Duluth's First Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Duluth is celebrating Cinco de Mayo on the Town Green from 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow Thursday, May 5. Tacos by Pure Taqueria, food samplings by Chocolate Perks, Margaritas, beer and wine, coffee, and ice cream will be available for sale. The Déjà vu band will provide music.

The new event for the city will celebrate the Mexican holiday and Pure Taqueria’s impending opening. The popular restaurant, currently under construction in Downtown Duluth, had planned a grand opening to coincide with the May 5 holiday, but is now slated to open this summer.

“Downtown Duluth is the place you want to be to celebrate,” said Alisa Williams, the city’s public information and marketing director. “It’s your chance to get a taste of what you will be able to enjoy downtown when Pure Taqueria opens its newest location on the corner of Main Street and Ga. Hwy. 120.”

Pure Taqueria will brings its taco catering truck to Duluth for Cinco de Mayo, which will use tents set up for the Barefoot in the Park Fine Arts Festival May 6-8 on the Town Green.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") commemorates the Mexican army's underdog victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The holiday is celebrated more in the United States than in Mexico. 

This event is sponsored by the City of Duluth, Pure Taqueria, and The Work Spot.