44th Cinco de Mayo Festival

EVENT TIMELINE

8 a.m. – Parade Line Up start time at Hoyt Park

10 a.m. – Parade Start

10 a.m. – Cinco de Mayo Festival Gates open at Jolt Credit Union Event Park

11:45 a.m. – Opening welcome

Cinco de Mayo is always a day of pride for so many throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region. For many it’s a day we’ve always expected in early May, and we’ve grown up with the celebration honoring Latino Contributions to our community.  Not every community is as blessed to have this event. That’s what it is really, a blessing. And NO, we’re not celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day — We’re celebrating who we are as a people, our heritage, our ancestors and how we are contributing to our community.

We invite everyone to celebrate with us! Cindo de Mayo is a staple event in Saginaw, just like the Bavarian Festival, The Greek Festival, Kwanzaa and even St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Bay City. They are the diverse celebrations that help make our region so great!
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In celebrating the 44th annual Cinco de Mayo, we need your help to make this year’s parade memorable as we continue to build from the inactivity durign the Covid pandemic. We are encouraging our community to make festive floats with the theme of “Celebrating Our Roots -Celebrando Nuestras Raíces”  remembering families, ancestors and those who made us who we are today.

It is a testament to the pride of Mexican-American culture and their history that the Great Lakes Bay Region has kept this festival alive and strong. It is part of the fabric of the quilt that makes this region attractive to any settlers or visitor who embraces diversity in their lives.  Viva la Cinco de Mayo!