Walking around the festival you will see canopies and booths from a variety of community agencies, schools, health professional organizations and some small businesses that are not folks arts or traditional arts. We call these exhibitors in the “Community Matters” section of the festival. The majority of them are located on Pennington Street and on Jacome Plaza. Some exhibitors are located in El Presidio Park.
Tucson Meet Yourself has invited these local businesses and organizations that value cultural diversity and care about our city and region to share information with the public and sell objects or services that improve the quality of life in our community.
Many of our sponsors — the companies that contribute to make the festival possible — are also located with their booths around the festival footprint. Visit them and thank them for their generous support to this wonderful event that belongs to the community.
Among the organizations you will find in Community Matters are:
- Social and human service organizations that serve families and children
- Innovative business ideas that try to improve our urban ways of living
- Government agencies that assist citizens with valuable services
- Faith-based organizations that raise funds for good causes and share information
- Student-led groups that work hard to make the world a better place here and abroad
- Artisans and craftspeople who make interesting things
- Exporters and purveyors of cultural dresses, jewelry and decorations
- Heritage food growers and advocacy organizations who care about our planet
Here is an ALPHABETICAL list of all Community Matters exhibitors and vendors. Below the list is a map indicating the location of each exhibitor. If you prefer to download the map, go here: Community Matters Map 2017
A. J.’s Face paint | C-72 |
Adela Antoniette face & body painting | C-62 |
Ajo Copper News | C-13 |
Alzheimer’s Assoc | C-33 |
Arizona Parks and Trails | C-53 |
Art Expressions | C-41 |
Avalon Organic Gardens | C-44 |
AZ Bilingual | C64 |
Ballet Folklorico La Paloma | CM3 |
Be SMART | C-30 |
Bookman’s | CM6 |
Bordelands Theater | C-54 |
Botanica Dispensary | C49B |
CareMore | C-03 |
CareMore | C-04 |
Celerion | C-48 |
Chocolate Ritual | C-43 |
Choker Plug | C-22 |
Community Food Bank | CM1 |
COPE Community Services | C-23 |
CPES | C-40C |
Cutco Cutlery | C-47 |
Desert Harmony Hospice | C-59 |
Desert Sky Community School | C-68 |
Desert Tortoise Botanicals | C-45 |
Devereux Arizona | C-20 |
El Milagro Oaxacan Crafts | C-01 |
El Milagro Oaxacan Crafts | C-02 |
Estella di Rossi | C-31 |
Gourmet cookies by Delma Co. | C-67 |
Hands on Creations | C63A |
Henna by Purvi | C-17 |
HomeGoods Tucson DC | C-21 |
Imagine Lights | C63B |
Islamic Center | C-09 |
Jewish Heritage Museum | C-32 |
Julie Sierra Shop | C-07 |
Lani’s Shop | C-15 |
League of Women Voters | C-69 |
Manerva Baked Goods | CM8 |
Medical Reserve Corps | C-35 |
Nuts R Us | C-50 |
Peacock Coffee Roasters | C-40B |
Pima County Court Advocates | C-36 |
Pima Partnership Academy | C66A |
PPEP Tech High Schools | C-34 |
Pretty Halos Foundation | C66B |
Risas Dental & Braces | C49A |
Sabino High School | C-12 |
Sol Design Studio | C-61 |
Solar City | C-46 |
Sonoran Science Academy | C-25 |
Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue | C-18 |
Southwest Bee Supply | C-42 |
St. Anthony’s Monastery | C-06 |
Straton Real Estate Group | C-40A |
Sunbright Solar | C-60 |
Symphony Women’s Assc | C-27 |
TCCC SBA Tucson Access | CM5 |
The Apex team Keller William | C-70 |
The Apex team Keller William | C-71 |
The Loft Cinema | CM4 |
The Romero House Potters, Inc. | C-16 |
Tucson Comic Con | C-52 |
Tucson Girls Chorus | C-19 |
Tucson International Academy | C65 |
Tucson Kitchen Musicians | C-51 |
Tucson Museum of Art | CM7 |
Tucson Sunshine Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society | C-10 |
Tutor Doctor | CM2 |
UA Cancer Center | C-28 |
UA Critical Languages | C-11 |
UA Global | C-29 |
UA Middle East North African Studies | C-55 |
Univision: Mi Familia Vota | C-37 |
Untamed Confections | C-14 |
Wells Fargo | C-08 |
Western National Parks | C-24 |
Western Passport Center | C-05 |