201905.05
0

Ballet folklorico competition, carnival add to excitement of Anaheim’s Cinco de Mayo festival

by in News

Anaheim celebrated Cinco de Mayo with a four-day festival that lasted through the holiday on Sunday, May 5.

  • Leah Martinez, 8 months, laughs at her dad, Hugo Martinez, during the annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Baja California Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Sound
    The gallery will resume inseconds

  • The Paso de Oro Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Nuevo Amanecer dance company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Sophia Gonzalez of Neuvo Amanecer gets her makeup put on before the dance competition. The city of Anaheim held their annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Paso de Oro Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Nuevo Amanecer dance company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Dancers from the Paso de Oro Dance Company wait to take the stage at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Danny Falluccio sets up his booth for the Child Evangelism Fellowship before the day’s festivities began. The city of Anaheim held their annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Ballet Folklorico Mexico Tradicional de Isabel Rivera performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Paso de Oro Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Dancers from the Paso de Oro Dance Company perform on stage at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Paso de Oro Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Baja California Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Grupo Folklorico Juvenil de Anaheim performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Tierra Caliente dance team performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Yolanda Barragan, coach of Nuevo Amanecer, celebrates her group’s third-place finish at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The group won $1,000. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • The Paso de Oro Dance Company performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Alexander Gonzalez gets her makeup put on before the dance competition. The city of Anaheim held their annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Ballet Folklorico Mexico Tradicional de Isabel Rivera performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

  • Grupo Folklorico Juvenil de Anaheim performs at Anaheim’s annual Cinco de Mayo festival at La Palma Park on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)

of

Expand

The popular community celebration dates back nearly 50 years to when it was a small fiesta organized by parents and staff at Fremont Junior High and Anaheim High. Out of that beginning grew Fiesta United, which has been organizing the event in partnership with the city of Anaheim at La Palma Park for many years.

The weekend included a ballet folklorico competition, entertainment, a carnival and lots of good food.