💃🏼¡Get festive for Cinco de Mayo!

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Good morning, Flagstaff! There are plenty of options to celebrate Cinco de Mayo around town today. Did you know the day commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the French in battle May 5, 1862?

Today in Flagstaff Inspires:

• 👯‍♂️ Flagstaff Dance Festival

• ✍🏼Memoir Writing Workshop

• 🕯️Candle Craft Night

Let’s go!

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Tuesday 5.5

🫘🥳 Cinco de Mayo at Birdies: Grab your crew, and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with food specials, drink specials and all the sports bar energy you need. 12-11:55pm, Dirty Birdies Sports Bar and Grill

💃🏼🪅 Cinco de May Fiesta: Salsa dance lessons, a limbo contest, cornhole tournament, piñata for the kids, sombrero decorating, and face painting throughout the evening. Plus, frozen drinks, a full taco bar and elote street corn. 5-8pm, Village Camp Flagstaff

🍹🪗 ¡Modern Mexican Cinco de Mayo!: Mi Tesoro will bring the energy, flavor, and culture of Mexico to the community with mariachi music, along with street taco and margarita specials throughout the day. 5-8pm, Mi Tesoro at Flagstaff Mall

🌮🍺 5 de Mayo Fest: Come for great food, cold drinks and good vibes. Live music, DJs and drink specials. 5pm-2am, Baja Mar

✏ Sketch & Chill: Bring a sketchbook or drawing tablet and meet with other art makers for beginner friendly drawing prompts and sketching. 6-7pm, East Flagstaff Public Library

🗣️ Spanish Conversation Group: Come practice your Spanish speaking skills! All levels welcome. RSVP appreciated. 6-7pm, Culture Connection

🏆 Trivia at Harrington’s: Use your wits and obscure pop culture knowledge to battle for beer and glory! Prizes for the winning team. 6pm, Harrington’s Taphouse

🚲Bike Maintenance Basics: Learn essential bike care and maintenance that can be done at home with minimal tools in this free class. Lubing your chain, Cleaning your bike, Fixing a Flat, Setting tire pressure and more. 6:30-8pm, Absolute Bikes

🎶🪘 West African Dance Class: Join Guinean dance teacher Fara Tolno for African Dance. Classes are open to people of all ages and experience levels. 6:45-8pm, Jazzercise

📝🍺Poet Brews Open Mic for Writers: Come read what you’ve been writing! Read anything up to ten minutes. 7-9pm, 21+, Flagstaff Brewing Co.

Wednesday 5.6

🌸🚮 Route 66 Clean-up: Join Discover Flagstaff for the 2026 Spring Tourism Service Day with bowling and a spirited Route 66 clean-up. Sign-up to connect with your community while making a positive impact. 10:30am-1pm, Starlight Lanes

🏨 History Happy Hour - Route 66: Ivan Pacheco and Peter Runge will present about their “Shades of Route 66” exhibit covering the relatively under-documented aspect of diverse peoples who contributed to Route 66 history. 5-7pm, The Gopher Hole

📝 Wily Writers: Join this weekly writing group for practice, motivation, sharing, and learning! 5:30-7pm Downtown Library, Community Room

🧠 Mead Hall Trivia Night: Challenging questions, local mead, fun visual and audio rounds, and prizes for 1st and 2nd place! Teams of up to 5. 6-8:30pm, Drinking Horn Meadery

👯‍♂️ Flagstaff Dance Festival: Join Isolated Incident Performance Group/Dewell Dance, Canyon Movement Company, and Human Nature Dance Theatre for a shared evening blending dance, theatre, and live music. 7:30-8:30pm, Coconino Center for the Arts

Thursday 5.7

✍🏼Memoir to Meaning Writing Workshop: Transform your personal experiences into art, by exploring memory, identity, and the moments that shape us. Short readings and exercises from prompts will help jumpstart writing. 18+. 10-11:30am, Downtown Library

🕯️Candle Craft Night: Learn how to make beautiful, rolled candles from all-natural beeswax! Free, but registration required. 14+. 6-7pm, Downtown Library

🎶🪘 West African Dance Class: Join Guinean dance teacher Fara Tolno for Dun Dun Dance, which uses stick drumming, incorporating lots of funky breaks from a traditional rhythm. Classes are open to people of all ages and experience levels. 6:45-8pm, Jazzercise

🎨 Paint Night at BBBB: Every Thursday is paint night and $4 drink specials. You buy the canvas, they’ll provide the paint and brushes. Plus, option to enter canvas into auction with earnings for you and a charity. 6:30-9:30pm, Brown Bag Burger

🤓 Smarty Pints Trivia: Are you a smarty pants? Prove it at Smarty Pints Trivia, every Thursday, 7-9pm, Dark Sky Beer Garden

💃 Swing Dance Class: Dance the night away Thursday nights with Flagstaff Rhythm and Roots. Beginner, intermediate and social dances from 7-10pm, Firecreek Coffee

MUSIC

Tuesday 5.5

Dark Sky Beer Garden | Flagspins Vinyl Night | 6-8pm
Orpheum | The Heavy Heavy | 7:30pm

Wednesday 5.6

Gopher Hole | Karaoke | 9:30pm

Thursday 5.7

Drinking Horn | JigzUp Celtic | 7pm
Gopher Hole | Open Mic | 7pm, sign-ups 6

CONNECTIONS

Jobs, volunteering, musician and artist opportunities

• Basis Flagstaff is looking for a new Dean for the elementary school.

• High Country Humane is seeking a veterinary surgery tech.

• The Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Arizona is searching for an Occupational Therapy assistant (COTA).

• The Ark Cat Sanctuary is always looking for volunteers and donations like dry/wet cat food, litter, blankets, toys and more.

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