The St. Vincent Ballet Folklorico dancers will perform. Other activities will include a car display, softball tournament and concert with La Traizion at St. Vincent's and an outdoor fund-raising gala by the Shackelford County Resource Center up the road in Albany.
Registration is free.
Cinco de Mayo means the fifth of May and commemorates the victory of Mexican forces, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza, over invading French forces during the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. While Cinco de Mayo has been observed more widely in recent years, Hernandez said some people still get it confused with Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Mexican Independence Day on September 16, when Mexico gained independence from Spain. Their new CD will be released in June. The Cinco de Dog Meow is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration for all events is free. The city animal shelter only has enough room for so many animals.