18th St. @ Ashland

Mole De Mayo 2018

Art, Musica, Lucha Libre, & Mucho Mole

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Friday May 25, 2018 5pm - 10pm
Saturday May 26, 2018 12pm - 10pm
Sunday May 27, 2018 12pm - 9pm
 
Art, Musica, Lucha Libre, & Mucho Mole
Location
18th St. @ Ashland Ashland Ave. & W. 18th St.
Chicago, IL
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Held at Ashland and 18th Street in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood, the 9th annual Mole de Mayo festival featured mole, pitting local chefs and restaurants against one another to find out whose version of the Mexican staple is best. In addition, the outdoor festival also featured a number of the city’s finest food vendors, an open-air Mercado/Market that will was filled to the brim with local Pilsen businesses and crafters.

The event featured 2 stages of great live entertainment, including music, DJ, and dance. Our lucha libre wrestling ring was also a huge attraction, located in the heart of the festival. Don’t miss this ‘professional’ wresling exhibition with some high-flying antics from our wrestlers – mark your calendar for 2019!

The festival benefitted the Eighteenth Street Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that has been serving the Pilsen neighborhood for more than three decades.

Live Music & Entertainment

The Full Lineup We had an amazing time!

The Schedule

LUCHA LIBRE SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Galli Lucha Libre at 4pm – 6pm​

Friday, May 25th

WEST STAGE

 

8:30PM Borchi y su Doble Redoble (México)

7:00PM Los Gallos

5:00PM Bumbac Joe

 

 

EAST STAGE

 

8:00PM Tributo a Juan Gabriel con Jose Alfredo y El Mariachi Perla de Mexico

6:30PM Beats y Bateria

5:00PM Dolor Folktrónico

 

 

DJ TENT STAGE

 

8:00PM AfroQbano (Future Rootz)

6:30PM Pachanga DJ’s

5:00PM DJ Zapata (Ricardo Padilla)

 

Saturday, May 26th

WEST STAGE

 

9:00PM Los Hermanos Vega de Boca de San Miguel, Veracruz (México)

7:30PM Kiko Villamizar (Colombia/Texas)

6:00PM Olmeca (California)

4:30PM Gio Chamba (Texas)

3:00PM Ishto Juevez (Guatemala)

1:30PM Chicago Mariachi Project

12:00PM Khaliman

 

 

EAST STAGE

 

8:30PM Sonido Gallo Negro

6:30PM Sonex (México)

4:30PM Ecos del Pacifico Afrocolombia

3:00PM Comparza de Morelos La Original y Su Nueva Generación

1:30PM Mariachi Sirenas

12:00PM Simantikos Dance Chicago

DJ TENT STAGE

 

8:30PM Benny Analog Signals Benny Hernandez

7:00PM Baruch Reyes

6:00PM JulioCesar Lopez

3:00PM DJ RiTmO

12:00PM El Rebel X (Victor M. Montañez)

 

Sunday, May 27th

WEST STAGE

 

8:00PM Fire Dance

6:30PM Caliente

5:00PM Troker (México)

3:30PM ESSO Afrojam Funkbeat

2:00PM Vivian Garcia

12:30PM Ballet Folklorico Collaborative Institute of Cultural Arts

 

EAST STAGE

 

7:00PM Afinca’o​

5:30PM Guillermo Velazquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú (México)

4:00PM Dos Santos

2:30PM Golpe Tierra (Madison)

1:00PM Doum Sound

12:00PM Nahui Ollin Huehuecoyotl 

DJ TENT STAGE

 

7:00PM Bobby Hernandez

6:00PM Sandra A. Trevino (The Ponderers / Future Rootz)

3:00PM SOULPHONETICS

12:00PM Sonido Viernes 13 Rocknroll

 

Getting to Mole De Mayo

Location

GETTING TO ASHLAND AVE. & W. 18TH STREET

FROM CTA TRAINS

Mole de Mayo is located on 18th street in-between Ashland and Loomis. If you plan on taking the train, the festival is walking distance from the 18th St. Pink Line stop.

FROM CTA BUSES

CTA Bus #’s 9. 18, and x9 conveniently drop you off at the event destination, bus stop Ashland/18th.

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