Mexican Independence Celebrated in Downtown Sacramento

An authentic Mexican celebration took place with mariachi music, dancing, decorations, genuine Mexican food, plenty of people.

"To its maximum capacity" is how you could describe Saturday night's Mexican independence day celebration at Zocalo's restaurant and bar in the heart of Sacramento.


The place was so packed it makes one wonder whether the fire departments maximum occupancy limit was being respected. The maximum number of people allowed in the restaurant is 300.



The wait in line can be considered the only drawback of this event as hungry and anxious customers had to stand in line for over two hours just to get in. The festival was scheduled to begin at 6:00 pm, which was the time that the Mariachi started playing.



But it would all be worth it, once inside you could finally get to feel the party environment and ambient firsthand. Customers would still have to wait inside for a table to open up and be seated.


Red, white and green balloons adorned the walls and ceiling, music filled the entire restaurant. Unless you were seated down at a table the only way you could move around was by forcing yourself through the wall of people, pushing and shoving was not only allowed but necessary at this time.

Being that Zocalo is a Mexican-style restaurant, this event had to be prepared and organized to the standards of an authentic Mexican "fiesta". The restaurant would remain packed until customers were forced to leave at approximately 2:00 a.m.