Ocho de Mayo Block Party at Darna

Darna is having their annual block party bash this Sunday May 8. Pushing their Cinco de Mayo celebration back to the weekend lets Darna throw a large scale all day party with beer pong, piñatas, and a car show. Grilled food like hot dogs, burgers and kabob are served with frozen Mexican bulldogs, margaritas and of course tequila. Darna has been throwing these outdoor parties for the past three years to mark the start of spring, and this year should be even bigger with their new second floor outdoor patio expansion. Music provided by DJ Heat , DJ EPX, DJ Pouria, DJ Hawa and DJ Vicious

Cinco de Mayo at Don Tito

The time has come for Arlington's biggest Mexican taco and tequila bar to throw the DC area's biggest Cinco do Mayo party!  This Thursday, May 5th Don Tito will open all three floors at 2pm including the rooftop. You can expect incredible Mexican cuisine, sombreros, cervezas, tequila and more. Arrive early to ensure entry and avoid lines, which there definitely will be for the roof if the rain holds off. They are expecting an even bigger crowd than last year as this year May 5 falls on a Thursday! Photo from Don Tito's Facebook page.

Cinco De Mayo at Guarapo

Cinco De Mayo is one week away! On May 5, Guarapo in Courthouse is throwing a party starting at 5pm. They offer $1 tacos and discounted drinks including margaritas, coronas, dos equis and tequila shots, along with DJ Ruben spinning all night.

Drink de Mayo at Mad Rose and SoBe

This Sunday, May 4 Social DC PR and Night Life Agency is throwing a Cinco de Mayo party in Clarendon. From 1-7pm, Drinko de Mayo will be in the courtyard shared by Mad Rose Tavern and SoBe. There will be raffles, free sombrero and mustaches, and food and drink specials including:
$3 Dos Equis, Corona, Sol beer
$4 Tequila Sunrise
$ Margaritas, Tequila Blanco El Jimadar shots

Tickets are how about $6 online, and go up to $12 soon. You will need to show up before 4pm to register. Mister Day's is taking a long siesta Sunday and won't be participating after all.

Cinco De Mega-Crawl Saturday

Brace yourself for another large bar crawl in Clarendon this Saturday, May 3 filled with drunkenness and sombreros starting at 3pm. GoCityEvents, the organizers of Shamrock Fest, is throwing a Cinco de Mayo bar crawl with about 10 local bars including Clarendon Grill, Velocity 5, Mad Rose Tavern, Greene Turtle, Hunan One, Arlington Rooftop Bar & Grill, Mister Days, Wilson Tavern, and Hard Times. Tickets are about $18, but you can get them for $5 with promo code "CINCO" now. They are also offering a great deal with the super convenient car service Uber with a $40 credit for your first ride, also with promo code "CINCO".

Clarendon Cinco de Mayo block party

The weather today was an absolutely perfect day for Clarendon's Cinco de Mayo block party. Party goers who either bought tickets online or paid a little more at the door got to start out at Mad Rose, which had its patio and its neighor Sobe's outdoor seating packed. Music was pumped outside at each of the participating bars in this block party, but it wasn't loud enough to disturb anyone. There was outdoor grilling and alcohol, as well as some classic or hot cars that showed up. Pictured here was Darna's parking lot transformed into a packed outdoor party, with four large balloons marking the party from a distance.

Clarendon Cinco de Mayo block party

Next Sunday May 5, several local bars are participating in the a Cinco de Mayo block party. The party includes food and drink specials, 8 various DJs, a Mariachi marching band, and prize raffles for a $12 ticket.

The festivities start at Mad Rose and Darna between noon and 3pm for registration. Other bars like Clarendon Grill, Mister Days, and Sobe keep the party going until 8pm.

Click here to buy tickets from Eventbrite.

La Union

Since there was a line around the block at Whilow's and everything else was packed for Cinco de Mayo, I tried a difference place that was much quieter past Ballston. La Union is easily passed by on 5517 Wilson Blvd, and its probably better that way.

I had high hopes for this casual Mexican/Salvadoran restaurant and that it would be a great whole-in-the-wall without ambiance and good food. The pupusas and Don Pepe Platter show here were good, but nothing special.

We also ordered the Boca Roja Frita fried red snapper, which proved to be a mistake. While it is listed on their menu for $13.95, they will charge you $15.95 or higher. When we asked they manager about the price discrepancy, he wasn't apologetic said it was "market price". I really don't like it when restaurants think they can charge you a difference price than advertised, and then try to argue with you over $2. Sorry La Union, I wanted to like you, but I will not be back.

Cinco de Mayo @ Mexicali Blues

Come to Mexicali Blues Wednesday night for Cinco de Mayo specials, including:

• $3.50 24-oz. Modela Especial cans
• $3 16-oz. Tecate and Miller Lite cans
• $3 Corona and Pacifico bottles
• $6 margaritas

More local Cinco de Mayo events at Arlnow.com.