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Downtown Grand Prairie event calendar: Cinco de Mayo, Pickle Fest and seasonal parking details
Summary
Guests on the city's program outlined seasonal downtown events tied to the Farmers Market (Cinco de Mayo, Pickle Fest, Main Street Fest) and explained parking and street closures for opening day.
Downtown Grand Prairie's market season will include a series of specialty events in addition to weekly markets, speakers said on the city's program.
Chip Namey, a farmers-market organizer, said May will feature a Cinco de Mayo parade and a market with youth performers, May brings that activity to Main Street, and September will host Pickle Fest, which drew more than 5,000 attendees in its first year. "Going further into the summer, we'll be celebrating the July 4 that won't be in downtown this year... we're gonna have a large thing out at Epic Central," Namey said.
Namey also addressed logistics for visitors: the primary market parking is behind the market (across from First Methodist Church off Center Street), City Hall contains 300-plus parking spots, and additional parking sits on the south side of Main Street. He said Dolores Huerta Street will be closed for the mayor's 5K on opening day, and that the market and health fair begin at 8 a.m., with the walk and run at 9 a.m.
The calendar of downtown events offers multiple weekend attractions across spring, summer and fall; residents looking for schedules were directed to market information and city announcements.
