A great place to check out a bunch of bands in an all-in-one venue. KFMA Day starts out with some…read moresmaller bands and works its way up to the favorites. This year it was Cake and The Killers. It's a long day of fun, but even in May can get quite hot. Make sure to take a break in the shade and grab some water between sets. Once you get in front of the stage it is SWELTERING between the sun and all the people. We saw one person pass out this year, pay attention to hydration! There's tons of vendors with food and drink to fill your time wandering in the shade. The BBQ and Greek vendors have been there both times I've gone and are delicious! Make sure to also check out the area to the right of the entrance, behind the band merchandise tent. I missed it the first concert, but checked it out this time and entered into a few raffles and scored some great freebies. Can't beat free Eegees on a hot day! Feel free to also steal a seat in the stands for a while. We took a break once it started getting dark and had a great time chatting with some of the people in the stands. KFMA also sponsors Fall Ball later on in the year. Same set up, but with generally more heavy metal oriented bands.

Kfma day this year was a success! I'm a big concert-goer and I appreciate when a big event is well…read moreplanned and thought out. My group arrived about half way through the day, but parking was a breeze, and the entrance lines moved quickly. No unnecessary waiting! There were plenty of stands selling beer, and although $5 a beer is still up charging, it's still really cheap for a concert. I didn't have any food, but they had several vendors and food seemed to be coming out quickly. Cake and the Killers put on a great show and were definitely my favorites of the day. The sound quality could have been better, but that's probably due to the outside venue more than anything else. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the lineup next year!

This was a pretty cool event, though it's much smaller than what I'm normally used to. They did…read morehave an awesome kids area though... complete with the fire dept letting kids sit up in a real firetruck! There was a free movie being projected on the side of a building at one end, near the firetruck. There were belly dancers at the other end, near the food vendors. The problem was... there just wasn't much in between. I hope they cont. to have the fire trucks... the kids loved it. And on that note, I'd like to apologize for my friend cutting in front of all the parents and kids who were waiting for their turn in the firetruck. He didn't see the line and I was way in the back, wondering where he went! lol I think he cut in line anyway... or else how did he get up there so fast?! It's still something cool and free to do on a lazy Sat night, if you're in the area. Might see ya there... if I lived in Tuscon.

This is a fantastic event for an otherwise pretty lackluster downtown Tucson (in terms of events)!…read more If you took a snapshot of Scott & Broadway during a 2nd Saturday, you'd be able to convince anyone that Tucson is an awesome place, and that downtown is quirky, fun, and the place to be! This event is just that good! The entertainment is awesome! Sometimes at events, you have to wonder why certain entertainers were invited because they don't fit with the vibe. This was not the case at the bunch of 2nd Saturdays we've been to. The various entertainment matches the vibe of Tucson perfectly! The music is loud enough so you can hear it from the stage to the eating area, which is great so you can enjoy it while you eat. I love the vendors that line the streets, selling cool, often handmade, items that you don't see in stores every day. Lots of cool stuff to look at and buy, and a lot of it can make great gifts. And I just love that the Pima County Library brings their book truck there sometimes, and they give away free books! It's always a good thing to get books in the hands of the community. The selection of food trucks and vendors at 2nd Saturdays is pretty decent. So good, in fact, that we never eat from just one place. We tend to try as much stuff as our bellies can hold, and we don't regret it one bit because most of the food is really delicious! I'd love to see maybe a couple more places join up, there seems to be room down one of the streets, but that's just me being greedy to try more food. Overall, we really love 2nd Saturdays Downtown, and we will keep planning our 2nd Saturdays around this awesome Tucson event!

This was a wonderful event with many local wineries and some local businesses in attendance. The…read moreweather was perfect and the atmosphere was magical in Maynard's patio! A splendid venue with wonderful wine and appetizers. If you have a chance to go to this event I would highly recommend it!

This year I attended all three days. One of the best things I've ever eaten was a chicken empanada…read morewith a delicious sauce at the Bolivian booth. Food lines can be long so it's best to avoid eating in the busiest hours (dinner time). It's always a lot of fun. Good free entertainment, booths giving out free stuff, even free medical tests, and diverse and exotic foods to try.

This is a festival that illustrates how Tucson punches above its weight. There is an incredible…read morevariety of food. I focused on Toledo Catering's Oaxacan cuisine. The flor de cabeza con chapulines quesadilla -- a flower, cheese, onion, and grasshopper quesadilla -- was delicious. I followed up with a prickly pear beverage from Desert Forager. There's still time to visit the festival today. I know I'm already looking forward to visiting again next year!

