Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and surrounding areas at these free and cheap events. Most are at restaurants, so you’ll be buying dinner and/or drinks, but the festivities don’t have an admission charge. Know of others that should be added? Email me at jody@triangleonthecheap.com.
Dos Taquitos Cinco De Mayo Party
6101 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh NC 27612
5 p.m.-midnight
Live music from Bioritmo and Tercer Divisa, a food truck serving tacos, an outside bar serving drinks, and prizes and games for kids and adults.
Nasher Museum of Art
2001 Campus Drive, Durham
Thursday, May 5th, 6 p.m.
Free tour of Mesoamerican art
7713-39 Lead Mine Rd
Raleigh, NC 27615
At the Aloft Hotel
Hillsborough St.
Raleigh, NC 27607
1849 S Main St.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
604 Fern Way Ave.
Durham NC, 27701
Starting 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5th
All four locations will have live music, street performers, and lots of tequila.
327 W. Davie St. Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27601
5 p.m. until the party ends, Thursday, May 5th
Live music from the Guillo Carias Latin Band, pineapple-infused tequila shots, beer features, and plenty of margaritas, photo booth with props. No reservations that day — first come, first serve.
Official Cinco De Mayo Crawl Downtown
Buy ticket on EventBrite for $6.27-$7.32 and then bring the printed ticket or your phone with the ticket on it to check in at 510 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh NC 27603, starting at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 5
Event wristband gives you free VIP access to all participating venues throughout the night, no cover or line to get in, plus special drink tickets/giveaways and food specials. Venues include 510 Tavern, Cornerstone Tavern, Lucky B’s, My Way Tavern, Raleigh Roadhouse, and more.
Teen Scene: Cinco de Mayo (2 locations)
North Regional Library
7009 Harps Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 5th
6th-10th graders can celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the library as we have a salsa tasting, learn more about the history of the holiday, and make our own Mexican Tin Art. Free, but call 919-870-4000 to register so they’ll have enough salsa and craft makings.
Eva Perry Regional library
2100 Shepherd’s Vineyard Drive, Apex, NC 27502
7-8 p.m. Thursday, May 5th
6th-10th graders will make salsa and celebrate the culture of Mexico. Free, but sign up so they’ll have enough salsa ingredients: linda.winkler@wakegov.com
Free Caribou Cooler
Caribou Coffee is giving customer free Caribou Coolers (Salted Caramel, Mint Chocolate, and Raspberry) for free on Thursday, May 5th, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. They’re calling it Drink-o de Mayo. Which is why it made this list.
Also, here’s a tamale recipe from my friend, Amanda “Tamale” Stallman. Follow Tamales by Amanda on Facebook!
