Community, Events

Cinco de Mayo Festival returns to downtown Hayward

The Stack | April 2025

April 8, 2025

Banner for Cinco de Mayo 2025 a dancer and classic cars are featured

The annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration – a music, dance and cultural extravaganza that Hayward residents look forward to every year – returns Saturday, May 3, to the intersection of B and Main Streets.  

The fun starts at 10 a.m. with musical and dance performances, including Aztec dancers, ballet folklorico, mariachi bands and a live DJ. In addition, there will be a car show, bicycles and pedal cars, arts and crafts, food and beverage vendors, and more fun for the whole family. Registration for the car show is $30 and to join the bicycle and pedal cars display is $10, and attendees have until April 30 to register. 

The free, family-friendly event is hosted by La Alianza de Hayward and made possible by sponsors like One Subaru of Hayward, the support of the City of Hayward and the Hayward Chamber of Commerce and many other businesses, community organizations and community leaders.  

For more information, including a complete list of cultural acts, sponsors and vendors, go to the event page here on the La Alianza de Hayward website.