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Gallery: Inaugural Cinco de Mayo parade in Mount Vernon

A group of women spin in their their folklórico dresses at Mount Vernon's inaugural Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday, May 5. Despite the heavy rain, participants and bystanders were energetic in celebrating the holiday.
A group of women spin in their their folklórico dresses at Mount Vernon's inaugural Cinco de Mayo parade on Sunday, May 5. Despite the heavy rain, participants and bystanders were energetic in celebrating the holiday. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
Banda Tamborazo played Mexican band music, ushering horses forward who stomped to the rhythm.
Banda Tamborazo played Mexican band music, ushering horses forward who stomped to the rhythm. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
The Sonia Porras Dance Academy, which performed a Peruvian dance called Machitas Caporales based out of the Andes, also celebrated its 30th anniversary.
The Sonia Porras Dance Academy, which performed a Peruvian dance called Machitas Caporales based out of the Andes, also celebrated its 30th anniversary. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
The rain failed to short circuit the robot from Sonido Fantasma who joined the parade.
The rain failed to short circuit the robot from Sonido Fantasma who joined the parade. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
Parade members handed out candy to the crowd, which included many kids who came away with bags stuffed with goodies.
Parade members handed out candy to the crowd, which included many kids who came away with bags stuffed with goodies. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
A parader waves the Mexican flag from the back of a truck.
A parader waves the Mexican flag from the back of a truck. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
The Skagit Latin Horses Association was a crowd favorite.
The Skagit Latin Horses Association was a crowd favorite. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
A couple of dogs were more festive than some attendees.
A couple of dogs were more festive than some attendees. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)
Some were ready to go home after hours of enduring the rain.
Some were ready to go home after hours of enduring the rain. (Eli Voorhies/Cascadia Daily News)

The first-ever Cinco de Mayo parade in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 5 was presented in partnership with MV Mariachi and Latinos in Action. The event included a variety of entertainers, from folklórico dancers to mariachi bands and dancing horses.

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