My husband Tim and I attended Denver's Cinco de Mayo festival and parade on Saturday. We were excited to see the various cultures on display with their traditional dances and costumes, and completely enjoyed ourselves. 
For those of you in areas where "A Taste of _______" is held, imagine that type of atmosphere with lots of booths offering food like roasted corn on the cob, tacos, waffle ears (falafel), and more. Add to that a lot of booths featuring various businesses giving imprinted promotional products away, and you can imagine the added fun Tim had (those of you who know him know his propensity for collecting free things). :) 
We enjoyed our time, sampled some food, ate some great cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory on the 16th Street Mall, and enjoyed a few brief hours outside in the sunshine before the clouds and thunderstorms rolled in. 
There are two parade participants that I remember in particular, though only one of them is shown here. One was a hoop-t police car. It seriously had hydraulics installed and made its way along the route while raising and lowering its chassis just like a stereotypical car in the 'hood. We laughed and laughed and laughed. 
The other really memorable participants were a group of three white horses with riders dressed in full caballero costume, and the horses danced and pranced their way down the route. They were beautiful, and you can tell by the lopped-off heads of their riders what I was really focused on capturing with my camera. 
It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning, and I'm including a few more photos so you can enjoy the colorful costumes too.
For those of you in areas where "A Taste of _______" is held, imagine that type of atmosphere with lots of booths offering food like roasted corn on the cob, tacos, waffle ears (falafel), and more. Add to that a lot of booths featuring various businesses giving imprinted promotional products away, and you can imagine the added fun Tim had (those of you who know him know his propensity for collecting free things). :) We enjoyed our time, sampled some food, ate some great cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory on the 16th Street Mall, and enjoyed a few brief hours outside in the sunshine before the clouds and thunderstorms rolled in. There are two parade participants that I remember in particular, though only one of them is shown here. One was a hoop-t police car. It seriously had hydraulics installed and made its way along the route while raising and lowering its chassis just like a stereotypical car in the 'hood. We laughed and laughed and laughed. The other really memorable participants were a group of three white horses with riders dressed in full caballero costume, and the horses danced and pranced their way down the route. They were beautiful, and you can tell by the lopped-off heads of their riders what I was really focused on capturing with my camera. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning, and I'm including a few more photos so you can enjoy the colorful costumes too.
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