Patch Picks: Cinco De Mayo

Downtown Silver Spring will host its annual Cinco De Mayo street festival from 5 to 8 p.m. extends their patio for the occasion and offers $4 Tex-Mex margaritas, $2 El Diablo shots and specials on hot wings and taquitos. Additionally, the restaurant will give away a $500 gift card to the first person who finishes the Slopper—a round tortilla ball full of cheese, meat and sauce.

in Bethesda offers a wide variety of beer, tequila and margaritas, as well as Tex-Mex classics like tacos, enchiladas and platters.

O’Malley’s Pub in Gaithersburg will hold a Cinco De Mayo celebration. A complimentary taco bar will be available from 5 to 7 p.m. as well as other food and drink specials.

—the Spanish tapas bar in Rockville will celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Gaithersburg and Germantown Chapters  of the Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce from 5 to 7 p.m.

Or, celebrate at home with a few Coronas and a shot of Patron from the . If you're the crafty type try out a new recipe for sangria, empanadas, paella or keep it simple with tacos. Maybe even try your hand at a new spin on an old favorite by making layered margarita bites out of jello.