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21st Annual National Cinco de Mayo Festival 2013
News and Social Media Coverage Extensive
Coverage of the National Cinco de Mayo Festival in 2013 included wide exposure in all media,
including television, all three major newspapers in the Washington, DC area, websites and
social media.
The Washington Post had Page‐0ne coverage of the Festival and a feature story in the Sunday
Arts Section. Other mentions of the event were in the Weekend Section and Local Listings. The
Post website had a beautiful slideshow of photos from th event.
The Washington Times covered the event in print and online, also with a slideshow. The
Washington Examiner featured Festival organizer Maru Montero in one of its “Three‐Minute
Interviews” and covered the event in print and online.
The Washingtonian Magazine included the Cinco de Mayo Festival in its special issue on “Our
Favorite Fairs and Festivals.”
A crew from NBC 4 spent most of the day at the Festival and aired a story on May 5. WTOP was
among the radio stations announcing the event.
USA TODAY named The National Cinco de Mayo Festival one of top 10 places to celebrate Cinco
de Mayo in the United States.
Coverage in Spanish included our sponsors Univision and Telemundo, plus the top Spanish‐
language newspapers El Tiempo and Washington Hispanic.
Event listings were included in City Paper, Northwest Current, About.com and other websites.
Social media coverage included regular updates on Facebook and Twitter before and during the
Festival.
Links to Festival Stories
Washington Post slideshow: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/celebrating‐cinco‐de‐
mayo/2013/05/05/177bd0ae‐b5cc‐11e2‐92f3‐f291801936b8_gallery.html#photo=1
Georgetowner: http://www.georgetowner.com/articles/2013/may/06/cinco‐de‐mayo‐
everybody‐latino‐photos/
Washington Times: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/5/swaying‐to‐hispanic‐
beat‐on‐the‐mall/
Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/cinco‐de‐mayo‐to‐be‐celebrated‐on‐
the‐mall/article/2528835
