Photos: Looking back at Tucson Meet Yourself
The first annual Tucson Meet Yourself welcomed 1,000 people to El Presidio Park in 1974. This year, the annual folklore festival is returning Oct. 13-15 at Jácome Plaza.
1976
Tucson Meet Yourself in Downtown Tucson in 1976.
1976
Tucson Meet Yourself in Downtown Tucson in 1976.
1976
Tucson Meet Yourself in Downtown Tucson in 1976.
1977
A group of fiddlers gather for their chance to play during a performance at Tucson Meet Yourself in 1977.
1977
Hiroko Terui from Japan finds a place to take a break during Tucson Meet Yourself in 1977.
1977
Dressed in Norwegian attire, Bill Peterson wears a horned helmet during Tucson Meet Yourself in 1977.
1977
A couple girls perform a dance on stage during Tucson Meet Yourself in 1977.
1985
Dancing at the 1985 Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson
1985
Girl Scouts chow down at the 1985 Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson
1985
Manning the grill at the 1985 Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson
1991
Ice sculpting at the 1991 Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson
1991
People enjoy the food at the 1991 Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson.
2001
In 2001, there was even a wedding at Tucson Meet Yourself. Newlyweds Matthew Roberts, left, follows his bride Shelly Roberts and her daughter Angelica Valdez, right, off the fountain at Presidio Park where they had been taking pictures after their courthouse wedding.
2005
Members of the Tucson Chinese School perform a Lion dance during Tucson Meet Yourself in 2005.
2009
Kimimila Iron Bull Sanchez, 2, takes a bite out of some roasted corn she shares with her mother, Quintina while at this year's Tucson Meet Yourself at El Presidio Park in 2009.
2012
Bilal Obeid with The Flying Tortillas successfully jumps over 5 people as the finale of a street performance at Tucson Meet Yourself in 2012.
2019
Saliha Boyar makes Turkish coffee during Tucson’s annual Tucson Meet Yourself Folk Festival in Jácome Plaza on Oct. 11, 2019. Turkish coffee is brewed by placing finely grounded coffee beans in a pot called an ibrik and heating it up in sand.
2021
University of Arizona’s VSA’s Golden Lotus performing at 2021 Tucson Meet Yourself.
2022
Tony Kuya performs north Indian classical songs during the 49th annual Tucson Meet Yourself.
Pima County officials have hired private security to break up small gatherings of fans who watch through the fences at Kino Sports Complex. Kino's security staff will also "advise" people who aren't wearing facemasks or are gathering in groups of more than 10.
The 48th annual folklife festival returns to Jacomé Plaza downtown, but it's a smaller event than years past largely because of the pandemic.
Prográmate y disfruta de una oportunidad para expandir tus horizontes en este encuentro artístico, cultural y culinario donde estarán representadas muchas naciones. ¡No te lo pierdas! La entrada es gratis.