The Cinco de Mayo “Celebrate Culture” Festival was first produced in 1988, as a neighborhood street fair to showcase Mexican heritage while promoting the economic turnaround of the neighborhoods along the Santa Fe Drive corridor. By 1995, the festival had outgrown its location and moved a few blocks to Denver’s Historic Civic Center Park where it took its place among Colorado’s top four outdoor food and entertainment events. The Cinco de Mayo Festival is intended to support nonprofit organization NEWSED Community Development Corporation. NEWSED was founded in 1973, to promote and develop economic and community programs that raise the income, education, and political levels of Denver residents. It is important to note that all funds raised at the Cinco de Mayo Festival support the programs and services NEWSED provides to the Denver community. Look for the NEWSED information booth at Cinco. Visit www.newsed.org to learn more about NEWSED.