Night life events: Cinco de Mayo, Derby make for a busy bar weekend

Tokio Pub's Cinco de Mayo

Tokio Pub stands in solidarity with Cinco de Mayo Friday: five half-priced tacos for lunch and through happy hour ending at 6 p.m. Pick from sesame chicken, steak, nacho with barbecue-braised pork, crying tiger shrimp and crispy fish. Yuzu margaritas are $5 all day long. Tokio Pub is at 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 278-5181 or tokiopub.com.

Cinco beer

RAM Restaurant & Brewery gets in on the Cinco de Mayo fun Friday, May 5, with a special tapping of the new small-batch beer Cinco Patas. The Mexican-style lager will only be available for a limited time. RAM has locations in Rosemont, Schaumburg and Wheeling. theram.com/.

Mount Prospect's Derby de Mayo

Celebrate the crossbred holiday Derby de Mayo with a pub crawl from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, in Mount Prospect. Participating venues include Emerson's Ale House, Le Peep Cafe and Pub, Mia's Cantina, Mrs. P and Me, Sam's Place and Trezero's. Get your ticket punched at all the venues to be entered into the raffle. Registration is $10 and includes a pub crawl T-shirt. Check in at 2:30 p.m. at the Village Green at the village hall, 50 S. Emerson St., Mount Prospect. See DowntownMountProspect.com for details and to register.

McQ's Derby party

Catch the Kentucky Derby on the big screen in McQ's 60,000-foot dome with a party from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6. Co-hosted by Hawthorne Race Course, the day includes race-themed games, food and drinks. The band Within Four Days starts at 3 p.m. Wear your best bow tie and Derby hat and bring chairs and blankets. McQ's Bar and Grill is at 730 N. Bolingbrook Drive, Bolingbrook. (630) 756-5850 or mcqsbar.com.