Santa Ana’s 2014 Cinco de Mayo Festival set for May 2-4

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community Alert: 15th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival Features Big Name Talent In First City Produced Event

SANTA ANA, CA – The City of Santa Ana’s 15th Annual Downtown Cinco de Mayo Festival kicks off Friday, May 2 with carnival rides starting at 6 p.m. The street fair continues all weekend in Santa Ana’s beautiful historic downtown on Fourth Street on Saturday, May 3, from Noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday May 4, from Noon to 8 p.m. This year, the Festival will feature fifteen great performances on the main stage in addition to the great food, games, arts and crafts, and opportunities to shop and get information about art, activities, events and programs.

On Saturday, May 3, the highly popular Los Horoscopos de Durango will be performing on the main stage. A key treat for the community and the region is a special appearance by the Coach for the All Star Soccer team from Mexico that will be competing at the World Cup next month in Brazil. Coach Miguel Herrera, also known as “El Piojo,” will be taking questions from youth soccer players on the main stage on Sunday, May 4. Twenty youth soccer players will be selected to ask “El Piojo” a question in front of a huge audience of soccer loving fans.

Youth soccer players that want to have the opportunity to ask Coach Herrera a question on Sunday, May 4 must complete the form on the following websites: http://www.vibrantsantaana.org/miguel-herrera/ for English and for Spanish: http://www.vibrantsantaana.org/miguel-herrera-spanish/ The City has partnered with Camaronazo to help bring Coach Herrera to the Santa Ana for the Cinco de Mayo Festival. Also on Sunday, the Cinco de Mayo main stage will be featuring the beautiful singing of Rogelio Martinez. The City has partnered with the Frida Cinema to offer a Cinco de Mayo film festival featuring three movies by the famous comedian Cantinflas and the 2013 produced film, Cinco de Mayo, Batalla de Puebla (Battale of Puebla).

The Cinco de Mayo event is being produced directly by the City. Booths and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

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El Festival de Cinco de Mayo numero 15 presentara por primera vez en un evento auspiciado por la Ciudad personajes reconocidos

SANTA ANA, CA – El 15º Festival Anual del Cinco de Mayo en el centro de la Ciudad de Santa Ana empieza el viernes 2 de Mayo con los juegos de la feria empezando a las 6 de la tarde. Esta divertida feria se llevara a cabo en el bello centro histórico de la Ciudad de Santa Ana en la Calle Cuatro, el sábado 3 de mayo de las 12 p.m. a las 9 p.m. y el domingo 4 de mayo de las 12 p.m. a las 8 p.m. Este año, habrá en el Festival deliciosa comida, juegos, artes y manualidades, y también abra la oportunidad de comprar y recibir información acerca de arte, actividades, eventos y programas. En el escenario principal habrá más de quince presentaciones estelares.

El sábado 3 de mayo, la popular banda Los Horóscopos de Durango se presentaran en el escenario principal. Un regalo para la comunidad y las zonas aledañas será la presentación especial del entrenador de la Selección Mexicana de Fútbol que competirá en la Copa Mundial el próximo mes en Brasil. El entrenador técnico Miguel Herrera, mejor conocido como “El Piojo”, estará respondiendo preguntas de los jugadores juveniles de fútbol en el escenario principal el domingo 4 de mayo. Veintidós jugadores juveniles serán seleccionados para hacerle preguntas a “El Piojo” frente a una gran audiencia de aficionados del fútbol.

Los jugadores juveniles que quieran tener la oportunidad de hacerle preguntas al entrenador técnico Herrera el domingo 4 de mayo, deberán llenar el formulario en los sitios de internet: http://www.vibrantsantaana.org/miguel-herrera/ en ingles; y al http://www.vibrantsantaana.org/miguel-herrera-spanish/ en español. La Ciudad, en conjunto con Camaronazo ayudara a traer al entrenador técnico Herrera a Santa Ana para el Festival del Cinco de Mayo. También el domingo, en el escenario principal Cinco de Mayo, se presentara el bello canto de Rogelio Martínez. La Ciudad, en conjunto con Cinema Frida, ofrecerá un festival de cine del Cinco de Mayo que presentara tres películas del famoso cómico mexicano Cantinflas y la producción fílmica del 2013 Cinco de Mayo, La Batalla de Puebla.

El evento del Cinco de Mayo esta siendo directamente producido por la Ciudad. Las oportunidades de espacio para puestos y patrocinamiento siguen abiertas.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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