There are tons of great things about living in downtown San Diego. While the real estate market is happily increasing with beautiful condos becoming available daily all over town, sometimes I like to share some of the benefits of living in and around downtown that aren’t necessarily real estate-related. With one of spring’s favorite holidays just around the corner, I wanted to let you know about some of the light-hearted ways that you can celebrate Cinco de Mayo in San Diego.
- Fiesta Old Town. The entire weekend of Cinco de Mayo is one huge celebration in Old Town. From Friday, May 2nd until Sunday, May 4th, the festival that’s over thirty years old returns to this section of town. With it, comes tons of live music, a low rider car show, a soccer competition, and two cantina beer gardens. This family-friendly and fun event welcomes the kids, too, and they’ll have their very own children’s area where they’ll easily be worn out after doing all of the things that kids do best.
- Adults Only. The San Diego Cinco de Mayo PubCrawl is a 21 and up event that will surely make great memories (or at least leave you waking up to some great pictures). Whether you choose to attend for one night or both days, you’re sure to experience a new place or two, and I’m fairly certain that you’ll make a few new friends along the way, too. The PubCrawl takes place on Saturday, May 3rd and Monday, May 5th. More than a dozen venues will be opening their doors to you so you can enjoy cerveza specials and take shots of tequila at discounted prices. Your tour will take place throughout the GasLamp District.
- Mariachi El Bronx. Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach plays host to the Mariachi El Bronx band on Cinco de Mayo. The doors for this show open at 8pm on Monday, May 5th, and the party gets going at 9pm. Tickets range from $16 to $28, depending on when you purchase yours and where you want to be when the music starts playing. The band offers a combination of punk rock and Latino sounds that will welcome this spring time holiday in full force.
- Baseball. Okay, sure, this is America’s Favorite Past Time, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t head to Petco Park to catch an early summer game in your favorite Mexican poncho! Cinco de Mayo plays host to the first day of the series where our own San Diego Padres will be facing off against the Kansas City Royals. Baseball is always an all-ages event, so it doesn’t matter if you’re bringing the kids or you’ve got a group of your favorite friends, you can buy tickets from super affordable to tickets that give you access to super great seats.
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