On Sunday, May 7, 2017, my husband and I attended the Cinco de Mayo Detroit parade in Mexicantown. We’ve only been to Mexicantown twice— both times to eat out at two different restaurants.
I googled the location for the parade, but it turned out we didn’t need Google Maps to find it because as we drove through Southwest Detroit, we saw cars with the flag of Mexico attached to the side of their vehicles. We followed the crowd and it led us straight to Vernor Street, the route for the Cinco de Mayo Detroit parade.
It was a perfect day for a parade, too. The weather was sunny and not too chilly out. Parking was easy to find, and people were friendly and smiled to one another.
Favorite Cinco de Mayo Detroit Parade Sightings
I was happy to see Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan participate in the parade. I have never seen him in person before, and I thought it was very nice of him to show his support for Mexican-Americans and Mexican culture.
The kids enjoyed collecting candy thrown from floats by parade participants. And I really loved the live bands and traditional Mexican dresses and other attire worn by parade participants.
This is so much fun! Is so funny that we mexicans don’t celebrate this! But I really enjoyed this blogpost
That is interesting because this parade was led by a Mexican-American community. I think the main focus of the parade was to celebrate Mexican culture. 🙂
Oh wow what a fabulous parade! I would love to experience something like this one day xxx
Oh wow, looks like a really fun parade. The traditional costumes are gorgeous. Looks like you had perfect weather as well. I love festivals!!
What a fun parade! I loved looking through these photos. I wish I would have been able to attend a Cinco De Mayo Parade here but I didn’t see that there were any in my location. I love parades!
Thank you, Tiara!
Enjoyed reading this post and the pictures. I love going for parades, they always a cultural connection which one doesn’t get to see very often.
Thank you, Anvita! My kids and I love going to parades, too. 🙂
This looks like so much fun. I love all the photos from the parade.
It is all so colorful and festive! I would love to go and be apart of the festivities! You did great with all the photos, makes you want to crawl through them and enjoy the day!
That looks like an amazing event they put on. I wish we had something like that around here. We love Mexico and the culture but there is nothing like that around where we live. I love the outfits and the parade looks like it was so fun.
This looks like such a fun and festive event. I love learning about other cultures and how they celebrate.
That looks like loads of fun. I think Cinco De Mayo is one of the best reasons to celebrate the lovely season! I would have loved to see this parade in person!
This looks like it was a lot of fun. My kids would have loved to watch the dancing. Parades are always fun for the family.
The Cinco de Mayo parade looked like a lot of fun! I bet the food was amazing! Xx- Doran @HauteBeautyGuide
This looks like such a fun time! Great photos!
How curious that 5 de mayo is a Mexican festivity more celebrated in the US than it is actually in tMexico itself!
Hmm…I didn’t know that. That is interesting!
Great shots! It looks like a lot of fun. So colorful and bright. I need to go to one next year!
Loving the vibrant pictures!!
Wow you’ve got those interesting expressions of fun during the Cinco. I wish to attend this festival someday 🙂
How festive and colorful! I love how everyone seemed to have a good time. It is nice to be able to showcase your heritage, and share and enjoy authentic Mexican dishes!
I agree, Annemarie! I love attending cultural festivals to learn more about other cultures. Mexicantown has really great food, too! 🙂
Looks like tons of fun! I love how the focus of the outfits looks like the intricacy and vibrancy of the fabrics and embroidery. Definitely a great event for families to check out in Detroit.
What a great way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! I t looks like a great parade!
That’s such a great snapshots! Love the bright and colourful costumes of the parade. This is a parade I know I’d enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing!
This parade looks like so much fun! I love to see everyone dressed up. We really didn’t do much for Cinco de Mayo.
This is cool! I don’t believe I’ve ever heard of a Cinco de Mayo parade.
Beautiful pictures! Makes me wish I was there. 🙂
I love parades! And I have a dress like that and know how to use it, but I don’t think I’ve ever danced on Cinco de Mayo because its not a day of celebration.
I love a good parade. I have never heard of one for Cinco de Mayo, though – how fun 🙂
Seeing these photos makes me feel like I was at the parade! Hoping I get to witness this in person soon!
Great snapshots of this parade. It is something like Chinese Parade so colorful.
I used to live in Michigan, outside of Detroit. I don’t remember them having this parade before – although it looks like it is a great time! I love to hear that the city is still putting on large events like this though with all the troubles it has staying afloat. <3
Hi, Jessica! I think this was the 38th or 39th year of the Cinco de Mayo Parade. 🙂 Detroit is definitely working hard to rebuild the city and economy. It’s so nice to see a positive movement in the city. Thanks for commenting!
I just love the dresses. This would be a parade that I would enjoy watching
I really loved the dresses, too!
Great snapshots of this parade. I really enjoy cultural events. The traditional costumes were beautiful! Really nice post!
so colorful and fun! I wish i can experience this next time. I hope you had fun!