Picos hosts Cinco de Mayo May 3

Houston has no shortage of Cinco de Mayo parties this weekend. But Picos is landing differently because this one comes with a clock on it. Arnaldo Richards’ restaurant has a Cinco de Mayo Celebration set for Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — and it’s happening just days after Picos put a firm August 30 closing date on its current Kirby Drive home. (picos.net) ### What is Picos actually doing on May 3? The official events page is pretty bare-bones, but the key fact is clear: Picos has a dedicated Cinco de Mayo Celebration on Sunday, May 3, running from late morning into the afternoon. That puts it in the middle of Houston’s broader weekend wave of Cinco events, not just the usual Tuesday holiday crush. (picos.net) ### Why does that date matter? Because May 3 is not Cinco de Mayo itself. The actual holiday falls on Tuesday, May 5 this year, so restaurants are stretching the celebration across the weekend. That gives places like Picos a better shot at drawing people for a full daytime event instead of relying on a weekday dinner crowd. Basically, the (picos.net)show up. (365thingsinhouston.com) ### Why is this more than a normal holiday promo? The catch is the closure timeline. Community Impact says Richards announced on April 21 that Picos will temporarily close on August 30 if a new location is not secured in time. The current space is being redeveloped into a hi(365thingsinhouston.com)g pushed out of the building. (communityimpact.com) ### Is Picos shutting down for good? Not exactly. Richards framed the move as a transition, not a goodbye. The plan is to relocate and keep the restaurant going, but there(communityimpact.com)apter will be. (communityimpact.com) ### Why do Houstonians care this much? Because Picos is not some new pop-up chasing a holiday bar tab. The restaurant has been around for 42 years and built a reputation a(communityimpact.com)s a possible last chance in that room. (communityimpact.com) ### So is the “last chance” angle real? Yes — with one important qualifier. August 30 is the closing date for the current Kirby Drive location, not necessarily for the Pic(communityimpact.com) now has an end date. (communityimpact.com) ### How does this fit into Houston’s Cinco weekend? It fits as one of the more sentimental stops. Houston has plenty of Cinco options this weekend — concerts, crawls, mark(communityimpact.com)re to spend one more holiday afternoon. (365thingsinhouston.com) ### Bottom line? Picos’ May 3 Cinco de Mayo event is not huge news because Houston needs one more margarita party. It matters because a long-running restaurant with an August 30 deadline is still doing what it has always done — feeding people, marking the calendar, and giving regulars one more reason to come in before this chapter ends. (picos.net)