Cinco de Mayo Parade 2022 Stockton, CA

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El Concilio California’s Cinco de Mayo Multicultural Festival and Parade Returns to Stockton

May 1, 2022
Weber Point Events Center located at 221 N Center Street
Festival is open from 9AM to 6PM
Parade begins at 10AM

You are invited

El Concilio California is proud to bring back its Cinco de Mayo Multicultural Festival and Parade to Stockton. This event has been a San Joaquin Valley tradition for more nearly three decades!

The free outdoor event will take place from 9AM to 6PM in Stockton’s Weber Point Events Center located at 221 N Center Street. Attracting some 21,000 attendees annually and boasting over 100 artisan and vendor booths, more than 22 Festival Food stands with goodies and snacks in the food court and throughout the festival grounds, plus all-day entertainment on the big stage with live performances from morning until night, featuring a multicultural cross-section of music and dance.

Other events during the festival include the annual Cinco de Mayo Parade (starting at 10AM), a classic and lowrider car show, a salsa recipe contest, and soccer, basketball, and other sports camps for kids!

As you stroll through Weber Point, check out vendors displaying folk art and handcrafted goods. Food is a big part of Cinco de Mayo, and there will be plenty of it at the Cinco de Mayo Festival. More than 22 vendors will be serving up tacos, enchiladas, burritos, burgers and fries, the best barbecue and more. Don’t miss this year’s Salsa Recipe Contest, which is bound to be a hotly contested competition with more than a dozen cooks vying for the coveted first prize!

Be A Cinco de Mayo Festival Vendor
If you are an artisan, artist, nonprofit, vendor, or festival food provider and would like to reserve booth space, please download either the artisan, nonprofit, and vendor OR the festival food vendor below. If you have any questions after looking over the application, email for more information.

Multicultural Parade
El Concilio California is excited to bring back its Festival Parade with a new route that ends right
at the Weber Point festival entrance. The parade begins at 10AM, and spaces are limited. If you
would like to be a parade participant email for more information.

The History of Cinco de Mayo
Let’s start by clearing the biggest misconception: No, Cinco de Mayo is not the Mexican Independence Day. But that does not mean it’s less important or notable than it actually is, for the history behind it dawns on the importance of the landscape of North America as a whole.

An economically struggling Mexico was intervened by the French for the second time, who had the hopes to gain control of the Latin American country under the rule of Napoleon III. The French General, Charles de Lorencez, directed his army towards the capital of Mexico City, with the intent to overthrow the president of Mexico, Benito Juarez.

But things didn’t go as planned, as they encountered heavy resistance, culminating at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Even if their forces had half the numbers of their opponents, the Mexican Army, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, managed to successfully win over the French army at Puebla, a city just 70 miles from Mexico City.

Four days later, on May 9, Juárez declared Cinco de Mayo a national holiday. While the battle in itself was not a major strategic win, and the French took control of Mexico in 1864, it served to lift the spirits of resistance forces and helped them to gain an alliance with the Americans to successfully make Napoleon’s forces withdraw. Since it is believed the French would have likely aided the Confederacy at the Civil War, Mexico’s resistance likely changed the history of the United States.

Pro-Union Mexican citizens in the state of California heavily celebrated the victory at the Battle of Puebla viewing it as a victory for the Union’s cause, later formalizing and spreading the annual celebrations across all of California, and Mexican-Americans all around.

Make your way to downtown Stockton for this annual all dayMulticultural Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade.
Hosted at the Weber Point Events Center byEl Concilio, this celebration is dedicated to showcasing the region’s diversity and cultures. The Cinco De Mayo Festival is sure toattract families from all over to take part in this cultural eventwith over 21,000 attending in 2019!
This yearthe festival will be a multicultural event, providingproducts, services, and information to all of thediverse communities in our county.
Enjoy food, drinks, games, live music, dancing, artisan crafts & goods, fun for the kids, contests, live entertainment, health screenings, a fun run, and more!
Mark your calendars forCinco deMayo Family Fiesta, Parade and Fun Run at Weber Point Events Center indowntown Stockton Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 9am-6pm.(Fun Run begins at 9am- Parade at 10am). Bring your children to make memories and learn about the beautiful culture we have here in our home town.
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What region is Stockton?

Stockton, California
State	California
Region	San Joaquin Valley
County	San Joaquin
Incorporated	July 23, 1850

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What time is the Cinco de Mayo parade in Stockton?

Event Date: 1 May - 9:00 AM Make your way to downtown Stockton for this annual all dayMulticultural Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade.

Is the garlic festival in Stockton?

The California Garlic Festival in Stockton, Ca will be a family oriented fun event. We invite everyone to come out August 13 & 14, 2022 and join us, to explore our community, agriculture, and indulge in delicious garlic cuisine!