Visit San Antonio for Cinco de Mayo
May 5th, or Cinco de Mayo as it's known in Spanish, is the day that Mexico received its independence. While the events and celebrations are large in Mexico, because of the cultural diversity and mixing, they are also huge all over Texas. San Antonio is one city where the number and assortment of festivities is huge.
Downtown's Market Square is the key party area for Cinco de Mayo. Since this square is mostly a Mexican marketplace year-round, it tends to make sense that it is also the cultural center. The festival includes music, food, and entertainment, and delivers plenty of shops to get a souvenir of the occasion or the city.
Another great celebration place is Plaza Guadalupe. Music plays from morning through night in this square, and the entertainment is family-centered. The eye-catching colors, sounds, and cheers will make you want to be part of the celebration as well. The festival is free of charge, and is an extremely well-liked destination on Cinco de Mayo.
Memorial Library houses a Latino organization of folk dance, and on Cinco de Mayo, this place comes to life. Positioned on the campus of St. Mary's University, this center delivers traditional folk dancing all year, but on Cinco de Mayo, the dancing explodes as dancers from all over Texas appear here to celebrate. If you like to view or even participate in dancing, make sure you come here on this festive day.
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