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Patch Picks: Cinco de Mayo

We give you five great places to enjoy this fun holiday!

Campbell loves a party, and Cinco de Mayo is a good time to get out with friends and family to help celebrate with our Mexican neighbors.

Whether it’s Mariachi bands, Aztec dancers, drink specials or delicious Mexican food, Patch has picked five places where you can make Cinco de Mayo 2011 a memorable one!

Besides delicious tacos and other Mexican dishes, Chacho’s is cooking up some fun events for their Cinco de Mayo celebration.

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A Mariachi band will be playing from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In the afternoon at 4 p.m., Folkloric Dancers will be hitting the dance floor with their lively steps and beautiful costumes. Then at 7 p.m., the Aztec dancers arrive to really liven things up!

All this while you enjoy burritos, tortas, quesadillas, special plates, soups and more.

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Chacho’s will be open Cinco de Mayo from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.

This spacious downtown restaurant has plenty of room to party, and they’ll be having their regular happy hour from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Cinco de Mayo.

The happy hour specials feature 20-ounce beers for $3 and half-off on their delicious appetizers, which include cheese nachos, cheese quesadillas, soft tacos stuffed with rotisserie chicken, Buffalo wings and more.

The restaurant has an eclectic menu of pastas, pizza, and a variety of salads and sandwiches.

Sonoma Chicken Coop will be open Cinco de Mayo from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you like burritos, Chipotle has a great deal for you on Cinco de Mayo.

When you order “Burritos by the Box,” it will cost you half the regular price. The minimum order is 10—so order up 10 burritos and only pay for 5.This special is good for orders to eat in or to go. You can choose the type of meat you want in the burrito, and the order comes with chips, guacamole and salsa.

Wash it all down with one of Chipotle’s Margaritas, which regulars call “the best in town.”

Chipotle will be open Cinco de Mayo from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

This popular downtown restaurant serves up some delicious, authentic Mexican food, perfect for a Cinco de Mayo celebration the entire family can enjoy.

Customers’ favorites include the guacamole, taco salad, chicken mole and pork tamales.

The kids might like to try the horchata, a sweet rice milk drink. And the adults can celebrate with a Margarita.

Jalisco will be open from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Cinco de Mayo.

Customers love the great food and generous portions at El Burro's, making it a great place to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.

And since the weather is warming up, you can snag one of the tables on the outdoor patio.

Chile verde, steak fajitas, chile Colorado—all your favorites are rich with flavor and spicy smells. And to wash it all down, enjoy one of the many beers or a Margarita—the strawberry is a favorite!

El Burro will be open Cinco de Mayo from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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