Tucson Meet Yourself

10/24/2026

Thank you, Tucson! 🌵

Whether you danced on Gathering Green, swapped stories at Folklife Here, or tried a dish for the first time, you helped make Tucson Meet Yourself 2026 a festival of the people.

Now we want to hear from you. Tell us what you discovered, where you lingered, and what we should dream up next.

✨Tell us about your festival experience
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10/18/2026

🎨✨ A little love for the artists who make Tucson Meet Yourself beautiful!

On this final day of the festival, we’re giving a big thank-you to Matthew Rey Robles for his hand-painted signs and Michelle Myrose for her beautiful work that helps bring the spirit of Tucson Meet Yourself to life.

Their creativity, care, and artistry are woven into the festival experience, reminding us that the details matter and that art is everywhere when we take the time to look.

Thank you, Matthew and Michelle, for sharing your talents with our community and helping make this year’s festival so special! ❤️

Come celebrate with us one last time today at Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson!

10/17/2026

EVERYTHING I ATE at Tucson Meet Yourself using my Taste of the Festival passport! 🎟️🤤

If you’re heading to Tucson Meet Yourself, this is your sign to come HUNGRY because there are SO many delicious foods to try!

Here are the participating vendors on the passport

•Boriken
•Churros Inzunza
•Eatgypt
•Empanadas El Dominico
•Juice and Fruit Respaldos
•O’odham Ladies
•Patricia’s Cuban Kitchen
•Planet of the Crepes
•Polish Dance Group
•Purple Devil Donuts
•Purple Tree Truck
•San Javier Cooperative Farm
•Sticky Fingers
•TMY Sonoran Hot Dogs
•Wat Buddhametta

📍 Tucson Meet Yourself
Jácome Plaza
101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701

Save this for your food itinerary, send it to your foodie bestie, and tell me which vendor you’d be trying FIRST!

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

We are only 24 hours away from Tucson Meet Yourself 2026!

Take a look at the food vendors and plan out your weekend meals!

https://tucsonmeetyourself.org/food/

10/15/2026

This year's Culture Kitchen is curated by the brainchild of the Chorizo Project , Feng-Feng Yeh!

Check out who is cooking this year!
https://tucsonmeetyourself.org/culture-kitchen-2/

The Culture Kitchen is Tucson Meet Yourself’s live demonstration stage, where local cooks, chefs, mixologists, and culture bearers prepare beloved dishes and share the traditions, migrations, and family histories behind them. Presentations are free, informal, and designed for interaction.

Kei Ann Mandanas of Ate Kei’s Filipino Treats, photo by Steven Meckler

10/14/2026

Think deeper and get to know THE PEOPLE of TMY: performers, presenters, folk artist and community matters organizations.

https://tucsonmeetyourself.org/people/

10/14/2026

Last call for volunteering during the BUSIEST times at the festival!

Passionate about Tucsonans having a good time? We’ve been looking for you!

Sign up for evening Grounds Team shifts to keep the festival ✨ beautiful and clean 🧼

Rule the night with us, link in bio or connect with Sophia to add a shift. Commit today.

10/14/2026

Your TMY starter kit is officially READY! 🌵🌮💧

Come hungry. Wear your walking shoes. Prepare to dance. And don't forget to hydrate!

Between the family recipes, live performances, and all the familiar faces you'll run into downtown, there's a whole lot to experience at Tucson Meet Yourself.

And because we know our Sonoran Desert sun, we're teaming up with Unbelievable Water Recovery to help keep Tucson refreshed all weekend long!

The only thing missing from this starter kit? YOU!

📍 Downtown Tucson | October 16–18

Tell us, TMY regulars: What's the ONE thing you never come to the festival without? 👇

10/14/2026

Tucson Meet Yourself 2026
Oct 16th-18th

Encourages you to slow down and experience the sights, sounds, smells, and people around you. In building our 2026 footprint, we wanted to make sure there is enough space and room to move around---so this year we have TWO MAPS!

The NORTH MAP includes Jácome Plaza and the streets directly surrounding it, and the following Villages:
--Big Jim Square
--Fry Town & Wildcat Court
--The Crossroads
--Global Arts Triangle
--Homelife Park
--Gathering Green
--Native Nations Way
--Barrio Commons

The SOUTH MAP includes Stone Ave south to Congress St, and Stone Ave east down Pennington Ave. to Scott and includes the Of the People Village and our partnership with Smithsonian Folklife The following Villages are here in the South Map:
--TMY Plaza
--Festival Store
--Culture Kitchen Lane
--Homecooks Corridor
--National Museum of the American Latino
--Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals 2026