Credit: Balao (Facebook)
Looking for some Cinco de Mayo plans? Look below for a few options (check back for updates):
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- Cinco de Derby Party
- 5 pm to 7 pm
- Altos Tequila cocktails and tastings
- Specialty cocktails
- Mexican food
- Balao
- 3 pm to 7 pm
- Food and drink specials
- Games and prizes
- Click here for more info
- Ballroom Dance Charleston
- Cinco de Mayo Dance Party
- Starts at 7:30 pm
- 7:30 pm – Merengue lesson by Debbie Housand
- 8:30 pm – 11 pm open dancing
- Cost: Member $10/Non-Member $15
- Bring a covered Mexican dish to share
- Bay Street Biergarten
- Derby De Mayo
- 3 pm – 11 pm
- Derby on the TVs
- Live bluegrass music from Dallas Baker & Friends (3pm-7pm)
- Specials
- New Belgium Pints – $5
- Woodford Mint Juleps – $7
- Modelo Pints – $4
- Frozen Mexican Mules ($7 and $10)
- Grapefruit Paloma featuring Owen’s Craft Mixer – $7
- Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwiches – $13
- Nacho Plate – $13
- Big hat contest where the “lovely lady with the best hat will win a $25 gift card”
- New Belgium Horse Picking Contest where the person/people who pick the correct winner of the Derby will be entered to win a custom New Belgium Bicycle
- Click here for more info
- Cinco de Mayo Bar Crawl
- Use discount code “hcscinco” for 30% off ticket prices!
- Drink specials
- Free koozie
- Prizes
- After Party
- Click here for more info
- Cinco de Mayo Festival
- 13th Annual event will be held at the Visitor Center Bus Shed
- 7 pm to 11 pm
- Live music
- Food
- Drinks
- Click here for more info
- Edmund’s Oast
- Kentucky Derby + Cinco de Mayo Party
- 3 pm to 6 pm
- Themed drink menu
- Mint juleps featuring Maker's Mark, pitchers of margaritas, a shot luge
- Food specials
- Including tacos
- The Derby will be aired for patrons to enjoy
- Frothy Beard Brewing Company
- Frothy Fiesta / Frothy De Mayo
- 11 am to 11 pm
- $12 Taco Pie
- Black bean base pie that’s topped with lettuce, tomatoes, jalapeños, and lots of cheesy queso
- $2 ¡Andale! Cans
- Mex 1 Coastal Cantina
- Cinco de Mayo Block Party at West Ashley location
- 4 pm to 11 pm
- Live music
- 4:30 pm – Brazilian beats by Duda Lucena
- 8 pm – The Dubplates
- PerformancesLocal Capoeira (a form of Brazilian Martial Arts)
- Maculele (an Afro-Brazilian Dance played with sticks and machetes)
- Samba dancing
- Large drum circle
- Brushfire Collective will be bringing the heat with a fire performance
- Multiple outdoor bars
- Food tent
- Raffle
- Morgan Creek Grill
- Cinco de Derby
- Party starts at noon
- Taco Bar outside for $10 a plate
- Mint Julep specials all day
- Kentucky Derby playing on all levels of the restaurant
- Food and drinks specials
- Live music from Charles Cannon (5:30 pm – 8:30 pm)
- Guests are encouraged to wear their best hat – Cinco style or Derby style.
- Palace Hotel
- 12 pm – 2 am
- Live Music by DJ Party Dad from 4 pm – 7pm
- Piñata Bust at 5 pm
- Mexican Beer & Shot Special
- Taco Specials
- Pancito & Lefty
- 1:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Tacos, street corn, and specialty margaritas
- Mariachi Penisular performing 3 pm to 5 pm
- Free for all ages
- Goddess Collective will be on site
- Graft Wine Shop will be on site
- Draft cocktails featuring Partida Tequila
- Modelo USA on tap
- Smoke BBQ on Coleman
- 11 am to 11 pm
- $3 Margaritas
- $2 Tacos
- SOL Southwest Kitchen
- All-day fiesta at each location
- Party starts at noon
- $5 Margaritas featuring Exotico Tequila
- Complimentary tequila tasting featuring Milagro from 5:30 pm – 7 pm
- Live Music
- Mt Pleasant: Side Chick Duo – 4-7pm
- Summerville: Ellen Drive Duo – 5-8pm
- Downtown Charleston: Lauren Hall Trio – 4-7pm
- Taco Boy
- 217 Huger Street
- No cover
- DJ Trevor D from 12 pm to 3 pm and again from 5 pm to 9 pm
- Click here for more info
- Trifecta of Fun at The Charleston RiverDogs
- Held at The Joe’s Riley Park Club
- 5 pm – 10 pm
- Fundraiser for Make A Wish SC
- Ticket will grant you a clubhouse experience with open bar (beer and wine), full catering by Merchantile & Mash, and a chance to win high dollar prizes
- Click here for more info
- The Washout
- Derby de Mayo Block Party
- Starts at 2 pm
- Live music from The Spazmatics and Dallas Baker & Friends
- Best Hat Contest
- Stick Horse Races
- $4 margaritas and mint juleps
- Workshop, 1503 King Street
- One Year Anniversary Celebration and Cinco de Mayo Party
- Food
- Sambar – $5 Tamarind Margaritas and food specials on the Big Green Egg in the courtyard
- Pink Bellies – $5 Bahn Mi Tacos
- Spanglish – $5.50 Donkey Punch
- Juan Luis – food & drink specials
- Slice Co. – $2/slice “Margarita” Pizza
- Merrow’s Garden Bar – Mexican Mango Bellinis and 1/2 price bottles of sparkling wine
- Pool Bar – $3 Milagro Palomas
- EffinB HQ – $8 Kimchi Micheladas
- Activities
- Live music on the courtyard from 1 to 4 pm
- Extra Large Jump Castle
- Face Painting by Carolina Party Artist
- Piñatas (the first whack begins at 2 pm)
- Temporary tattoos, bubble machines, crafts table
Know of another party? E-mail me at christian@holycitysinner.com
