The annual Cinco De Mayo Festival drew thousands of people to downtown Watsonville Sunday with live music, food booths, arts and crafts and information tables.
The free five-and-a-half-hour event was put on by Fiestas Patrias. It drew to the stage the popular singer Graciela Beltran, folkloric dance troupe Esperanza del Valle, Mariachi Perla de Mexico and popular bands from Mexico, including La Calle Show and Banda S7.
“The festivals of Fiestas Patrias bring residents together from throughout the Monterey Bay to celebrate and to learn about the heritage and culture of Mexico,” organizers said.
May 5 is the actual day of celebration for Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.
