Note: Tucson's usual St. Patrick's Day parade was canceled this year — and the festival is moving this year from Armory Park to Corbett Brewing — due to the city's closure of Armory Park for renovations.
- Prerana Sannappanavar
For the first time in its 17 years, the Tucson Festival of Books will have a clear-bag policy for people attending author panel sessions.
- Bill Finley Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Community volunteers have been the backbone of the Tucson book festival since the year it began.
- Analeise Mayor
Tucson Festival of Books attendees can celebrate the culture, heritage and stories of Tucson’s Latinx and BIPOC communities with Pima County Public Library and Nuestras Raíces.
- Analeise Mayor
Romance is literature's hottest genre, and this year the Tucson Festival of Books is turning up the heat with 13 romance authors, specializing in historical romance, LGBTQ+-centered love stories, steamy romantasy, and more.
- Cathalena E. Burch
More than 60 musicians, dance troupes and performing arts groups will perform on stages throughout this weekend's Tucson Festival of Books.
- Cathalena E. Burch
The Fox is hopping this weekend with a trio of back-to-back concerts while Tucson's newest venue hosts old-school rock and Century Club brings pair of Armens.
The Fox is hopping this weekend with a trio of back-to-back concerts while Tucson's newest venue hosts old-school rock and Century Club brings pair of Armens.
The Tucson Festival of Books, recognized as one of the world’s top literary events by Conde Nast Traveler, will return to the University of Arizona campus on March 14-15.
"My Life in Your Radio" recounts 60-year career of Tucson radio personality Bobby Rich, who went from DJ to station owner, with detours along the way.
After two seasons of Saturday matinee performances in Tucson, Arizona Opera next season goes back to two performances, including Saturday nights.
For the first time in its 17 years, the Tucson Festival of Books will have a clear-bag policy for people attending author panel sessions.
A second new Shake Shack location in Tucson opens Wednesday.
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