Cinco De Mayo celebrations were held at 4th Street Live Sunday afternoon.The annual celebration for The Mayor’s Office for Globalization Louisville Latino Council is the biggest event of its kind in Kentucky.There was live music and dancing, and activities for the kids including face painting and a balloon artist.”It’s like St. Patrick’s Day, you don’t have to be Irish to celebrate that day and you don’t have to be Mexican or Mexican American or Latin to celebrate Cinco de Mayo,” organizer Adolfo Ruiz said.The tradition dates back 10 years. The then-named Hispanic Business Council came up with the idea to always celebrate on the Sunday after the Kentucky Derby.
Cinco De Mayo celebrations were held at 4th Street Live Sunday afternoon.
The annual celebration for The Mayor’s Office for Globalization Louisville Latino Council is the biggest event of its kind in Kentucky.
There was live music and dancing, and activities for the kids including face painting and a balloon artist.
“It’s like St. Patrick’s Day, you don’t have to be Irish to celebrate that day and you don’t have to be Mexican or Mexican American or Latin to celebrate Cinco de Mayo,” organizer Adolfo Ruiz said.
The tradition dates back 10 years. The then-named Hispanic Business Council came up with the idea to always celebrate on the Sunday after the Kentucky Derby.
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