Updated: Lighted Parade, dancing horses kick off Pasco5 de Mayo

This story has been updated with new schedule information.

Pasco kicks off a weekend full of Pasco5 de Mayo Festival activities with a horse dancing tournament and lighted parade Friday night.

The festivities continue through the weekend in downtown Pasco with food, culture, dancing horses, music, activities for children, a beauty pageant and more.

The Friday Night Lighted parade begins with set-up at 6 p.m. The parade begins at 7 p.m. at the corner of Clark and Third Avenue and winds through downtown.

Banda la Conquistadora and the Torneo de Caballos Bailadores, or horse dancing competition, is from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

Participants are competing for more than $5,000 in prizes. Qualifiers will advance to the championship in Sunnyside on Sunday.

Monserrat Alvarez was crowned queen of the festival at the Nuestra Belleza Beauty Pageant last weekend.

Saturday festivities run from noon to 10 p.m. and care centered at the Pasco Farmers Market at Fourth and Lewis Street.

The program begins with a noon welcome emceed by Daniel Hernandez and Maria Cortez.

Highlights include mariachi music at 12:25 p.m., the announcement of the Taco Crawl best taco contest at 12:55 p.m., a presentation by students from Tri-Cities Black Belt Academy at 2:10 p.m., and live music starting at 3 p.m.

Spanish comedian Comedian Javier Carranza caps a day of food, dancing and entertainment with an 8:15 performance.

Visit pasco5demayo.com for details.

This story was originally published May 2, 2019 at 7:56 PM.