Cinco de Mayo is a commemoration of the Mexican army’s victory over the French in the 1862 Battle of Puebla. 150 years later, it has somehow become an excuse to party in NYC.
Who are we to complain?
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Here is where you can celebrate:
Get the Cinco de Mayo weekend started on Friday, May 4 with a Cinco de Mayo kickoff party at Tammany Hall Tavern.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Cinco de Mayo Kickoff Party
$10 admission
Drink Specials:
$3 Dos Equis
$3 Domestic draft beer
$4 Margaritas
$4 Tequila shots
5pm – 4am
at:
Tammany Hall Tavern
218 E. 53rd St.
(between 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
New York, NY
212.355.6607
Tammanyhalltavern.com
More info at BarCrawls.com
Thursday, May 3 – Saturday, May 5
T.G. Whitney’s hosts a 3-day Cinco de Mayo Celebration:
$5 Frozen Margaritas
$4 Corona bottles
$4 Dos Equis Pints
$ 4 Tequila shots
$8 Tijuana bombs
plus Patron specials
and food specials all day
at:
T.G. Whitney’s
244 E. 53rd St. (between Second & Third Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 888-5772
TGWhitneys.com
Friday, May 4
Friday Preview Party
Corona Light & Herradura
Plus one lucky winner will walk away with a $1,000 trip voucher.
Mariachi Band
and then, the big event…
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo Party
Corona & Sauza will be here and they’re giving away two $1,000 trip vouchers plus an Ipad giveaway.
at:
Mad Dog & Beans
83 Pearl St. / 50 Stone St.
Financial district
New York, NY
(212) 269-1177
MadDogandBeans.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo at Stone Street Tavern
Sponsored by Patron & Corona
at:
Stone Street Tavern
52 Stone St.
(212) 785-5658
stonestreettavernnyc.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo at Johnny Utah’s
$5 margaritas
2 for 1 quesadillas
$200 best sombrero contest
at:
Johnny Utah’s
25 W. 51st St.
(between Fifth & Sixth Ave.)
Rockefeller Center
(212) 265-UTAH
JohnnyUtahs.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo + Kentucky Derby
Fiesta
Mexican food & drink specials
$5 margaritas
tequila flights
Kentucky Derby
food & drink specials
Grapefruit & mint juleps
Bourbon flights
live from 12pm
at:
The Porterhouse Brewing Co.
at Fraunces Tavern
54 Pearl St. (Broad St.)
New York, NY
(212) 968-1776
FrauncesTavern.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Maibock
Maiboch bier tapping
live music
at:
Bierhaus
712 Third Ave. (45th St.)
New York, NY
212-867-BEER (2337)
BierhausNYC.com
Saturday, May 5
3rd Annual Pinatathon
Cheap margs
Sombreros
Buckets o’ cerveza
Drive Thru Burlesque
5/5/12 at 5pm
at:
Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston St.
(Attorney St.)
New York, NY
(212) 673-6270
ParksideLounge.com
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Cinco de Mayo at Slattery’s Midtown Pub
$6 margaritas
$6 frozen margaritas
$4 tequila shots
food specials all week
at:
Slattery’s Midtown Pub
8 E. 36th St. (between Madison & Fifth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 683-6444
SlatterysMidtownPub.com
Saturday, May 5
$4 mini beers
at Saloon’s mini-bar
ask for Randy
at:
Saloon
1584 York Ave. (between 83rd & 84th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 570-5454
SaloonNYC.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo
$5 tequila shots all day
at:
The Irish Exit
978 Second Ave.
(between 51st & 52nd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 755-8383
IrishExitNYC.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Derby
Cinco de Mayo meets Kentucky Derby. Tecate, Corona, Mint Juleps, Tequila Juleps, margaritas, big hats, and free horse rides.
RSVP via facebook
at:
The House of Brews
363 W. 46th St.
(between 8th & 9th Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 245-0551
HouseofBrewsNY.com
Saturday, May 5
Andy Troy’s Cinco de Mayo Party
Drink Specials:
reduced drink prices for Coronas, Tequila Sunrises
(and for those with fond memories of Andy’s Luau, Mai Tais)
Relaxed Dress Code:
Since this will be an afternoon event 230 Fifth has relaxed their dress code considerably. Shorts, tee-shirts and sandals will be allowed. For men NO baggy/torn or very worn out jeans, tank tops, sleeveless shirts.
Please keep in mind that this is the afternoon dress code. If you plan to stay much later in the evening be aware that the normal 230 fifth dress code will be enforced
Free admission
noon – 5pm
at:
230 Fifth
230 Fifth Ave. (between 26th & 27th St.)
New York, NY
212.725.4300
230-fifth.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo at Turtle Bay
Come to Tortuga Bay for CINCO DE MAYO and for some loco drink specials
$4 Corona, $3 Modelo
Mariachi Band, Piñatas,
and FREE taco bar, 2-5pm
RSVP for 1/2 price drinks from 5-8pm
at:
Turtle Bay Grill & Lounge
987 Second Ave.
(between 52nd & 53rd St.)
New York, NY
(212) 223-4224
TurtleBayNYC.com
Saturday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo at Tavern on Third
$4 Coronas
$6 Cointreau margaritas
at:
Tavern on Third
380 Third Ave.
(between 27th & 28th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 300-4046
TavernonThird.com
But wait, there’s more…
Tap Room No. 307: 307 Third Ave. (between 23rd & 24th St.) New York, NY (212) 725-4766.
Cinco de Mayo Party!
$5 Mexican beers, $20 buckets, Margaritas, “Mexi-CAN-O” Beer & shot specials, Cazadores tequila promotion, plus a Mexican menu for the day
The Brazen Head: 228 Atlantic Ave. (between Court St. & Boerum Pl.)
Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, NY (718) 488-0430
Launching Brazen Head’s Signature Sangria, made with Pyrat Rum.
$7 a glass, $13 a small pitcher, $17 a large pitcher
Plus, for The Kentucky Derby: Bulleit Bourbon Mint Juleps: $5 from 5 to 8pm.
