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2024 Annual Tucson Meet Yourself, a folklife festival

October 5 at 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Free

Food • Music • Dance • Folk Arts • Free!

Founded in 1974 by folklorist Jim Griffith and his wife, Loma Griffith, Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the living traditional arts of Southern Arizona’s and Northern Mexico’s diverse ethnic and folk communities. The free, three-day event features hundreds of artisans, home cooks, dancers, musicians and special exhibits that celebrate and honor beauty in all its diverse, informal, and everyday forms. Tucson Meet Yourself happens annually in Downtown Tucson during the second weekend in October. The festival occupies 3 city blocks and Jacomé Plaza, in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson AZ 85701

Tasting foods from around the world is such a big part of this event, with close to 65 food booths, representing nearly 30 regions, that it is locally known as Tucson Eat Yourself.

Free cold water will be accessible from large blue dispensers, and handheld fans can be borrowed from the accessibility tent.

Friday, October 4 | 11am – 10pm (no performances between 2 and 5pm on Friday, but plenty of food and folk art)
Saturday, October 5 | 11am – 10pm
Sunday, October 6 | 11 am-6pm

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Date:
October 5
Time:
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://tucsonmeetyourself.org/