Cinco de Mayo, Maifest and more: Here are 6 things to do around Peoria this weekend
May is full of fun activities. Here are six events you might want to check out in the Peoria area this weekend.
Cinco de Mayo celebration
Peoria Friendship House will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, at 800 NE Madison Ave. This free community event will feature food, games, piñatas, folkloric dancers, a mariachi band and more.
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Wine & Whiskers fundraiser
The Peoria Humane Society will host its annual Wine & Whiskers fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the Trailside Event Center, 4416 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights. Admission is $50 per person and includes wine tastings from local businesses, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, wine pull, live music and a visit from adoptable feline friends. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.peoriahs.org.
Party in the Heights
The 2023 season of Friday Night Heights will kick off from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Tower Park, 4901 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights. The event will feature live music from Patrick n Swayze, food from El Taco Rico and Sucre Sweets, Clink mobile bar and more.
Thomas Rhett in concert
Multi-platinum entertainer Thomas Rhett will bring his Home Team Tour 23 to the Peoria Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 5. The show will also feature special guests Cole Swindell and Nate Smith. Tickets start at $45 and can be purchased at www.peoriaciviccenter.com.
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Maifest at the Lindenhof
The Peoria German-American Society’s annual Maifest will be held Sunday, May 7, at the Lindenhof, 7601 N. Harker Drive, from noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free. Attendees can enjoy German foods, German wines and beer. Entertainment throughout the day will include Alphorns, accordion music, Harmonie & Damenchor singers and more. For more information, visit www.peoriagermans.net.
Peoria Chiefs in action
The Peoria Chiefs will take on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at Dozer Park. OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois will be presenting "Kid's Day," with $5 tickets for children and the opportunity for kids to run the bases after the game. For more information, visit https://www.milb.com/peoria/tickets/promotions.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Things to do in Peoria, Illinois on the weekend of May 5-7
