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Cinco de
Mayo
Week in
SW
Detroit
Celebrates
Art,
Culture
& Local
Entrepreneurs,
May 1-5
The
cultural
and
community
celebration
features
dining
deals,
sales
and
promotions,
special
events,
family-friendly
festivals,
giveaways
and more
DETROIT
- The
West
Vernor &
Springwells
Business
Improvement
District
(BID) is
once
again
proud to
present
“Cinco
de Mayo
Week” in
Southwest
Detroit,
beginning
Wednesday,
May 1
through
Sunday,
May 5.
“Cinco
de Mayo
Week” is
supported
by the
Southwest
Detroit
Business
Association
and its
business
membership.
The
week’s
festivities
feature
–
discounts
and
promotions
by area
businesses,
special
events,
family-friendly
festivals
and
activities,
fun
giveaways
and more
– that
are
intended
to raise
awareness
about
one of
the
city’s
most
culturally
diverse
communities.
May
1 – 5:
Murals &
Art
Installations
Tour
- Take a
Selfie
at any
one of
the 16
selected
community
murals &
art
installations,
use #CincoSWDet
and
Enter to
Win FREE
Gift
Certificates
to local
merchants,
specialty
retailers,
mercados
and
stores
Thur.,
May 2:
Dulce
(Sweet)
Thursday
A chance
to learn
more
about
and
enjoy
authentic
Mexican
baked
goods,
sweet
desserts
and
delicious
treats
Fri.,
May 3:
Mexican
Restaurant
Taco
Tour &
Tequila
Crawl
- A
total of
15
authentic
Mexican
restaurants
and
taquerias
– along
four
different
recommend
routes –
will be
featured
during a
self-guided
Taco
Tour &
Tequila
Crawl.
There is
no cost
to
participate
in the
tour.
Sat.,
May 4:
“Shop
Our
Block”
Saturday
Customer
promotions,
sales
and
discounts
at area
retailers,
merchants
and
specialty
shops;
customer
sales,
promotions
and
hours of
operation
will
vary by
participating
businesses
(Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us
Detroit)
Sat.,
May 4 &
May 5:
Cinco de
Mayo
Fiesta
presented
by the
Mexican
Patriotic
Committee
of Metro
Detroit
Located
at 21st
Street
between
Bagley
Ave. and
W.
Vernor
Hwy.,
the
event
will
feature
delicious
authentic,
Mexican
food,
artwork
by area
artists,
live
cultural
performances
and much
more
Sun.,
May 5:
The 55th
Annual
Cinco de
Mayo
Parade
presented
by the
Mexican
Patriotic
Committee
of Metro
Detroit
-
The
nearly
three-mile
parade
will
begin at
Central
Ave. and
W.
Vernor
Hwy.,
traveling
east to
23rd
St., and
will
feature
more
than 50
local
groups,
nonprofit
organizations,
businesses
and
schools
Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us
Detroit)
Sun.,
May 5:
The
Cinco de
Mayo
Fiesta &
Mercado
at Clark
Park
presented
by
Grahams
Rainbows
Blessing
Hands
.
The
family-friendly
event
features
a
variety
of kids
games
and
activities,
FREE
food and
beverages,
and much
more
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