'Taco Fest' Brings Lil Jon, T.I., Fat Joe & More to Rillito Park

‘Taco Fest’ Brings Lil Jon, T.I., Fat Joe & More to Rillito Park

January 23, 2025

By Matt Sterner

There’s a “big taco party” coming to Tucson.

On Saturday, April 26, Rillito Park will become a taco, tequila, and music lover’s paradise during Taco Fest.

Taco Fest (Photo courtesy of Activated Events)

Activated Events — the creators of the traveling Boots In The Park experience — are trading in their cowboy boots for hip-hop, tacos, nachos, margaritas, ice-cold beers, micheladas, and more than 100 tequilas.

A big stage will be set up at Rillito Park for hip-hop throwback party featuring T.I., Lil Jon, Fat Joe, Chingy, Trick Daddy, Paul Wall, Yung Joc, Bubba Sparxxx, and DJ Luwiss Lux.

Additionally, lucha libre wrestling will hit a smaller stage near the middle of the grounds, and several of the “sleekest lowriders” in Arizona will be on display.

Stay tuned for the taco menu and tequila vendors.

In the meantime, preorder tickets are $39 and on sale Friday, January 24. You need to sign up ahead of time in order to snag that particular price. Your ticket gets you into the event with all other purchases (tacos, tequila, etc.) optional.

Tucson is the first stop on the tour — Taco Fest arrives in Norco, California in May and Albuquerque, New Mexico in June.

For more than 15 years, Activated Events has been putting on large-scale music festivals throughout the Southwest — with a heavy focus on Country music. Past Taco Fest performers included Ice Cube and Flo Rida.

If you can, sign up for preorder tickets and stay tuned for more details on menus.

Taco Fest is happening at Rillito Park, 4570 N. First Ave. For more information and to buy tickets, visit mytacoparty.com.

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Matt Sterner

At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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