Cinco de Mayo Southwest - Part II - California

California

Los Angeles, California
Come to Olvera Street for a celebration of Mexico's victory over French forces in Puebla, Mexico in 1862 with popular and traditional music, cultural presentations, festival, dance, food and live entertainment. Performances by the original Mariachi USA, Flamenco Dancers and much more!

Some of the biggest celebrations are in Downtown Los Angeles. Both the festival Fiesta Broadway and the celebration at Olvera Street are Downtown but there are also more celebrations around the Greater LA area. Santa Ana in Orange County has a high population of Mexican-Americans and also has a big street festival.

San Diego, California
The San Diego Cinco de Mayo is located in historic Old Town San Diego, the birthplace of California. This completely free, sponsored event attracts over 100,000 visitors each year to three days of music and entertainment on five stages, world class food through Old Town restaurants, cultural and historic exhibits and reenactments located in a 22 block area of the Old Town community and Old Town San Diego Historic State Park.

Does your Southwest city have an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration? E-mail us with the information and website url.