You don’t have to celebrate your party on Cinco de Mayo or Day of the Dead to incorporate any of these ideas for a Mexican Fiesta theme. It’s actually more fun if it’s not on any of those dates!

A Mexican Fiesta is all about color! In addition to highlights of Mexico’s national colors of red, green, and white, you can also include bright colors like turquoise, purple, fuchsia and lime. As people enter the party you can create a first impression with an exciting and welcoming entrance.

Decorating ideas for your Mexican Fiesta could include:

• Line the walkway with colored traditional Mexican tissue paper (“papel picado”)
• Make a flower vase with your favorite empty tequila bottles (after making the margarita mixes, of course) with colorful flowers (fuchsia, lime green, orange, red)
• Colorful fiesta paper fans can be a cheap and easy way to decorate your celebration
• Small Piñatas can be great center pieces or be hung up

A Chalkboard makes an easy place to display a fun “perfecto” message using colorful chalk that can include:

• “Taco about a Party!”
• “Holy Guacamole! It’s Fiesta time!”
• “You’re gonna need a siesta because we’re having a Fiesta!”
• “Trust Us, This is Nacho Ordinary Fiesta”
• “Tacos Are Overrated, said No Juan Ever…”
• “Trust Us, This is Nacho Ordinary Fiesta”