Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival

Tucson’s beloved folklife festival, since 1974 

Food, Music, Dance, Folk Arts

Free!

Live Performances

Over 75 live performances of traditional dance and music on three stages. Plus a special Accordion Encuentro!

Delicious Food

Over 50 food vendors with 15 new vendors sharing cuisine from Oaxacan, Moroccan, Syrian, Chamoru, Southern BBQ, and more.

Friendly Folk Artists

Over 75 traditional artists sharing traditional and contemporary craft from jewelry, woodworking, basketry and more.

Folklife Here

A wide range of folklife expressions under one roof—from drag queen make-up artistry to barbershop customs to women corridistas and more. Powered by TEP.

Kidlore Pavilion

Celebrate in the folklore of childhood with live and interactive performances and activities, plus a giant “alebrije”! Sponsored by PNC Bank.

Culture Kitchen

Share favorite dishes, techniques, and stories. Demos by Chinese Chorizo Festival, Anita St. Market, and Agave Heritage Festival. Sponsored by Tucson Water.

And Don’t Miss…

Folklife Everywhere: We’re saturating the festival grounds—literally—with invitations to reflect on your own folklife. How do you greet your friends? What’s your nickname? What’s a tradition you learned from an elder?

Dukes for a Day: Catch the lowrider car show only on Saturday at 41 E Pennington/Congress St, a parking lot across from City High School. 

“Traditions in Motion” A pop-up exhibit from Arizona State Museum celebrating car culture artistry and adaptation artistry in the Indigenous Southwest.

Community Matters: 75 community education projects and cultural entrepreneurs showcasing their causes and goods.

Heritage Beer Garden: For the second year in a row, TMY partners with Borderlands Brewery to bring a sampling of heritage brews inspired by Southern Arizona culture and geography. New location this year on Church and Pennington.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, OCT 04

University of Arizona Stage at Stone Ave.

11:00 to 11:45 AM

Nossa Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova

Performance

12:00 to 12:45 PM

Dunnóg

Traditional Irish Music and Song

Performance

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Southern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers

Old Time Fiddle Music

Performance

5:00 to 5:45 PM

Kyklo

Balkan-Aegean Musical Traditions

Performance

6:00 to 6:45 PM

Grupo Anatolia

Turkish Pop/Folk Music

Performance

7:00 to 7:45 PM

Conjunto LaPira

Cumbia, ska, rock, norteño, bolero & poetry fusion

Performance

8:00 to 8:45 PM

Santa Pachita

Latin Fusion (cumbia, ska, rock, son, salsa)

Performance

9:00 to 10:00 PM

Jaliya World Contemporary Music

World Contemporary & African Music

Performance

Desert Diamond Casino Stage at Jacome Plaza Lawn

11:00 to 11:45 AM

Saguaro Stompers Clog Dance Company + Sonoran Sol Cloggers

Contemporary American Clog Dancing

Workshop

12:00 to 12:45 PM

Angelina Ramirez - AR Flamenco

A Flamenco Dance Workshop & Performance

Workshop

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Siva Maia Polynesian Dancers

Polynesian Dance

Workshop

5:00 to 5:45 PM

Ritmos Latinos

Dances from Cuba & Latin America

Workshop

6:00 to 6:45 PM

Púca and the Wild Ones

Music of Ireland and Celtic Influences

Workshop

7:00 to 7:45 PM

Mzekala Balkan Ensemble with Balkan Allspice

Balkans & Eastern Europe Folk Dance

Performance

8:00 to 8:45 PM

Grupo Folklórico Miztontli

Mexican Folklorico Dance

Workshop

9:00 to 10:00 PM

Ballet Folklorico Tapatio

Baile Folklorico from Mexico

Performance

Rio Nuevo Stage at Church Ave

11:00 to 11:45 AM

ASDB Music Students

Music and Dance by Students from AZ School for Deaf and Blind

Performance

12:00 to 12:45 PM

Balkan Spirit

Musical Traditions of the Balkans

Performance

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Khalid El Boujami

Moroccan Music Workshop

Workshop

5:00 to 5:45 PM

Yellow Bird Indian Dancers

Native American Dances

Performance

6:00 to 6:45 PM

Sampaguita Dance Group

Regional Folkdance of the Philippines

Performance

7:00 to 7:45 PM

The Wild Swans

Traditional Song and Music of Ireland

Performance

8:00 to 8:45 PM

General Tchefary

African Roots Reggae

Performance

9:00 to 10:00 PM

Mariachi Pueblo Viejo

Mexican Mariachi

Performance

TEP Folklife Here Pavilion

11:00 to 12:00 PM

Sounds of the Blues (ASL)

Harmonica Stories with Tom Walbank

Demonstration

12:00 to 1:00 PM

Sign Language 101 (ASL)

ASL and Indigenous Sign Languages Revitalization, Miles ELC Social Systems class

Presentation

1:00 to 2:00 PM

Growing up in Old Pascua

with Pascua Yaqui tribal leader Pete Yocupicio

Conversation

5:00 to 6:00 PM

Arizona Peru with Erika Marquez

Presentation

Culture Kitchen

11:00 to 12:30 PM

Preparing & Cooking Nopalitos

with Lupina Velasco and Glenda Garcia of Garden Kitchen

Demonstration 

Admissions

Tucson Meet Yourself is a FREE event.