Events and tours from outside organizations.
The Tucson Folk Festival returns in 2026 for its 41st year, bringing the heart of live acoustic music back to Downtown Tucson around Jácome Plaza. For more than four decades, the festival has stood as a living reflection of Tucson’s creative spirit—rooted in storytelling, cultural exchange, and the simple, powerful act of gathering through music. […]
This festival is meant to celebrate and sustain the cultural, ecological, and economic significance of agave through binational collaboration, storytelling, and community-rooted experiences. The Agave Heritage Festival brings together voices from the Sonoran Desert and beyond to honor agave’s legacy and ignite collective action for a more resilient future. Find a full list of festival […]
The Tucson Folk Festival returns in 2026 for its 41st year, bringing the heart of live acoustic music back to Downtown Tucson around Jácome Plaza. For more than four decades, the festival has stood as a living reflection of Tucson’s creative spirit—rooted in storytelling, cultural exchange, and the simple, powerful act of gathering through music. […]
This festival is meant to celebrate and sustain the cultural, ecological, and economic significance of agave through binational collaboration, storytelling, and community-rooted experiences. The Agave Heritage Festival brings together voices from the Sonoran Desert and beyond to honor agave’s legacy and ignite collective action for a more resilient future. Find a full list of festival […]
The Tucson Folk Festival returns in 2026 for its 41st year, bringing the heart of live acoustic music back to Downtown Tucson around Jácome Plaza. For more than four decades, the festival has stood as a living reflection of Tucson’s creative spirit—rooted in storytelling, cultural exchange, and the simple, powerful act of gathering through music. […]
Located in Tucson within the Sonoran Desert, the subject of water conservation and effective water usage is a major one. Being situated in a dry, arid environment that directly impacts our way of life, IDA (Illustration, Design, and Animation) students at The University of Arizona, led by Professor Jenn Liv, take on a first-semester project […]
This festival is meant to celebrate and sustain the cultural, ecological, and economic significance of agave through binational collaboration, storytelling, and community-rooted experiences. The Agave Heritage Festival brings together voices from the Sonoran Desert and beyond to honor agave’s legacy and ignite collective action for a more resilient future. Find a full list of festival […]
The Tucson Folk Festival returns in 2026 for its 41st year, bringing the heart of live acoustic music back to Downtown Tucson around Jácome Plaza. For more than four decades, the festival has stood as a living reflection of Tucson’s creative spirit—rooted in storytelling, cultural exchange, and the simple, powerful act of gathering through music. […]
Arizona State Museum is showcasing Indigenous Comedy Live, on April 15th, hosted by Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. Highlighting the humor of Indigenous comedians representing Akimel O’otham, Pascua Yaqui, Quechan, Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota, and Tohono O’odham communities: 5 comedians, 1 stage, 1 night under the stars! In collaboration with The Indigenous Market, we kick off the […]
This family friendly event celebrates 4000+ years of indigenous culture in Tucson through art, food, and performances. Presentation:Brandon Varela, Director of the Old Pascua Museum and Yaqui Culture Center, will discuss the significance of the Deer Dance to the Yaqui (Yoeme) people. Performances:Yaqui Deer Dancers from the Old Pascua community Demonstrations/vendors may include:Pottery, silversmithing, gourd […]
Join Pima County Conservation Lands & Resources for our Spring & Summer Nature Journaling Series. Each session will explore a different location. Journaling is a great way to focus the mind, build creativity, deepen curiosity, and learn more about the plants and animals around us. Join us to explore how we can slow our pace and connect […]
Bolivian pianist Naren Palomino Pardo will perform a thrilling recital program featuring works by Latin American composers Villa-Lobos, Golijov, Caba, Monje, Roncal, and Ginastera. Naren recently gave his New York City recital debut at Merkin Hall after being selected as the winner of the Foundation for Bolivian Artists’ Kantuta Concert Op. 3 auditions. The evening […]