{"id":2401977,"date":"2026-05-04T20:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401977"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:11:44","slug":"live-music-5-cent-margaritas-featured-at-cinco-de-mayo-events-in-alexandria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/live-music-5-cent-margaritas-featured-at-cinco-de-mayo-events-in-alexandria\/","title":{"rendered":"Live music, 5-cent margaritas featured at Cinco de Mayo events in Alexandria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-80713\">\n<header class=\"mt-5\">\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alxnow.com\/category\/around-town\/\" class=\"block px-4 no-underline mb-4 text-sans text-md font-sans font-semibold text-posts\">Around Town\t\t<span class=\"block border-b-2 w-10 border-posts\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"px-4\">\n<p>\n\t<time class=\"text-sm block font-sans text-midnight leading-21 proportional-nums\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:45:08-04:00\"><br \/>\n\t\tPublished May 4, 2026 at 3:45PM\t<\/time>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-6 md:px-4 entry-featured\">\n<figure class=\"featured-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0 border-b-2 border-light-gray mt-3 pb-3 font-sans text-sm leading-18 tracking-theme-tight text-midnight\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA margarita at Tequila &amp; Taco at 540 John Carlyle Street (staff photo by James Cullum)\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content pt-6 px-4 content-post\">\n<p>Taco Tuesday this week promises to be something special in Alexandria as it coincides with Cinco de Mayo.<\/p>\n<p>At <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriataco.com\/\">Tequila &amp; Taco<\/a> (540 John Carlyle Street), the celebration of Mexico\u2019s defeat over France at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/stories\/real-history-cinco-de-mayo\">Battle of Puebla in 1862<\/a> begins with 5-cent frozen margaritas from\u00a09-10 a.m. The restaurant will also give out hundreds of straw sombreros and allow outdoor patio drinking until 10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weather is going to be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forecast.weather.gov\/MapClick.php?lat=38.83&amp;lon=-77.09\">84 degrees and sunny<\/a>,\u201d Tequila &amp; Taco owner \u201cMango\u201d Mike Anderson told ALXnow. \u201cIt should be a terrific day. We\u2019ve got tables set up on two patios, and we\u2019re just looking forward to serving some great Mexican food all day and some fresh-squeezed margaritas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A FOX5 news team will also be at Tequila &amp; Taco in the morning, Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in Alexandria, events will feature extended happy hour deals, live music and specials on food and drink, including all-day $3.50 tacos at Taqueria Picoso. More festivities are listed, below.<\/p>\n<p>The regional <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wrap.org\/soberride\/\">SoberRide initiative<\/a> will also be in operation, providing free Lyft rides up to $15 from 4 p.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. the following morning in the D.C. area. The promotional code will be posted at 3 p.m. Tuesday on the Washington Regional Alcohol Program\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<h2>More Cinco de Mayo events<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegardendelray.com\/\">The Garden Del Ray<\/a> (1503 Mount Vernon Avenue) is hosting a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX42a84Ecn_\/\">Cinco De Mayo trivia night<\/a> at 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lostiosgrill.com\/\">Los Tios Grill<\/a> (2615 Mount Vernon Avenue and 241 S. Van Dorn Street) will celebrate at happy hour, from 3-7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXp-C9mDT7D\/\">Dos Hermanos Fine Tex Mex<\/a> (1603 Commonwealth Avenue) has been serving drink specials since May 2<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX2jplUCQBE\/\">Urbano 116<\/a> (116 King Street) has $7, $8 and $12 drink specials<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6grooxOalD\/?img_index=1\">Los Cuates Old Town<\/a> (1116 King Street) is offering drink and food specials<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dosamigosalexandria.com\/?utm_source=ig&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&amp;fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGncU2ZUD-CjC3jmvcMLTrKtROZXPuqsxm10IzFJ91pTWES-f1D8CdSf39oRYg_aem_Wx2VAUaY7QWVrBPdcUsaNg#\">Dos Amigos<\/a> (525 E. Braddock Road) is offering drink and food specials<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXb4RILDtc6\/\">Taqueria Picoso<\/a> (1472 N. Beauregard Street) is serving $3.50 tacos al pastor all day, happy hour margaritas and beer from noon to 4 p.m. and hosting live music from 6-9 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/delraytacos\/\">Taqueria el Poblano<\/a> (2400 Mount Vernon Avenue) is expanding their Tuesday hours (usually 5-9 p.m.) to 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"px-4 max-w-750 mx-auto\">\n<p>                    <!--begin code --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed multiple-authors-target-shortcode box-post-id-39359 box-instance-id-1 ppma_boxes_39359\" data-post_id=\"39359\" data-instance_id=\"1\" data-additional_class=\"pp-multiple-authors-layout-boxed.multiple-authors-target-shortcode\" data-original_class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-wrapper pp-multiple-authors-wrapper box-post-id-39359 box-instance-id-1\">\n<p>                                                                            <span class=\"ppma-layout-prefix\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ppma-author-category-wrap\">\n                                                                                                                                    <span class=\"ppma-category-group ppma-category-group-1 category-index-0\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-ul author-ul-0\">\n<li class=\"pp-multiple-authors-boxes-li author_index_0 author_jamescullum has-avatar\">\n<div class=\"pp-author-boxes-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatar-image\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alxnow.com\/files\/2022\/01\/new-alxnow-logo-square-alx-only2.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alxnow.com\/files\/2022\/01\/new-alxnow-logo-square-alx-only2.png\" class=\"multiple_authors_guest_author_avatar avatar\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\"\/>                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pp-author-boxes-avatar-details\">\n<div class=\"pp-author-boxes-description multiple-authors-description author-description-0\">\n<p>Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He&#8217;s covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                                                            <\/span>\n                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n<p>                        <span class=\"ppma-layout-suffix\"\/>\n                                            <\/div>\n<p>                    <!--end code --><\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"border-accent border-b-2 w-10 mx-auto mt-10 mb-8\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.alxnow.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around Town Published May 4, 2026 at 3:45PM A margarita at Tequila &amp; Taco at 540 John Carlyle Street (staff photo by James Cullum) Taco Tuesday this week promises to be something special in Alexandria as it coincides with Cinco de Mayo. 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