There will be cooking lessons, a mariachi competition, pinata breaking and tortilla toss contests, Ballet Folklorico, a karaoke contest and live music by the Pistoleros. Aunt Chilada's is having its annual two-day Cinco de Mayo celebration beginning at 4 p.m. today. Gonzales promises this will be the place to be for Cinco de Mayo. We blew everybody out of the water last year. The festival's focus is on the family.
Kids can enjoy such activities as face painting, games and swatting a pi ata.
Food booths and vendors will be set up in the courtyard. Other events include karaoke singing, a mariachi competition, a salsa competition and tortilla-tossing contest, folklorico dancers and performances by numerous bands. He'll demonstrate cooking three kinds of fajitas - beef, chicken and portabello mushroom. Events begin at 11 a.m. Saturday and run until midnight each day. Saturday focuses on the family.