Grab a sombrero and party this Cinco de Mayo at a Myrtle Beach-area Mexican restaurant near you

Cinco de Mayo will be here before you know it, and if you don’t have plans you better get moving.

With one of the most party-related holidays of the year looming on the calendar, we thought it to be necessary to point you in the right direction to the best watering hole for said occasion.

Abuelo’s

First up is Abuelo’s, where six local bands will compete in the Cinco de Mayo Battle of the Bands. Restaurants will feature deals on Mexican food and drink specials with a beer garden and margarita station. Bands will compete for $1,500 in cash and prizes. Bands set to perform include: Bitterseed, Coman Sproles & The Celtic Bluze, TreeHouse!, Eddie Ate Dynamite, Prowler and Below the Bassline.

Abuelo’s will offer $2.50 Dos XX draft beers and $5.95 Special Flag Margaritas on Cinco de Mayo. They’ll start the celebration early with live music on the patio from 6-10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Live music will be held from noon-11 p.m. May 5. Abuelo’s is located at 740 Coastal Grand Circle in Myrtle Beach.

Bandito’s Restaurant & Cantina

Bandito’s Restaurant and Cantina will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration with live bands, food and beer tents and lots of fun May 5. Live music includes bands Austin Mowery Band, Matt Parker and the Deacons, and Mystic Vibrations. Enjoy great drink specials and delicious Mexican cuisine in an oceanfront setting all weekend long, too. Bandito’s is located at 1410 N. Ocean Blvd. in Myrtle Beach.

BurroFest

BurroFest at Fiesta del Burro Loco is perhaps one of the most famous Cinco de Mayo parties on the Grand Strand each year and this year is sure to please. Take part in the “Stache Dash” bright and early Saturday. The 5K trail run starts at 9 a.m. at the Hulk. It’s $30 to participate and runners get an adult beverage after the race at Burro Loco starting at 10 a.m.

The real fiesta starts at 11 a.m. May 5 with live music on the stage in the parking lot. Here’s the music lineup:

▪ PaperWork 4:30-6 p.m.

▪ The Deluge 6:45-8:15 p.m.

▪ Tastes Like Chicken 9-11 p.m.

▪ No Limit Duo 10:30 p.m. until…

The restaurant will serve food and drinks all day and night long. (Or, in their words, “fiesta, siesta, tequila, repeat.) They will offer a free shuttle from 3-11 p.m. every 30 minutes from The Cove clubhouse and the Monarch apartments clubhouse in Conway near CCU. Burro Loco is located at 960 Jason Blvd. in Myrtle Beach.

Carlos ‘n Charlie’s

Carlos ‘n Charlie’s is hosting a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 5K beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at their Broadway at the Beach location. The race begins and ends at the eatery and will be followed by an awards ceremony and a Mexican-themed buffet for participants.

Then don’t miss the all-day long party to celebrate Cinco:

▪ Live music

▪ Mexican beer/margaritas

▪ Door prizes

▪ Special Cinco De Mayo menu

▪ Green/red beads

▪ Costume Contest: best sSombrero

Carlos ‘n Charlie’s is located at 1202 Celebrity Circle in Myrtle Beach.

Nacho Hippo Cantina Maximo

Nacho Hippo has lots of fun planned for Cinco de Mayo this year, though it might as well be Cinco de Mayo for them year round: They’ll offer $3 fresh squeezed house margaritas, $2 Bud Light drafts and $3 Modelo drafts, but those specials are daily, no matter if it’s a Mexican holiday or not.

On May 5, CornBread will perform live beginnig at 7 p.m. Nacho Hippo is open at 11:30 a.m. daily and is located at 1160 Farrow Parkway at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach.

Senor Frogs Myrtle Beach

Gear up for a giant Cinco de Mayo Fiesta May 5 at Senor Frog’s at Broadway at the Beach. Grab a yardstick of your favorite cervesas and party the night away. Drink, dance, and be merry!

Senor Frogs is located in Celebrity Square.

This story was originally published April 29, 2015 at 4:50 AM with the headline "Grab a sombrero and party this Cinco de Mayo at a Myrtle Beach-area Mexican restaurant near you."