Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican culture on the day of a great military victory against the French long ago. While the holiday is only a mild festivity in Mexico itself, Mexican Americans have embraced the day as a time to celebrate a shared culture, history, and love of grilled meats. Today, the celebration of Cinco de Mayo has spread all over the world as a time to drink, connect with friends and family, and appreciate our favorite parts of Mexican culture, history, and heritage.

If your team is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo, why not celebrate together? A virtual Cinco de Mayo party might be just the thing to blow off a little springtime work stress and toast some Tequila to a delicious platter of team-made tacos. Near or far, everyone loves spicy grilled meats.

Kick off this Spring with a few great team-building ideas for a virtual Cinco de Mayo celebration.

Tacos and Tequila Together on the 5th

If there's one way that everyone celebrates Cinco de Mayo, it's with tacos and tequila. Drinking and spiced meats have always paired perfectly, especially the clean, crisp taste of tequila mixers and the aromatic spices of a classic taco.

Send your team each box of delicious taco fixin's and tequila mixin's and login on Thursday (Cinco de Mayo is a Thursday this year) evening to cook up a storm. Put on your favorite LatinX music and bailar your way through some incredible taco recipes. There's even a vegetarian taco box for your non-carnivore team members. Combined with the perfect tequila taster box, you'll be living it up by the stove with everyone showing off their aprons and cooking skills.

By the end of the 60-minute cooking class, your team will be laughing, toasting, and sharing their Cinco de Mayo stories in a great bonding experience.

Don’t need the tacos? Check out Host’s virtual tequila tasting happy hour team events!

Latin Fusion Dance Class

What is Cinco de Mayo without dancing? Bring your team together for an incredible shared dance class. Join us for either 30 or 60 minutes (your choice) of Latin Fusion dance class where everyone can learn to shake it with a modern twist on traditional Mexican and Latin Islander dance moves. Work up a sweat and have a great time doing it. 

Invite your team to party down and burn up some serious calories to rhythms that simply can't be resisted. Meet our dance instructor Natalie and work together to kick up your heels on Cinco de Mayo for everyone working at home. You might even get some practice for dancing at your next live meetup.

Grill It Up and Party Down

Of course, tacos aren't the only grilled meats we enjoy on Cinco de Mayo. For many families, this holiday is a time to grill absolutely everything from big juicy steaks to rows of skewered shrimp. If you want a heartier Cinco de Mayo team food experience, jump into the Grill and Chill springtime cooking class. Lift a glass of cerveza with the BeerBox and then grill up a storm at home with everything your team needs for a meaty feast - including seasoning and grill-ready veggies.

Participants can take their virtual experience outdoors to the patio grill or grill on the stove depending on their own home setup. The meals will be just as delicious and you can all share your varied results from home as a team-building experience.

Sip, Dip, Hooray: Instant Cinco de Mayo Party

For those familiar with Cinco de Mayo at home, you know that no celebration is complete without an awesome dip spread. The Sip, Dip, Hooray virtual event is designed to help you host your own Cinco de Mayo party with all the best homemade dips. You'll make delicious chili con queso, fresh chopped salsa, and creamy spiced guacamole along with the perfect light, crispy tortilla chips to enjoy the whole tray.

Pair your dip spread with a Margarita Kit and really make it an evening. Invite your team to live it up and dip it down with some delicious mixers and traditional Cinco de Mayo party dips. In fact, this 60 minute cooking class is the perfect precursor to few dozen at-home parties hosted right after the dip and mixers are complete!

Cinco de Mayo Game Show

What do you know about the real Cinco de Mayo? We'll give you a hint: It's not really the Mexican Independence Day, but the anniversary of a famous battlefield victory which led to Mexican independence from local French forces. From Cinco de Mayo traditions to the interesting history of its origins, test your team's knowledge of the holiday and of Mexican culture with a Cinco de Mayo game show.

Virtual game shows and trivia nights are fun because they bring everyone together. Stretch your brains, practice your quick research skills, and learn from each other about this fascinating and fun holiday.

Embrace Mexico's Colors with Paint

Want a quieter Cinco de Mayo celebration? Embrace the national colors and traditional celebratory palette of Mexico with a painting experience. Bring your team together to paint springtime wine glasses in festive Cinco de Mayo patterns that will make this year, and next year, even more festive to celebrate at home. Or you can dive into one of our many virtual art classes like Cinco de Mayo jewelry making, vision boarding, water colors and acrylic paint, or even polymer clay art to celebrate the holiday in style.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo can be a fun way to bring your remote and hybrid teams together for a delightful shared experience. Get everyone into the partying mood with boxes of alcohol and delicious foods you can prepare and enjoy together. Or dive into an exciting shared event like dance class, trivia night, or making something meaningful with your hands. Cinco de Mayo is about cultural appreciation and celebrating a victory. Celebrate your victories with a virtual event shared with your team.

Looking for some great ideas or a virtual event custom-tailored to your team? Contact us today and we'll plan your unique hosted virtual event for Cinco de Mayo celebrations.