As Cinco de Mayo approaches, El Concilio California is getting a head start with what they say is the largest Cinco de Mayo festival in the Central Valley. In its final day of three, this nonprofit is keeping the tradition going to keep the area’s history afloat.
It was a packed house on Sunday at the San Joaquin County fairgrounds for this fiesta, filled with live music, including a mariachi band, more than 150 vendors, more than 30 carnival rides and attractions, all celebrating the Mexican, Hispanic, and Latino heritage. From one of the oldest parades in the country in the morning to this festival, it’s been a jam-packed weekend.
Cynthia and Oswaldo Franco, who moved from Mexico almost 25 years ago, brought their 10-year-old daughter, Alexa, to the festival on Sunday…