Your Guide to Cinco de Mayo
Saturday, May 3 form 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Saint Paul
When it comes to Cinco de Mayo, no one does it like Saint Paul's Westside. Here's what you need to know about Minnesota's largest Latino events.
The Westside Cinco de Mayo Festival celebrates the community’s Mexican heritage and Mexico’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
This festival began in 1985 to celebrate the community and its businesses and serve as a means for preserving the area’s rich culture and history. It is a gathering of local residents as much as it is an opportunity for non-residents to experience the vibrancy of Saint Paul’s West Side.
For the last three years, the Westside Boosters have organized this thrilling two-day event to include a collection of festivities from live music, a car show and tasty food vendors.
Event Details
Festivities will occur between Friday, May 2- Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Car Show | Harriet Island Regional Park 6-10 p.m.
- Parade | Cesar Chavez Street at 10 a.m.
- Live Music Entertainment | Across four stages from 12-6 p.m.
100 Nonfood vendors and 50 food vendors
Live Entertainment Stages
Tex Mex Experience Stage
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Grupo Mio
- 12:45-1:30 p.m. | Los Rebeldes
- 2-2:45 p.m. | Mambito y Los Champs$
- 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Ricardo Castillion y La Differencia
- 5-6 p.m. | Los Luzeros de Rioverde
RnB Stage
- 12-12:30 p.m. | Twin River w/ DJ Dime
- 1-2 p.m. | The Santana Project
- 3-4:30 p.m. | High and Mighty
- 5-5:45 p.m. | Pepe Marquez
Burrito Stage
- 12 p.m. | DJ Beto & Intro Mariachi Estrella
- 1 p.m. | Los Alegres Bailadores
- 2 p.m. | Michael Angel y su Legado
- 3 p.m. | Laso Show
- 3:30 p.m. | EBM Contests
- 4 p.m. | Linea Nortena
- 5 p.m. | Los Chinelos
- 5:30 p.m. | Linea Nortena
- 6 p.m. | DJ Beto
Cultural Stage
- 12 p.m. | DJ Yobani & Intro
- 12:30 p.m. | Laso Show
- 1 p.m. | Harmony Children's Orchestra
- 1:30 p.m. | Children's Mariachi
- 2 p.m. | Los Chinelos
- 3 p.m. | Los Alegres Children's Group
- 4 p.m. | Michael Angel y su Legado
- 5 p.m. | Zen Rosalia
- 6 p.m. | DJ Yobani
Restaurant Festivities
Boca Chica
- May 3:
- Music, Margaritas & Beer in the parking lot next to the Tex-Mex stage
- Lucha (wrestling) in the Taco House lot
- May 5:
- Cinco de Mayo Lunch Buffet
- Margarita Monday all day long
- Mariachi Jalisco from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
El Burrito Mercado
- Fiesta Friday with a Mariachi band from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
- May 3:
- DJ on the Patio from 12-5:30 p.m.
- Outdoor bar and Beer & Margarita Garden till 6 p.m.
- May 4: DJ on the patio from 12-4 p.m.
- May 5: DJ on the patio from 5-8 p.m.
We can't wait to see how much fun you're having at Cinco de Mayo! Share with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #MYSAINTPAUL!