Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival
Friday, October 04, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival
Various locations in Tucson
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.
