Cinco de Mayo festivities on Treasure Island draw from both sides of bay

SAN FRANCISCO — The festive tunes of Mexican mariachi stuffed the air at Gold Bar Distillery, marking the first-ever Cinco de Mayo celebration in Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay.

Elliott Gillespie, president of Gold Bar Distillery, was excited.

“Loads of our friends requested us to do it. A bunch of them stated, ‘Hey, throw a Cinco de Mayo celebration this 12 months.’ And we stated nice concept, let’s do it!” 

Gillespie sees this as a chance to start out new traditions simply months into the distillery’s enterprise.

Dozens of individuals gathered to get pleasure from music carried out by the gifted Mariachi Leyendas de la Bahía. 

“As quickly as we begin enjoying music, we see folks dancing and singing the songs. It is fulfilling — it is priceless,” stated mariachi musician Joxan Morales.

Amongst attendees was Lisette Herrera, who opted for Treasure Island over her traditional celebration spot within the Mission District. 

“We’re right here having a good time. We have now listened to every kind of music, together with rock in Spanish, Banda, and now the mariachi,” Herrera stated.

Whereas the festivities thrived in Treasure Island, different components of the Bay Space confronted challenges.

Movies emerged displaying sideshows in Oakland, notably on forty second and Worldwide. The Oakland Police Division acquired a number of studies concerning unlawful sideshow exercise, with dozens of automobiles and spectators concerned.

In distinction, the Mission District remained comparatively quiet.

The celebration at Gold Bar Distillery continued till no less than 7 p.m. Gillespie was bullish on Treasure Island citing its continued development and scenic belongings.

Herrera echoed that enthusiasm.

“Every thing within the Bay Space belongs to us and it at all times has so folks ought to come out to Treasure Island as a result of it belongs to us as properly.”