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A Cinco de Mayo Festival featured a slate of mariachi bands and drew a big crowd to Las Micheladas Bar & Grill on May 4.
According to Las Micheladas owner David Ramirez, more than 500 people attended the event during the festival’s first year.
“We celebrate this collaboration between the Downtown Association, Las Micheladas, and La Catrina,” Ramirez said.
The plan, Ramirez told BenitoLink, is to have the festival every year
Six bands played at the festival, including Mariachi Mexico de Gilroy, Nuevo Instinto from Hollister, and Gente de la H from Hollister.
“We have mainliners from Hollister, Salinas and Grupo Desesperado from Watsonville.” Ramirez said.
He said that there is good local talent and for Sunday’s festival they picked out the best of the best.
“We celebrate the life and opportunity of our culture. Our transition and how we’ve made it here in the U.S.A.,” Ramirez said. “We are bringing it home and really sharing it with our fellow community members over here.”
He said they had never seen something like Sunday’s festival before. “We are so proud of the community for coming out here and enjoying such a good weekend.”
One of the attendees, Joe Bonnie Hernandez, said he wanted “Hollister to get to know more Mexicans.”
He said his favorite band is Mariachis Mariachi de Gilroy.
Daniel Espinosa, who also attended the festival, told BenitoLink he had fun and enjoyed watching the bands. “When you’re with family and you embrace your culture, why would you not have a good time?”
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