Well, the time has come. It’s that wonderful time of year when thousands meet up, eat, and treat themselves.

The annual Tucson Meet Yourself is taking over parts of downtown for a weekend of fun on Friday, October 4 (from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.), Saturday, October 5 (from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.), and Sunday, October 6 (from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.).

As was seen in previous years, Tucson Meet Yourself is designated to a certain area, and this year it’s going to be occupying three city blocks by the Jacomé Plaza (101 N. Stone Ave.), which is in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library.

There’s going to be around 150 artists and performing groups sharing music, dance, and their crafts. The artists will be spread all around so come equipped with your walkin’ shoes and take a glance at the performance schedule to plan accordingly.

You can expect to find more than 50 food vendors that’ll be representing several cultural regions.

Be sure to invite your appetite along for the walk while getting whiffs of multiple aromas from the following food vendors. Below is the list of this year’s grumbly-tummy fixers.

Participating Food & Beverage Vendors

• Bar Down Fitness & Nutrition
• Belicious Waffles
• Bollywood Pizza Company
• David’s Outdoor Kitchen
• Doshirok Korean
• El Antojo Poblano
• El Golden Taco
• Espressoul Cafe
• Hungry Kephua
• OaxaRico
• Purple Devil Donuts
• Purple Tree – Organic Acai Blends
• Samurai Sombrero
• Tucson Eat Yourself Sonoran Hot Dogs
• Acai Paradise
• Boriken Modern Puerto Rican Cuisine
• Cafe Francais
• Che Cafe
• Churros Izunza
• Cocina Oaxaquena
• CP’s Wings
• Eatgypt
• Empanadas El Dominicano
• Ensenada Street Food
• Food 2 Door Catering
• Friesy
• Hawaiian Shaved Ice
• Herculean Chicken
• J’s Kettle Corn
• Kingston Kitchen
• Lajkonik Polish Folk Ensemble
• Laos Academic Organization
• Los Chiquilines Aguas Frescas
• MAD Filipino Cooking
• Malta Joe’s Baked Goods
• Merhaba Cafe
• Moreno’s Roasted Corn
• Natalka Ukrainian Bakery
• O’odham Ladies
• Off the Hook Seafood
• Order of Ahepa Greek Food
• Pam’s Kitchen
• Patricia’s Cuban Kitchen
• Pupuseria Rosita’s
• Ricuras de Venezuela
• Salima’s Bakery
• San Xavier Cooperative Farm
• Sema Foundation Turkish
• Solid Grindz Hawaiian Food
• Sonoran Delights
• Syrian Sweets by Nihad
• Takoyaki Balls
• Tucson Afghan Community
• Tucson Tea Company
• UA Chinese Student Association
• UA Filipino Student Association
• UA Vietnamese Student Association
• Wat Buddhametta

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, Tucson Meet Yourself is partnering with Borderlands Brewing to bring a sampling of heritage brews inspired by Southern Arizona culture and geography. New location this year on Church and Pennington.
• Commitment to Accountability: “We listen to you! Find new audience surveys and past results here and learn about the guest folklorist evaluating our work this year.”

For more information, visit tucsonmeetyourself.org.

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