The Salt Lake TribuneThe sights and sounds and smells at Centennial Park in West Valley City on Saturday said it all: Cinco de Mayo festivities were in full swing. Scores of people turned out to the yearly event hosted by Telemundo Utah, which included Latin American food, music and dancing.
See more photos from the event below:
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Singer Yunuen Carrillo sings the Mexican National Anthem at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancer Victoria Judd, 6, performs at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancer Yesenia Rivas performs at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancer Hugo Reyes gets ready to perform an traditional Michoacan, Mexico dance as an elder in the "Dance of Viejitos" at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Claudia Mendez claps and dances to the "Guadalajara Dance" at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The crowd comes to attention during the playing of the Mexican National Anthem at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancers Abish Judd applies makeup on her daughter Kali Judd, 10, while Mayleen Murillo, 14, and Stephanie Robles, 12, practice their dancing at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bastian Sellers, 10, gets his hair tacked down with hair spray by his mother Mabel Sellers before the two dancers perform at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mayleen Murillo, 14, gets her hair styled by Yesenia Rivas, left, and Mabel Sellers at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Escolta de Mexico, or the honor guard presents the colors of the Mexican Flag at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancers perform a traditional Michoacan, Mexico dance as an elder in the "Dance of Viejitos" at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancers perform at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tuttilli Ballet Folklorico dancers perform a traditional Michoacan, Mexico dance as an elder in the "Dance of Viejitos" at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Centennial Park in West Valley City.
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