Cinco De Mayo Celebration

1903 Grand River,Detroit MI 48226

02 May, 2021

Description

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo a few days early at Beacon Park! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo a few days early at Beacon Park. Listen to live music from local musicians, enjoy dance performances, and learn the moves to several different types of Latin dance. Be sure to grab a margarita at Lumen Detroit and fill up on delicious food from Los Dos Amigos Taco Truck + Pablo’s Tacos. FOOD AND BEVERAGE - Lumen bar - Food Trucks - Los Dos Amigos + Pablos PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES - Make + Takes: Mariachi Maracas + Paper Bag Pinatas - Entertainment - 3p-7p: DJ Sabor - Live DJ Mix - 3:30p–4p: Raices Mexicanas de Detroit - Costumed Cultural Dance Performances; Raices Mexicanas de Detroit is the oldest, continuously active Mexican Folkloric Dance Troupe in the Southeast Michigan area, preserving and showcasing the magnificence of Mexican Folklorico dance, tradition and culture. - 4:30p–5p: Detroit Dance Loft - Salsa & Cumbia Dance Performances, Lessons; Detroit Dance Loft will perform, and teach attendees, in both Salsa and Cumbia dance, led by Marc Brewer, celebrated Afro-Latin dance instructor, performer and competitive dance champion. - 5:30p-6:15p: Grupo Escobar - Live Band Performance; Salsa, Timba and Cumbia from Detroit’s own Groupo Escobar. Bring your dancing shoes for the nonstop Latin grooves of guitar led hard-hitting Grupo Escobar! This celebration is sponsored by the DTE Energy Beacon Park Foundation and programmed by the Downtown Detroit Partnership. *** COVID-19 Safety Guidelines *** 1. Please stay home if you feel sick 2. Masks or face coverings are required 3. Maintain physical distance between others 4. Frequently use hand washing stations, bathrooms, or sanitizer located in the park 5. Please wait to enter Beacon Park if we reach capacity