Cinco de Mayo is a vibrant and festive holiday that celebrates the Mexican army’s victory over the French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. While this was long viewed as a minor holiday in Mexico, it has become a significant cultural celebration in the United States. Surprisingly, 41% of Americans don’t know the reason for celebrating it. But that doesn’t stop the people from joining in on the celebration anyway.

Whether you’re enjoying a margarita, indulging in some delicious Mexican cuisine, or hosting a party these 185+ Cinco de Mayo captions capture the spirit of the holiday.

Cinco De Mayo Captions

• Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Time to break out the salsa and celebrate.
• Sip, sip, hooray! It’s Cinco de Mayo.
• Tacos and tequila make everything better. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• Let’s taco ’bout how awesome Cinco de Mayo is.
• Cinco de Mayo: the perfect excuse to guac and roll.
• Get your sombrero and let’s fiesta like there’s no mañana!
• I don’t always celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
• Viva Mexico! Happy Cinco de Mayo.
• Cinco de Mayo: because margaritas don’t drink themselves.
• It’s not a party until the salsa starts flowing. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• The best way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Tacos, tequila, and good friends.
• Cinco de Mayo: the day we all become honorary Mexicans.
• Arriba, arriba! It’s time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
• Let’s raise a glass (or a margarita) to Cinco de Mayo.
• On Cinco de Mayo, we wear sombreros and eat tacos like it’s our job.
• Cinco de Mayo: the perfect excuse to spice things up.

Cinco De Mayo Captions for Businesses

Join the celebration on May, 5th.

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us! Come for the food, stay for the fiesta.
• Get your tequila fix at our Cinco de Mayo party.
• We’re spicing things up this Cinco de Mayo with delicious food and drinks.
• Our Cinco de Mayo specials will have you saying ‘¡olé!’
• Join us for a Cinco de Mayo celebration that’s not to be missed!
• Taco ’bout a good time! Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us.
• Let’s taco ’bout a fiesta! Join us for Cinco de Mayo festivities.

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• It’s not a party until you’ve had our Cinco de Mayo margaritas.
• Come for the food, stay for the margaritas. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• Our Cinco de Mayo menu is the perfect excuse to indulge in Mexican cuisine.
• Viva la fiesta! Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with our mouth-watering dishes.
• Join us for Cinco de Mayo and let us bring the flavors of Mexico to you.
• Spice up your Cinco de Mayo with our delicious Mexican fare.
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us and enjoy our festive drinks and bites.
• Don’t miss out on our Cinco de Mayo specials – your taste buds will thank you.
• Our food truck is bringing the Cinco de Mayo celebration to you – join the fiesta!

Cinco De Mayo Captions for Dogs

Don’t forget to include your furry friend this Cinco De Mayo.

• ¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Time to paw-ty!
• Taco ’bout a good time! Let’s celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
• My human says it’s Cinco de Mayo, but all I care about is the treats.
• Let’s fiesta like chihuahuas! Happy Cinco de Mayo.
• On Cinco de Mayo, we wear sombreros and eat dog-friendly tacos.
• Cinco de Mayo: the perfect excuse to dress up my pup in a cute serape.
• Bark if you love Cinco de Mayo!
• Cinco de Mayo is paw-some! Let’s celebrate with dog-friendly fiesta food.
• My human may have the margaritas, but I’ve got the dog-friendly treats for Cinco de Mayo.
• I’m ready to salsa my tail off this Cinco de Mayo!
• I may not be Mexican, but I can still celebrate Cinco de Mayo with my furry friends.
• Let’s taco ’bout how cute I look in my Cinco de Mayo outfit.
• Cinco de Mayo: the perfect opportunity to take adorable photos with my pup.
• Join me for a dog-friendly Cinco de Mayo fiesta!
• Spice up your Cinco de Mayo with some pup-friendly treats.
• Cinco de Mayo: the day my human gives me extra belly rubs and treats.
• Public announcement: Don’t forget that dogs love to party too.

Happy Fiesta Captions

It’s almost fiesta time.

• Let’s fiesta like there’s no mañana!
• The party don’t start ’til we say ‘fiesta!’
• Get ready to fiesta ’til the sun comes up!
• Viva la fiesta! Let’s celebrate!
• Fiesta like it’s your birthday!
• The best memories are made at fiestas.
• Fiesta time is the best time!
• Join the fiesta and let’s have some fun!
• Bring on the confetti and let’s fiesta!
• Fiesta, food, and fun – what more could you want?
• Put on your party hat and let’s fiesta!
• Get your dancing shoes on – it’s time to fiesta!
• Fiesta like there’s no tomorrow!
• Let’s turn up the music and fiesta all night long.
• The fiesta never stops when you’re having fun!
• Fiesta ’til you drop – that’s our motto!

