Cinco de Mayo Festival - Old Town Lewisville May 6, 2006

(from www.cityoflewisville.com)

The many facets of Mexican culture will be showcased during Lewisville?s third annual street festival in celebration of Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May 6, from 1 to 8 p.m. on Mill Street between Elm and Whatley in Old Town.

Organized by the Old Town Business Association and the Dallas Tortilla and Tamale Factory, the event will include music, food, arts and crafts, a car show and more. Scheduled entertainment features local singers and dance groups reflecting Mexican culture, including performers from Lewisville High School and Dancer?s Workshop Studio. There also will be a soccer tournament at Delay Middle School, and a boxing exhibition on the main stage.

Although there is no admission to the event, visitors are asked to make a donation of at least $1 to the Cinco De Mayo Scholarship Fund or canned food and household paper goods for Christian Community Action.

Festival organizers hope to raise enough money to present at least two $500 college scholarships to Lewisville ISD students of Mexican descent. Five such scholarships have been awarded during the past three years.

Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Battle of Puebla, which was fought on May 5, 1862. On that day, an army of 4,000 Mexican nationalists defeated a French-commanded army of more than 8,000 men. That victory launched a campaign that eventually drove the French out of Mexico and restored Mexican independence.

For event information, please call (972) 436-4333.

Official Website: http://www.cityoflewisville.com/wcmsite/publishing.nsf/Content/Cinco%2Bde%2BMayo%2Bfestival%2Bset%2Bfor%2BOld%2BTown