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Cinco de Mayo celebrations all around Kern County!

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The 52nd annual Delano Cinco de Mayo four-day festival begins with the grand marshal barbecue at Memorial Park April 30. The Cinco de Mayo parade starts 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2 along Main Street. The Memorial Park carnival grounds open from 5 to 11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday. Sunday night you can listen to Mexican music for $10 from Los Morros del Norte, K-Paz de la Sierra, Los Nietos, La Ley de Michoccan and Lilina. For more information, contact Adriana Salinas, 868-4529.

Here are some other local Cinco de Mayo events:

• MÁS Magazine’s “Cinco De Mayo Pachanga 2009” with live music by Mento Buru, Thee Majestics, Likhy2, DJ Mikey, and comedian Joe Alaniz. Show starts at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 5.  $5 cover, 21 & over only. Reservations available: 324-2557. Fishlips Bar & Restaurant, 1517 18th St., downtown Bakersfield.


• BARC and MOVE International will have a Taco Fiesta Cinco de Mayo Celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, 9500 Ming Ave., one block west of the Marketplace. Taco salad and chocolate cake will be provided by Jake’s Tex Mex. BARC singers will perform; vases and bowls, hand-painted by BARC clients, will be available for purchase. The cost is $15; to-go containers will be available. Proceeds benefit BARC & MOVE International. 834-2272.

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with CSUB’s M.E.Ch.A, Sunday, May 3 from noon to 6 p.m. at CSUB Runner Park, 9001 Stockdale Hwy. Admission is free. Musical acts include: DJ — Ayer y Hoy, Grupo Atrevido, Grupo Cupido, Grupo SenZible and Los Bragados de la Sierra.