SAN DIEGO — Cinco de Mayo is a popular celebration for many people throughout the United States with traditional dances, vibrant music and Mexican food. Old Town San Diego is one of several destinations commemorating with its 'Fiesta Cinco de Mayo.’
“Cinco de mayo honors the battle of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico and so we're gonna have a couple of different panels set up for people to learn the true story,” Old Town Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Alex Ward said.
Cinco de Mayo is often confused with Mexican Independence Day but like Alex Ward said, it's actually commemorating the great battle of Puebla.
Events
On Saturday in the Gaslamp quarter along Fifth Avenue from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be lucha libre, lowriders, and ballet folklorico among several other family activities.
“This is the first one, each year were gonna try to make it bigger and better but this is our first one and like we're just excited to see how many people show up,” Gaslamp Quarter Association Social Media and Digital Marketing Manager Alma Ascencio said.
On Sunday in Logan Heights from noon to 8 p.m., the community can expect to see several artists on stage for 'Chicano Music Festival, it's an event full of culture and art.
“To be able to bring something of this magnitude to the inner city but for all the city and you know just bring that mutualism, that togetherness, uplift the culture with art with lowriders, with oldies, with hip hop and make it a family affair,” Chicano Music Festival Founder and Event Organizer Uno Rodriguez said.
This is the second year Chicano Music Festival showcases artists in San Diego. The lineup includes performers like Jay Roxx, Conejo and Coyote. Rodriguez tells CBS 8 that there's oldies, cultural oldies, hip hop, generational hip hop and the young hip hop.
“So you can expect family, you can expect love, you can expect food, art, lowriders, oldies hip hop and more importantly you can expect mutualism togetherness and freedom,” Rodriguez said.
- ‘Fiesta Cinco de Mayo in Old Town' : 11am-10pm, Saturday, May 4th 11am-8pm, Sunday, May 5th
- ‘Gaslamp Cinco de Mayo Event,’: Noon- 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4th, 2024 Gaslamp Quarter – 5th Avenue
- ‘Chicano Music Festival’: noon- 8 p.m. 2995 Commercial St. San Diego, Ca 92113
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