As downtown Brownwood prepares to welcome back the local favorite Cinco de Mayo Celebration, a helpful schedule of events and map of the vendors has been published. The downtown festivities will kick off Friday, May 7
th, at 5 p.m. and last until 11 p.m. with music, street performances, contests, children’s games, an art show, and plenty of shopping opportunities with local vendors.
A few of the performers scheduled for the celebration include Mariachi Bohemio from Fort Worth, Sahawe Indian Dancers from Uvalde, and El Gran Sabor de Adrian Diaz from Eagle Pass. Free performances will be featured inside the historic Lyric Theatre again, as well as live performances throughout the day in the streets.
As downtown Brownwood prepares to welcome back the local favorite Cinco de Mayo Celebration, a helpful schedule of events and map of the vendors has been published. The downtown festivities will kick off Friday, May 7
th, at 5 p.m. and last until 11 p.m. with music, street performances, contests, children’s games, an art show, and plenty of shopping opportunities with local vendors.
A few of the performers scheduled for the celebration include Mariachi Bohemio from Fort Worth, Sahawe Indian Dancers from Uvalde, and El Gran Sabor de Adrian Diaz from Eagle Pass. Free performances will be featured inside the historic Lyric Theatre again, as well as live performances throughout the day in the streets.
Special to the Bulletin
With the return of the Cinco de Mayo Celebration in historic downtown Brownwood, many attendees are counting the days until they can fill their plates with a variety of food offerings at the festival. Several culinary contests are new to the celebration this year and are guaranteed to delight the judges tasked with the impossible choice of awarding a winner. Both amateur homecooks and professionals will submit their best homemade tamales, borracho beans, rice, margaritas, and salsa for judging. Local businesses have donated products and services as prizes for first, second, and third place winners in each category.
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Submissions being accepted for Youth Art Show during downtown Cinco de Mayo celebration
Special to the Bulletin
The Arts Council of Brownwood is accepting submissions for the Cinco de Mayo Celebration Children’s Art Show. All Brown County students ages 13-18 years old are welcome to submit artwork. Submissions must be in the spirit of the Cinco de Mayo theme. There is a $5 entry fee and cash prizes will be awarded to the First Place winner in the Middle School category and the First Place winner in the High School category.
All entries must be delivered to the Brownwood Chamber of Commerce located at 600 E. Depot Street, before 5 p.m. on May 3, 2021. Submissions need to be “presentation ready” with appropriate hanging/display set-ups. For an entry form, please visit: www.brownwoodartscouncil.org/cinco-de-mayo.html