Oct. 2020
97,000 website page views
27,000 unique website visitors
11,000 video content views
1900 hours of TMY programming viewed online
(Below, hover over each box for a snapshot of what we made happen together in October 2020 and
view all 46 of our virtual performances and panels in English here and in Spanish here!)
Tucson Meet Yourself Folklife Festival 2020 “Reframed”
Food. Music. Dance. Folk Arts. Safely distanced or Online.
~4,000
visitors over three weekends
136
cars cruised
45
artists paid to present/perform via TMY Virtual and recorded performances
100
cars for two shows
open till Jan. 1
1,484 shoppers
9 artists featured
47 items sold
Relive the 2020 Festival homepage below
LOW RIDER CAR CRUISE
Saturday, October 3 | 5 pm
Watch or join a 19-mile low rider car cruise through Tucson with the Dukes Car Club in celebration of mobility, ease, independence, and camaraderie.
TRADITIONAL ARTISTS ON WALLS
Friday Evenings in October
Video projections of traditional dancers and manual artists doing what they do best — moving and making — writ-large on public walls around Tucson.
GABRIEL AYALA
Friday, October 30 | 6:30 & 8pm
Renowned Pascua Yaqui performer Gabriel Ayala closes the 2020 festival with an on-screen drive-in concert. OPENING ACT: Yellow Bird Indian Dancers
PRESENTED BY TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER
and pascua yaqui development corporation
All of October
Live online conversations, demonstrations, and performances with folk artists, musicians, dancers, cooks and others keeping the many cultures and heritages alive in Tucson. Broadcast live here and on Facebook & YouTube.
PRESENTED BY COX
October 10-11
October 17-18
October 24-25
11 am – 5 pm
Over 15 food vendors offer food-to-go at three Tucson heritage sites. Musical performances on large LED screens from long-time TMY performers while you wait remind you of the unique cultural strength and diversity of our community.
all of October
A pilot online marketplace featuring works for sale by 9 TMY folk artists. As select folk artists share expressions of material culture, you can support their livelihood in these uncertain economic times.