Rudy’s Tacos Celebrating Cinco De Mayo With An All-Day Fiesta In Davenport
Rudy’s Tacos is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a fiesta starting at noon
on Saturday, May 6 th at Rudy’s Tacos in the Village of East Davenport! This all-day event will include live
music, contests, great food, and fun activities for the whole family! We will be hosting live music as
always and this year’s lineup includes “Donovan Gustofson and Friends” from 4pm-6pm and then “The
Matt Fuller Band” from 7pm-10pm.
We will also be bringing back our traditional Taco Eating Contest starting at 6:15pm. Participants can
enter to win a first prize of a $50 Rudy’s Tacos Gift Card and Gift Basket along with exclusive bragging
rights for the rest of the year. Second prize will win a $25 Rudy’s Tacos Gift Card. To register, stop by the
Village of East Davenport location. Happy hour will last from 3-4. There will also be family friendly
activities all day; even a bounce house for the kids from 12noon-3pm. There will be opportunities to
purchase t-shirts, koozies, and win donated giveaways from some of our vendors. Everyone is welcome
to join in the festivities and enjoy some delicioso food!
Cinco de Mayo, or May 5 th , is a day to commemorate the anniversary of Mexico’s battle for
independence from the French in 1862. Although Mexican troops were greatly outnumbered and less
equipped, on May 5 th Mexican forces were able to defeat the French in the Battle of Puebla, one of the
first victorious battles to drive out French invaders. Cinco de Mayo has come to represent the resilience
of Mexican culture and is celebrated all over Mexico and the United States with traditions, food, music,
parades, and fiestas like ours!
About Rudy’s Tacos: Rudy’s Tacos was founded in 1973 by Rudy and Marilyn Quijas. This first
restaurant, located at 2214 East 11th Street in the Village of East Davenport, seated 15-20 people. By
1977 the business had outgrown out of the tiny building. Since the late 70’s Rudy’s, business has grown
to include 11 other locations in both Iowa and Illinois.
