Rudy’s Tacos started the Cinco de Mayo celebrations early with a party on Saturday, May 2.
The restaurant located in the Village of East Davenport had live music by “Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Act,” “Blue Stone,” and “Jason Carl and the Whole Damn Band.”
There was also a Taco Eating Contest. The winner got a $50 Rudy’s Taco’s Gift Card.
Cinco de Mayo is a day to commemorate the anniversary of a battle where Mexican forces defeated French invading forces. It happened on May 5, 1862.