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For a complete list of Mother’s Day ideas, including dining, food, and events, visit FWWeekly.com Thursday and see Big Ticket in the Calendar dropdown. Have an idea to submit? Email Jennifer@fwweekly.com.

Find apparel, gifts, cards, and more for Mom at Gene Allen’s.

The campaign to make Mother’s Day a national holiday first began in 1907, when Anna Jarvis memorialized her mother, Ann Reeves Garvis — a peace activist who worked tirelessly to help the wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War. In 1908, the U.S. Congress rejected her proposal, but by 1911, all the individual states observed Mother’s Day as a holiday. By 1920, Hallmark Cards had created a line of Mother’s Day greeting cards, and the rest? Well, here we are.

Here in the 2020s, we can still get those Hallmark cards at the grocery store and at a few locally owned Hallmark Gold Stores such as Gene Allen Gifts (255 SW Plaza, Arlington, 817-478-4788), Norman’s Hallmark Shop (4620 Bryan Irvin Rd, Ste 540, Fort Worth, 817-294-8808), or Trudy’s

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1.) At 6pm Wed, Berry Street Icehouse (2000 W Berry St, Fort Worth, 817-3860724) is co-hosting Cinco de Mayo con El Rancho with — you guessed it — The Ranch (95.9-FM). Enjoy specials on cold beer, frosty ’ritas, and hot quesadillas.

There will be live music by Michael Lee. This event is free to attend.

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2.) From 11am to 10:30pm Wed, Blue Goose Cantina (1612 S Univerisity Dr, Fort Worth, 817-386-5433 and 2455 E Grapevine Mills Cir, Ste 2048, Grapevine, 817-251-3303) is having a Cinco Party with $5 Lunazul Tequila Rocks Margaritas.

Plus, a live mariachi band will be playing 2-3:30pm.

3.) From 11am to 9pm Wed, Blue Mesa Grill (612 Carroll St, Fort Worth, 817-3326372) is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with 100% Blue Agave Top Shelf Margaritas for $5 all day. The restaurant’s namesake Blue Margarita is also available for $5 in the restaurant during dine-in and to go as a 16-oz carryout pouch.

4.) From Wed to Sun, HopDoddy Burgers (300 W 7th St, Ste 140, Fort Worth, 817270-2337 and 1200 Chisholm Trl, Bld E1, Ste 101, Euless, 817-354-2000) has two Cinco de Mayo specials. For $11, enjoy a Fajita Burger made with a chicken patty topped with shaved Piedmontese sirloin along with queso, pico de gallo, lettuce, and bean puree. Add on some churro fries for $7.95 and enjoy hand-cut Chipperbec fries tossed in butter, cinnamon, and sugar, then finished with a chocolate-syrup drizzle.

5.) From 11am to 9pm Wed, Mama Angie’s (8120 Rendon Bloodworth Rd, Mansfield, 469-673-6333) — the new TexMex concept brought to you by the folks at Fat Daddy’s Live — is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with food and drink specials all

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Here are ocho places to go before, during, and after Cinco de Mayo.

Spend your Cinco de Mayo on the patio at Shaw’s sipping flavored margaritas.

day. Enjoy $3 margaritas and $10 plates of beef or chicken regular tacos or street tacos.

6.) From 6pm to 9pm Wed, Shaw’s Patio Bar & Grill (1051 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth, 817-926-2116) will have beer and cocktail specials on the pet-friendly patio and live music by Carlos Ramos.

The whole food and drink menu will also be available, including frozen and on-the-rocks margaritas for $5. Upgrade your margarita with $2 flavors, including mango, peach, strawberry, sangria swirl, or watermelon.

7.) From Wed to Tue, Velvet Taco (2700 W 7th St, Fort Worth, 817-887-9810) is celebrating Chicharron Cinco & Boozy Libations. For $4.95, the Chicharron Cinco Taco includes chile-braised chicharron, lettuce, citrus-lime crema, red onion, pickled Fresno chiles, crispy jalapenos, micro cilantro, and queso on a flour tortilla. As for the Boozy Libations, enjoy Kick-Ass Margaritas for $7-10, palomas for $7-10, and ranch waters for $7.

8.) From 4pm to 7pm Wed, Yucatan Taco Stand & Tequila Bar (909 W Magnolia Av, Fort Worth, 682-385-9395) will have a live mariachi band in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, then a live DJ from 7pm to midnight. There will be food and drink specials all night.

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