Updated on May 4, 2021 at 9:55 pm
Cinco de Mayo, an annual celebration of Mexican history, falls on a Wednesday this year. The May 5 festivities commemorate the Mexican Army s victory at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, and eateries across the Dallas-Fort Worth area are celebrating the holiday with live music, free drinks, and meal deals for dine-in or take out.
Here is a list of Cinco de Mayo events and specials from eateries across North Texas.
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The restaurant s Cinco de Mayo celebration kicks off at 3 p.m. on Wednesday with street tacos as well as other food and drink specials including a Frozen Paloma. HG s fiesta will also include a Titleist bag raffle, a piñata, a fortune telling machine, a live mariachi band, and a DJ from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Cinco de Statler 1914 Commerce St. Those wanting to get the party started right away can swagger into the 12,000-square-foot Statler Ballroom on May 1 for a night of “in-your-face, Texas-style, pro wrestling” 7–10 p.m during Cinco de Mayhem. Other festival highlights include mini-donkey photo ops, a decked-out Texas-sized donkey piñata and rotating mariachis. There’ll be plenty of food and drink specials available as well during Cinco de Statler, whose grand finale happens May 5.
May 2 2602 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie
Traders Village will offer a kid-friendly Cinco de Mayo celebration on Sunday, May 2. The festival will include live music with an all-day ride wristband that can be purchased for $13.99. Admission to the fiesta is free but parking at the outdoor shopping venue costs $5.