Photos: 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
The 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself festival features music, food, art and live performances from the variety of cultures represented in Tucson. The free event covers four city blocks in and around Jacome Plaza and continues Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Zehra, right, and Rana Kilcak indulge in a few helpings ot Turkish ice cream during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Yuksel Embel, right, and Nazli Guvenc, roll out gözleme, a Turkish flatbread, during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Seven-month-old Freya Pennebaker tries to get her own sampling of fry bread from mom Maggie Chen's plate.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Festival-goers gather in Jacome Plaza during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Nate Grant "The Tri-Tip Man" fires up his grill during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Elif Demirbas grills up Gözleme, a Turkish flatbread filled with cheese, spinach or beef.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Hafize Aksoy, right, hands freshly-filled Gözleme for grilling to Elif Demirbas.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
The musical stylings of the Bouncing Czechs satisfies the crowd's polka and waltz cravings.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Festival-goers indulge in the food offerings during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Douglas Starkey chows down on a Thai skewer during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Pennington Street east of Stone Avenue features several artisan booths during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Rhonda Ray Wilson, a Tohono O'odham basket weaver, demonstrates her craft with Devil's claw and beargrass.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Ariel Anderson, 14, touches a bit of ink to water and carrageenan to later transfer onto silk.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Ana Ceballos, part of the Polish folk ensemble Lajkonik, pops her head out of the Polish food stand.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Yuksel Embel rolls out Gözleme, a Turkish flatbread, during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
2018 Tucson Meet Yourself
Festival-goers gather in Jacome Plaza during the opening day of the 2018 Tucson Meet Yourself folklife festival.
Motorists near downtown should be on the lookout starting tonight as preparations begin for the annual Tucson Meet Yourself event this weekend.
'Ask A Mexican" columnist among the guests participating in the three-day folklife festival.