Memphis Cinco de Mayo Guide 2025

Cinco de Mayo falls on a Monday this year, which means Memphis is kicking off the fiesta early with a weekend full of tacos, margaritas, and special events—here’s your guide to all the best deals, parties, and places to celebrate.

Drink responsibly and tip your servers and bartenders. If you have a special or event you'd like to add, please email us at [email protected].

margarita flight next to large mango margarita
Jalyn Souchek
Los Comales in Edge District

Cinco De Mayo Deals + Events:

  • El Mero Taco will be having a block party with a satellite bar outside and fun drink special and concoctions all day. Here's a preview of what's planned!
  • Babalu will offer $2 off all El Clasico and BABA Ritas all day
  • Molly's La Casita is offered $2 off all margaritas. 
  • Cazateatro is hosting a fiesta with Crosstown Brewing at the taproom on May 5 from 3–9 PM, featuring margaritas, tacos, Jaguar Tequila tastings, live bilingual entertainment, and cocktails—all in support of Cazateatro’s cultural mission. Details here.
  • Taconganas will open all seven locations from 10 a.m. to 9 a.m. and will offer tres leches cakes from La Panaderia Damaris. There will be DJ sets from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at four locations: Germantown Pkwy, Central Ave., Summer Ave., and Danny Thomas. Details here.
  • Renasant Convention Center will have a Cinco de Mayo street beats block party from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with drink specials, tacos, live band, and yard games. Details here.
  • Slider Inn Midtown will have a celebration with DJ Rantula playing from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Slider Inn Downtown will offer 2 for 1 house margaritas, $5 tequila deal, and will have carne asada tacos available to order. Details here.
  • Chukis Tacos #2 will have $2 street tacos, $5 tall drafts, and $12 draft pitchers.
  • The Juke Speakeasy is opening for a special Cinco de Mayo happy hour with tapas dishes starting at $6, mimosa flights, and $6 house margaritas.
  • Frida's will have a DJ, margarita specials, and $5 shots to celebrate!
  • Huey's will offer their 901 Margartias for $5.05 at all 10 locations!
  • Bayou will have $8 Corona beer buckets, $2 margaritas, and $4 frozen strawberry margaritas.
  • Fat Tuesday will have $3 house tequila shots, $5 margs, $5 Mexican tea, $7 tequila shots, $8 daiquiris, and half-price hookahs.
  • Flyway Brewing will have $1 off High Cotton Mexican Lagers plus $5 margaritas 
  • Sugar Ghost Memphis will offer some fun ice cream nachos at both locations. Comes either two scoops of ice cream, one sauce, and waffle cone chips.

We'll be adding new deals all day so keep checking back!

We previously put together a guide to 10+ of our favorite places to get margaritas in Memphis. Check out the full Memphis Margarita Guide here.

photo of margarita flight in container. six different drinks
Carmen Monet
JJ's Tropical
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Hey, I’m Jalyn Souchek! Director of Content for the I Love Memphis Blog and a full-time Memphis hype woman. I’m proud to call the 901 home, and when I’m not sharing the best of the city online, you’ll probably find me repping the Grizzlies, taking coffee walks down South Main, catching live music, posted up at a dive bar or brewery, or chasing down my next favorite bite to eat. Come explore Memphis with me. I’ll show you why this city is easy to love.

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