Funny Fiesta Captions

• Let’s taco ’bout how much fun we’re having!
• Chips, guac, and a whole lot of cha-cha-cha!
• No time for siesta, it’s fiesta time!
• Salsa, margaritas, and good times with amigos!
• “Tequila for everyone!” – said no Juan ever.
• Margaritas and mariachi, what more do you need?
• Don’t be a sour lime, join the fiesta and have a good time!
• “Mexcellent” party, wouldn’t you say?
• Ole! Let’s dance until we can’t feel our feet!
• I don’t always fiesta, but when I do, I make it a margarita-fueled one.
• Taco ’bout a party!
• Time to taco ’bout our fiesta plans!
• Viva la fiesta!
• When life gives you limes, make margaritas and fiesta!
• Let’s turn up the heat and spice up this fiesta!
• It’s fiesta time, let’s guac and roll!

May 5th Captions

• Happy Cinco de Mayo, let’s taco ’bout how we’re celebrating!
• Time to fiesta like there’s no mañana!
• Cinco de Mayo is nacho average holiday!
• Celebrating with chips, salsa, and all things fiesta!
• It’s time to salsa, margarita, and repeat!
• Spreading the fiesta vibes on Cinco de Mayo!
• Margaritas, guacamole, and good times with amigos!
• Let’s taco ’bout how much we love Cinco de Mayo!
• Don’t be a sour lime, join the Cinco de Mayo celebration!
• Cinco de Mayo – the perfect excuse to drink margaritas and eat tacos!
• Viva la fiesta! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• Let’s make some noise and celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style!
• Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a little salsa, a little guac, and a lot of fun!
• Get your sombrero on, it’s time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
• Happy Cinco de Mayo! Let’s make it a day to remember with plenty of fiesta fun!
• Ole! It’s time to fiesta and celebrate Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco De Mayo Quotes

The flavors of Cinco de Mayo.

• “Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America.” – Joe Baca
• “Every year thousands of Americans mistakenly refer to Cinco de Mayo as Mexico’s Independence Day.” – Joe Baca

“Cinco de Mayo is an important day. The Mexicans had to defend themselves from the French. It is historically significant, but it is not Mexican Independence Day.” – Kuno Becker

• “Happy Cinco de Mayo! It’s a holiday that’s as respectful of Mexican traditions as Epcot Center’s Mexican food pavilion.” – Conan O’Brien
• “I don’t drink anymore for Cinco de Mayo. I celebrate with Mexican food, or as it’s known in Mexico: ‘food.’” – Craig Ferguson
• “Happy Cinco de Mayo. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, mayor Bill de Blasio is filling all New York City potholes with guacamole.” – David Letterman
• “For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them.” – John Ridley
• “Respect for the rights of others means peace.” — Benito Juarez
• “I had to learn quick, because I was performing in Cinco de Mayo festivals with babies crying and people lifting their beers, and you know the feather dancers would come, and they’d say, ‘What are you, a poet? You’re next’.” – Sandra Cisneros
• “Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.” — Alastair Farrugia

Cinco De Mayo Quotes for Work

• “Cinco de Mayo is historically significant, but it is not Mexican Independence Day.” – Kuno Becker
• “I can think of many reasonable excuses for needing a cocktail, but Cinco De Mayo is always a no-brainer.” – Rachel Hollis
• “But when I grew up and started going to San Diego and started drinking margaritas, that’s when Cinco de Mayo celebrations started for me.” – Marcela Valladolid
• “It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” – Emiliano Zapata
• “They said wearing red, white, and blue on Cinco de Mayo was an insult to Hispanics.” – Jared Taylor
• “Since it is May 5th and I’m on a diet, I’ll take the Cinco but hold de Mayo.” – Dan Adam

“A true Mexican doesn’t forget his roots, nor his culture.” – Unknown

• “It’s important to celebrate your culture and not let anyone tell you what you should do.” – Becky G
• “Mexican culture is very colorful, very vibrant.” – Thalia
• “San Francisco celebrates diversity with cash. In 1999, the Cinco de Mayo Carnival and Parade got $162,500.” – Jared Taylor

Cinco De Mayo Taglines

• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a fiesta like no other!
• Let’s turn up the heat and spice things up this Cinco de Mayo!
• Celebrate Mexican heritage with good food, good drinks, and good company!
• Happy Cinco de Mayo! Let’s celebrate this day with fervor!
• Let’s taco ’bout how we’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo this year!
• It’s time to salsa, margarita, and repeat!
• Cinco de Mayo – because who needs an excuse to party?

