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Restaurants, events and festivals

Mexico Cantina y Veracruz Cooking: The restaurant commemorates the holiday each year with a live mariachi band that starts serenading patrons at about 5:30 p.m., at 600 Pine St., Seattle (206-405-3400).

Agua Verde Café: Order enchiladas tricolores and guava margaritas made especially for Cinco de Mayo. The U-District Café, 1303 N.E. Boat St., Seattle, will have music in the park adjacent the cafe if the weather’s good today (206-545-8570 or www.aguaverde.com).

Taco Frenzy at Brouwer’s Café: Brouwer’s in Fremont hosts DJ Delene Cion’s Cinco de Mayo Gauntlet Showdown, starting at 10 p.m., while the kitchen will serve up tacos and Mexican canned beer. Brouwer’s, 400 N. 35th St., Seattle; no cover (206-267-2437 or www.brouwerscafe.com)

Siete de Mayo Fiesta: Szmania’s Restaurant will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo Thursday, May 7, this year, but with all the Cinco de Mayo accouterments — tequila margaritas, cervezas and maybe even piñatas. Patrons will feast on three small-plate courses by Señor Ludger Szmania. 6 p.m. Thursday at Szmania’s, 3321 W. McGraw St., Seattle; $32 for prepaid reservations (206-284-7305 or www.szmanias.com).

In the nightclubs

The High Dive: Performances from Dyme Def, Big World Breaks and Theoretics beginning at 9 p.m., 513 N. 36th St., Seattle; $8 (21 and over; 206-632-0212 or www.highdiveseattle.com).

Nectar: Rhythm Syndicate headlines the Fremont music lounge’s Cinco de Mayo celebration at 7 p.m. at Nectar, 412 N. 36th St., Seattle; no cover (21 and over; 206-632-2020 or www.nectarlounge.com).

Tiki Bob’s Cantina: Cinco de Mayo fun at Tiki Bob’s includes a bikini contest (with $500 in cash and prizes), at 166 S. King St., Seattle (206-382-8454 or www.tikibobsseattle.com).

The Capitol Club: Live flamenco with Eric and Encarnacion from Children of the Revolution, 9 p.m. at The Capitol Club, 414 E. Pine Seattle, no cover (206-325-2149 or www.thecapitolclub.net).