (Marichai)
3:30 PM GOMA (Cumbia)
4:30 PM Roving Mariachi (Mariachi)
5:00 PM Los Pinguos (Latin Pop)
6:00 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
6:30 PM Manny Cepeda Orchestra (Salsa)
7:30 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
8:00 PM The Rougue Pilots (Salsa)
9:00 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
9:15 PM The Rogue Pilots (Salsa)
Sunday, Cinco de Mayo
10:00 AM Rojas Charros (Rope)
11:30 AM DanzArts (Flamenco)
12:00 PM Reminescence – HBNW (Latin Pop)
1:00 PM DanzArts (Flamenco)
1:30 PM Los Duque’s (Latin Ska)
2:30 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ) & Roving Mariachi (Mariachi)
3:00 PM Manny Cepeda Orchestra (Salsa)
4:00 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ) & Roving Mariachi (Mariachi)
4:20 PM Charlie Chaves y Su Afrotruko (Cuban)
5:20 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
5:40 PM Santaways (Latin Pop)
6:40 PM Latin Sounds from DJ Mo (DJ)
7:00 PM Calibur (Latin Rock)
Take a break from all that salsa dancing and stroll through the iconic Lowrider Lane and be wowed by the unique paint jobs and car modifications that have become a Fiesta favorite. Head to the Lucha Libre Cantina Ring to watch masked men in stretchy pants throwing down body slams, somersaults, backflips, and trash talk en Español (in Spanish)! All that action and drama will leave you thirsty for some Baja-inspired beverages! Stop by Lucha Cantina for a refreshing Dos XX cerveza or an ice-cold Frida Kahlo or Herradura margarita topped to perfection with Cointreau liqueur! Don’t forget to challenge your spice tolerance with all the amazing Cinco specials from participating restaurants at Old Town’s top Mexican eateries or treat your taste buds to one of the many vendors offering a wide selection of authentic cuisine, local grub, agua frescas, and so much more! With free activities for children, such as; face painting, arts and crafts, and so much more, there will be no time for a siesta at this fun-filled fiesta!
Proceeds benefit the Historic Old Town Community Foundation. For additional information, please call 619.291.4903 or visit www.CincoDeMayoOldTown.com.