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• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a little bit of spice and a lot of fun!
• This Cinco de Mayo, let’s raise a glass to Mexican culture and heritage!
• Let’s make some noise and celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style!
• Happy Cinco de Mayo! Let’s make it a day to remember with plenty of fiesta fun!
• Cinco de Mayo – the perfect excuse to eat tacos and drink margaritas!
• Celebrate Mexican history and culture with a festive Cinco de Mayo celebration!
• Get ready to fiesta like there’s no mañana!
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a little bit of tequila and a lot of fun!
• Let’s have a Cinco de Mayo celebration that’s as colorful as Mexican culture itself!

Cinco De Mayo Slogans

• Shake your maracas, it’s Cinco de Mayo!
• Celebrate the spirit of Mexico on Cinco de Mayo!
• Olé! It’s time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style!
• Let’s make it a fiesta to remember this Cinco de Mayo!
• Cinco de Mayo – a day to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage!
• Sip, Sip, Hooray! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• It’s time to taco ’bout a party! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
• Get ready to salsa the night away on Cinco de Mayo!
• Cinco de Mayo – a day for margaritas, music, and merrymaking!
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a little bit of spice and a lot of fun!
• Let’s fiesta like there’s no mañana on Cinco de Mayo!
• Raise a glass to Mexican heritage on Cinco de Mayo!
• Cinco de Mayo – a day for tacos, tequila, and good times!
• Let’s make Cinco de Mayo a celebration of diversity and culture!
• It’s time to put on your sombrero and celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
• Celebrate Mexican history and heritage with a festive Cinco de Mayo bash!

Cinco De Mayo Hashtags

• #CincodeMayo
• #FiestaTime
• #MexicanHeritage
• #VivaMexico
• #CincoParty
• #TacoTuesday
• #MargaritaMonday
• #TequilaTime
• #CincoDeDrinko
• #SalsaSociety
• #GuacAndRoll
• #MexicanFoodie
• #OleOle
• #SpiceUpYourLife
• #CincoDeMayhem
• #MariachiMadness
• #SombreroStyle
• #LetTheFiestaBegin
• #AyAyAy
• #CincoDeYum
• #PartyLikeAPaisa
• #MexicanCelebration

Social Media Post Ideas to Celebrate Cinco De Mayo

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• Share a picture of your favorite Mexican dish: Cinco de Mayo is all about celebrating Mexican culture, which also includes its dishes like tacos, burritos, beans, rice, nachos, or something more authentic. 
• Post a recipe for a delicious margarita: Margaritas are a staple of any Cinco de Mayo celebration, so why not share a recipe for a tasty one?
• Share a fun fact about Cinco de Mayo: Not everyone knows the history behind Cinco de Mayo, so why not share a fun fact or two? It’s a great way to educate your followers and get revelers more interested in the background of the holiday.
• Create a festive DIY decoration tutorial: DIY decorations are a fun way to get into the spirit of Cinco de Mayo.
• Share a picture of your favorite Mexican city: Mexico is a beautiful country with many stunning cities and Cinco de Mayo is a great opportunity to celebrate the beauty of this country.
• Post a picture of yourself in a sombrero: No Cinco de Mayo celebration is complete without a festive sombrero! I bet you’ll get an above average number of likes. 
• Share a picture of your favorite Mexican musician: Music plays a vital part in Mexican culture. Sharing a photo of your favorite Mexican musician is a great way to not only celebrate the culture, but also introduce your followers to some new music. The talented singer / singer writer Enrique Iglesias is my personal favorite. 
• Host a virtual Mexican cooking class: Cinco de Mayo is the perfect excuse to host a virtual cooking class! Teach your followers how to make a delicious Mexican dish and share the recipe so they can follow along.
• Create a Cinco de Mayo-themed playlist: Music is a big part of any festivities. Sharing a Cinco de Mayo-themed playlist with your followers will help create that festive vibe. Plus, you can also encourage them to add their favorite songs to the playlist.
• Share a picture of yourself at a previous Cinco de Mayo celebration: Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that many people look forward to each year. Post a picture of yourself from the last time you celebrated Cinco de Mayo and reminisce about the good times.
• Post a picture of your favorite Mexican landmark: Mexico is home to many beautiful landmarks, from ancient ruins to stunning beaches. Share a picture of your favorite Mexican landmark.
• Share a picture of your favorite Mexican dessert: Mexican cuisine is known for its delicious desserts, from churros to tres leches cake.

In case you didn’t know, this holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Cinco de Mayo celebrations typically include parades, festivals, food, and music. The date is an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage.