OGDEN — Spring traditions will be revisited in the heart of the city this weekend with Ogden City Recreation and the Marshall N. White Community Center combining to host a Cinco de Mayo event and car show, respectively.

The party will emanate from the Ogden Amphitheater; the car show will be held along 25th Street between Grant Avenue and Washington Boulevard. And while the Cinco de Mayo festivities — running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with free admission — have been well attended previously, 2024’s celebration could be the largest to date.

“This year is going to be significantly different because it’s a little bit bigger,” Aimee Pagano of Ogden City Recreation told the Standard-Examiner. “We’ve never had it with this kind of spacing. So, it’s not going to really be comparable to the other years.”

In addition to live music and entertainment at the event, a number of vendors and food trucks are participating. Eighteen sales vendors will be peddling wares like homemade clothing/sandals and crafts, as well as jewelry, toys, tumblers/mugs/cups, candles, candy and more.

There also will be a number of information vendors from local civic and government organizations at the event, including Ogden Rec, the Ogden-Weber Community Action Partnership, the Weber-Morgan Health Department, Project Success, the Ogden Branch NAACP and others.

Fourteen food trucks are slated to be on site, and there will be a beer garden as well.

Pagano noted that the car show could feature as many as 100 vehicles; car show awards will be presented on the amphitheater stage at 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the Ogden Conjunto Boyzz will be providing entertainment on the street.

Additional features include a free kids carnival and crafts, and free face painting by the Ben Lomond High School cheer squad.

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