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Tucson Folk Festival


One of the country’s oldest free folk festivals, the weekend of Saturday, April 30th Noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, May 1st, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.  More than 120 performing artists from Southern Arizona and across the country will bring their musical talent to five (5) different stages for a celebration of acoustical music. 

This festival takes place in the heart of Downtown Tucson in El Presidio Park, the Old Pima County Courthouse, the Tucson Museum of Art and La Cocina/Old Town Artisans. In addition to nationally known headline acts and local favorites, the Tucson Folk Festival showcases over 100 local bands as well as many more from through Arizona and the Southwest and from throughout the country.

The Festival offers a Songwriting Competition, Workshops, a Gospel Sing-Along, a Children’s Show, a Food Court and an Arts & Crafts market. And the one and only Untamed Confections.

Tucson Folk Festival