Tucson Foodie’s Asian Night Market, presented by Matcha.com, returns from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, offering an evening of street food, live entertainment, and cultural festivities.
Night Market Moves to Kino Sports Complex South
The Tucson Asian Night Market once again moves to a larger venue to accommodate its growing popularity. For the spring event, the Kino Sports Complex South offers more space for the anticipated crowd. That previously free event had 8,000-10,000 attendees, so ticket sales have been implemented with a cap at 4,000 for a smoother experience. Get tickets here.
Event hours are 6–10 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Kino Sports Complex South (2500 E. Ajo Way). Get tickets here.
Pre-Events
Pre-Market Karaoke/DJ Night: A pre-market event will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 7–9 p.m. at Owls club. The night features Asian DJs (Tommy Umamii, Matt P) and an AANHPI drink special called “Lost in Translation” (Japanese whiskey, matcha, white cacao, coco Lopez). A drink purchase or karaoke performance earns a raffle ticket for ANM ticket giveaways.
12 Weeks of Foodie Summer Campaign: The Asian Night Market falls during “Asian Week” (May 18-24), which is Week 1 of the “12 Weeks of Foodie Summer” campaign. Any receipt from an ANM food vendor on May 23 is a valid entry to win weekly prizes.
Vendor List
While more vendors and information will come, here is the confirmed list so far:
Savory Food
- HUHU’s House of Dumplings: Plant-based, gluten-free dumplings.
- Cafe Deli: Cafe and deli items.
- Abstract Aquariums and Cafe: Boba tea, drinks, and flavorful cafe dishes.
- Chonky Cat Noodles: Yakisoba noodles.
- KebabG Mediterranean restaurant: Kebabs, shawarma, falafel, and Mediterranean-Indian fusion.
- Herculean Chicken: Taiwanese-style fried chicken and popcorn chicken.
- Hot Bamboo: Handmade steamed buns with assorted fillings.
- Nick’s Sari-Sari Store & Filipino Restaurant: Filipino dishes, groceries, and takeout.
- Taiwanese Classic Scallion Pancake: Taiwanese-style scallion pancakes.
- Fiesta Filipina: Filipino and fusion favorites.
- The Makan Bowl: Singaporean satay, achar, and stir-fried noodles.
- Takoyaki Balls: Japanese octopus dumplings and festival food.
- Yum Yum Pocha: Korean ramyeon, rice bowls, mandoo, and street food.
Sweets
- Tucson Chocolate Factory: Bonbons, single-origin bars, and desert-inspired truffles.
- Ate Kei’s Filipino Treats: Authentic Filipino desserts and baked treats.
- Haus of Macs: French macarons.
- Transit Tea: Specialty teas, chai, lattes, and tea drinks.
- Lahaina’s Shave Ice: Hawaiian shave ice and Dole Pineapple Whip.
- Knead More Bakery: Cookies and plant-based decorated baked goods.
- Kona Ice of Marana: Mobile shaved ice and snow cones.
- Mochinut Tempe: Mochi donuts, Korean corn dogs, and drinks.
- Cup of Culture LLC: Globally inspired instant tea, coffee, and chai blends.
- Gully Bakehouse LLC: Indian-French-American fusion pastries and baked goods.
- Tea Leaf and Creamery: Bubble teas, smoothies, taiyaki ice cream, and desserts.
- Wiki-licious Tucson: Hawaiian-style malasadas with gourmet fillings.
- Yum Yum Sweet Treats: Customizable baked sweets and coffee cake-style treats.
Non-food
- Enjoy Crochet & Knit: Crochet plushies, accessories, decor, and punch-needle art.
- Fox and Foxworks llc: Craftworks business.
- Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine: Acupuncture, herbal medicine, and bodywork education.
- Girthy Gochu: Korean American art, stickers, ceramics, and figurines.
- JL Nailshop: Handmade press-on nails.
- Krocheted by Karah: Handmade crochet plushies.
- LazyDayIllustrations: Anime and creature art, pins, charms, crochet.
- MadeItMikayla: Plants-and-positivity stationery, art, mugs, and gifts.
- Azure Stars AZ: Pixel fuse-bead wall art and hangables.
- mipha.co: Handmade decoden phone cases and decorated frames.
- Mistmoon: Illustrations, fan art, and V-kei-inspired art.
- Momotin Studio: Kawaii stickers, accessories, art prints, and gifts.
- RIMAN (Salon 520 Beauty Lab): Korean skin, hair, body, and wellness products.
- Sawadee Crafts: Handmade crafts and artisan market goods.
- Peak Martial Arts: Gumdo and Lightfencing classes for teens and adults.
- WeiWeiDraw: Original art, prints, stickers, and merchandise.
Here is a list of must-try new vendors and unique offerings, as well as related events and promotions for this year’s Asian Night Market:
- Ate Kei’s Filipino Treats: Try the special puto (steamed cake flavored with pineapple and topped with cheese) and ube filled pandesal (Filipino salted bread filled with house-made ube jam).
- Chinese Chorizo Project: Selling unique Chinese Chorizo Rice Crispies, a savory, sweet, and peanutty treat.
- Fiesta Filipina: Featuring classic Filipino pork barbeque skewers (sweet, savory, and smoky caramelized glaze) and Filipino lumpia (spring rolls filled with seasoned ground pork and shrimp, deep-fried).
- Haus of Macs: Offering a creatively themed sushi box macaron box.
- Kin Dee Thai: Offering classic Thai street food for the Asian Night Market (ANM) focused on sticky rice, including Moo Ping (similar to satay) and Mango with Sticky Rice, all prepared with special Thai-style packing for easy enjoyment. The menu will be paired with Thai Tea and feature an ANM special combo that includes a beverage for a fixed price. As an ANM promotion, Nong is also rolling out the Khao Mun Gai combo with fried chicken on Friday.
- Shave Ice: Serving authentic Hawaiian-style Shave Ice with traditional flavors like POG (passion, orange, guava) and the new HAWAIIAN, which comes with extra mochi & cream.
- Tucson Chocolate Factory: Stop by for specialty chocolate bars with unique Asian-inspired flavors, including Ube Coconut Crunch, Matcha Cookies and Cream, Mango Sticky Rice Bar, Plantain and Coconut Bars, and Sesame Arroz Con Leche Crunch.
Merchandise
- Made It Mikayla (Mikayla Chin): Bringing handmade “Spammie buddies” and travel cases.
Performers
| Time | Type of Performance | Artist Name | Socials |
| 6 p.m. | Traditional Lion Dance | Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dance Troupe | @tcccliondancetroupe |
| 6:30 p.m. | Bollywood | Bijuria | @satrangarts |
| 7 p.m. | Live Band | Female Gaze | @___femalegaze |
| 7:30 p.m. | Intermission | DJ SHORTY | @djshortyv2 |
| 8 p.m. | Cosplay Contest | Monique | @meowniqueee |
| 8:30 p.m. | Live Band | Soojung | @soojungsoup |
| 9 p.m. | Kpop Cover Group | Zang | @zang_az |
| 9:30 p.m. | Girl Group | Dolc3 | @thedolc3 |
| 10 p.m. | EDM Lion Dance | Tucson Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dance Troupe | @tcccliondancetroupe |
