Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival
Sunday, October 06, 2024 from 11:00am to 06:00pm
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
SUNDAY, OCT 06
University of Arizona Stage at Stone Ave.
11:00 to 11:45 AM
Klezmerkaba
Klezmer Music
Performance
12:00 to 12:45 PM
Fiddle Traditions
Encounter: Andrea Hoag, Dan Levenson, Fadi Iskandar, & Tamara Khachatryan
Encounter
1:00 to 1:45 PM
Purple Bamboo Asian Music Ensemble and Tucson Sino Guzheng
Asian music
Performance
2:00 to 2:45 PM
Thistle & Bear
Celtic and Scandinavian Folk
Performance
3:00 to 3:45 PM
Ayure
Music of Morocco
Performance
4:00 to 4:45 PM
Tucson Scandinavian Dancers and Aurora Borealis Folk Band
Scandinavian Folk Dance and Music
Workshop
5:00 to 6:00 PM
South Image Waila Band
Tohono O'odham Waila Music
Performance
Desert Diamond Casino Stage at Jacome Plaza Lawn
11:00 to 11:45 AM
Celtic Steps
Irish Dance
Workshop
12:00 to 12:45 PM
Xanadu Dance Collective
Middle Eastern Bellydance/ Raqs Sharqi
Workshop
1:00 to 1:45 PM
UnderSkore
K-Pop
Workshop
2:00 to 2:45 PM
Balkan Allspice
Folk Dance from Balkans & Eastern Europe
Performance
3:00 to 4:30 PM
Mari Kaneta & Suzuyuki-Kai
Traditional Japanese Dance
Workshop
5:00 to 6:00 PM
Gamelan Dewi Malam
Balinese Gamelan and Dance
Performance
Rio Nuevo Stage at Church Ave
11:00 to 11:45 AM
Tucson Sino Fashion
Chinese Cultural Dress
Performance
12:00 to 12:45 PM
Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
Russian/Slavic Folk Music
Performance
1:00 to 1:45 PM
Maguire Academy of Irish Dance
Irish Dance
Performance
2:00 to 2:45 PM
Ruta Verbena
Latin Music
Performance
3:00 to 3:54 PM
Grupo Riken
Caribbean Music
Performance
4:00 to 6:00 PM
Yaqui Ceremonial: Deer Dancers
Ritual Deer Dance of Yoeme/Yaqui Tradition
Ceremony
TEP Folklife Here Pavilion
11:00 to 12:00 PM
Samba Southwest
Pageantry and Dress of Samba
Presentation
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Tucson Electric Power
Community Energy Solutions
Presentation
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Queen for a Day
Drag Make-up Tutorial with Kim Etiquette
Presentation/Demonstration
3:00 to 4:00 PM
Barbershops and Latino Masculinity
A discussion with Dr. Estevan Azcona
Presentation
4:00 to 6:00 PM
La Peña del SurCo (ENG-SPAN)
A Latin American Folk Music Gathering
Performance/Discussion
Culture Kitchen
11:00 to 12:30 PM
How to Process Wild Prickly Pear Fruit for Juice
with John Slattery, Desert Forager
Demonstration
12:30 to 2:00 PM
Matzo Ball Soup
with Lauren Garlovsky
Demonstration
2:00 to 2:30 PM
Sweet Southwest Honey
with Monica White, Southwest Bee Supply
Tasting
3:30 to 5:00 PM
Edible & Drinkable Mushrooms
with Hernan Castro, Desert Alchemist
Demonstration
Admissions
Tucson Meet Yourself is a FREE event.
