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2009 Folk Festival

May 2nd & 3rd, 2009

2009 FOLK FEST
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Sat., May 2nd
Sun., May 3rd

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Photographer Marilyn Stringer documents TKMA events, including the annual Tucson Folk Festival. See her photos at her gallery website:
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Tucson
Thunder
and The
Arizona State
HOG Rally
takes place
May 1-3, 2008
in
downtown
Tucson.

In addition to nationally known headline acts each evening, the Tucson Folk Festival showcases local and regional musicians from Arizona and the Southwest. The Festival offers workshops, a gospel sing-along, a children's show, and features a wide array of food and craft booths as well.

FREE to the public and held in the first week of May, the Festival is one of the loveliest events on the Tucson calendar.

Past years' headliners have included: Richie Havens, Rory Block, Tish Hinojosa, Jimmy LaFave, Odetta, Guy Clark, Al Stewart, Tim O'Brien, Chris Smither, Karla Bonoff, David Wilcox, Laura Love, Hans Olson, Rosie Flores, the John Cowan Band, the Austin Lounge Lizards, Aztec Two Step, Bill Miller, Terri Hendrix, Joyce Andersen & Harvey Reid, Trout Fishing in America, Marley's Ghost, Ruthie Foster, Billy Jonas and many more.

Upcoming Events

These events support TKMA and help keep the Folk Festival Free.

2009 Annual Meeting & Elections
Monday Jan. 12, 2009
7:00 pm
The Boondocks
3306 N. 1st Ave.

Click here for details

WHO? YOU!

Announcing 2009 Folk Festival Applications

Applications are now available for the 24th Annual Tucson Folk Festival, to take place Saturday and Sunday, May 2nd and 3rd, 2009, in and near El Presidio Park in downtown Tucson.

2009 Folk Festival General Information Sheet

Performer Application
Songwriting Contest Application
New Artists' Stage Application
Food/Craft/Non-Profit Vendor Application

WHEN

Saturday, May 2nd, Noon - 10:00 pm
Sunday, May 3rd, 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

The Festival is a two-day event offering over 20 hours of music, dance, and entertainment.

WHERE

Since 1986 the Festival has been held downtown, in El Presidio Park. The performances this year will be on these five stages:

Plaza stage at City Hall
Courtyard stage at the Old Pima County Courthouse
Museum stage at the Tucson Museum of Art
Old Town Artisans stage
New Artists stage

Located in downtown Tucson, all five stages are within easy walking distance from the corner of Church and Alameda.

Tucson courthouse dome (Stephen Martin 2005)

Tucson courthouse dome,
from nearby El Presidio Park
(Martin, 2005).

Interstate 10 Construction

Note that due to construction, all I-10 exits from Prince Road to 29th Street are closed. Traffic to downtown must exit at either Exit 254 - Prince Road (eastbound) or Exit 259 - 29th Street (westbound) and use the frontage road. For official construction information, visit the
Arizona Dept. of Transportation .

Festival location map

Events locations map (a PDF)

Downtown Parking Info

There are also a number of private lots in and near downtown.
Note that some locations close before the festival does. Check the hours before you park!

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the all-volunteer
Tucson Kitchen Musicians' Association,
along with generous contributions from sponsors ,
the Tucson Folk Festival has been
FREE TO THE PUBLIC SINCE 1986.

Photograph of Tucson courthouse dome by STEPHEN MARTIN