About this guide
An independent guide to Cinco de Mayo that tries to be accurate first and festive second.
What it is
Cinco Fiesta explains what the fifth of May commemorates, what it does not, and how people mark it in Puebla and in the United States. It also has recipes, notes on the music and dance, and a planner for anyone putting on a community fiesta.
How we work
- Historical claims are checked against published sources such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Library of Congress, UNESCO and Mexico’s INAH, and linked on the sources page.
- Where historians disagree, for example on how early Cinco de Mayo was celebrated in California, we say so.
- Pictures are public domain or CC0 and credited.
- No adverts, no tracking, no cookies.
What it is not
This site does not run, represent or list any festival, and it cannot confirm event dates or locations. Older links to community festivals, such as the one that was held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are redirected here as the nearest guide; check that festival’s own channels for current details.
Contact
Corrections, questions and suggestions: info@cincofiesta.com.