This is always a solid county fair…read more Parking is $8 and there is plenty. Once inside the fair there are numerous vendors with food, drinks, and all kinds of merchandise. The weather is usually really good. The fair has three main buildings. Thurber Hall which is loaded with commercial vendors - clothing, candy, pop culture items, Tupperware, gadgets, etc. Always some good deals in there. Pima Hall has more vendors and some entertainment acts as well. This year they had Brad's World of Reptiles with multiple animal displays and Nancy Riegler's Bird Show at the other end. The name of the third building escapes me, but it is where they show off art from locals and schools in the area. They also have 4-H displays, a giant model train display, many active art displays with rocks, model ships, yarn, etc. Great rides and games every year from RCS. Pony rides, camel rides, and a petting zoo. Fun foods with new ones each year. Really good concerts - free with admission. Definitely worth making the trip from Mesa each year. If you are nearby - make the trip.

Food, games, people, music, so many experiences all in one place! The weather was perfect and…read morecannot wait until 2027!

We had a great time walking around and the music was good…read more We didn't stay too long since we were headed to Winter-haven later.

It was really hot today. A few of my regular go-to vendors weren't there due to weather. Really…read moreunfortunate we are getting clobbered with this heat. On the bright side lots of people walking up and down 4th Avenue looking for that ultimate "get". Lots of food and beverage vendors but BRING water. I usually stay for the day but not this year

Preservation and advancement of art and culture is of paramount importance to keeping the magic of…read moreSouthern Arizona alive. I was honored to attend an event that not only celebrated the Best 23 Miles of Mexican Food in America, but also supported The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance. It was a fun evening of culinary surprises and delectable delights. Some of the highlights included La Estrella Bakery's Mexican pastries, Tito's Vodka celery gimlet & Seis Kitchen's street tacos with pickled onions. Honestly, the star of the show was a spicy Mexican gazpacho (if anyone who attended the event knows the name of the restaurant who served it, please DM me)! The venue, though lacking in cultural flair, provided excellent parking & shuttle service and had a picturesque desert location. It was great that the organizers had the Compost Cats onsite to provide recycling & composting options for the waste! I would recommend this event to anyone who enjoys Mexican food & libations and wants to support this amazing organization.

Three stars because this event benefits a good cause. Two…read morestars for actual event execution. Despite the fact that the event space seemed gigantic, it was just packed with so many people constantly moving around. The dishes served were very juicy/messy and there were definitely not adequate amounts of seating or tables. People were "reserving" or saving seats with napkins at tables and leaving stuff behind. The guests were complete slobs and there was just food covering any surface where a person could actually set a plate down to eat a bite. The space was so crowded I kept getting run into by people trying to eat or not watching where they were going. The food being served tasted good but was super disappointing. For the cost of a ticket I could wait in line for 5-10 minutes and get one tortilla chip or an extremely tiny (size of my pinky fingernail) piece of flan? Seis was the only vendor that really had it going on: they had their cast iron skillets bubbling on hot rocks at the table and gave out a full size taco that was high-end, demonstrated Mexican cooking and food, and tasted out of this world. There was also a ton of boozy drinks and beer (which I know most people like) but no water and no non-alcoholic drinks (horchata, agua frescas, jamiaca iced tea) that I found. - The shuttles were super fast and impeccably clean to and from the parking lot. - There were so many people helping to guide guests into the event and they were all above and beyond friendly and helpful.

2018 World Margarita Championship was SUPER fun. I was blown away by the organization of the event…read moreand the volunteers helpfulness. I was also super impressed and excited that Compost Cats was there assisting with composting and recycling. It makes me so happy to know the waste from the event was handled responsibly. Which actually leads me to the only things I didn't enjoy about the event: there was SO MUCH waste. The amount of plastic utensils and plates and such given out was crazy for such small amounts of food. There should definitely be regulations on paper or compostable plates, and compostable utensils. My only other complaint is that the event was literally STUFFED with people. The space was very large but there were too many people crammed in, and of course, a lot of the people were not disposing of their own trash and made the event feel messy to me. It was hard to maneuver with a plate and a drink to find a spot to enjoy it. All in all, I would definitely attend this event again. I really enjoyed sampling food and beverages from places that I don't normally go to eat or haven't tried before, and I also loved being able to vote for my favorite bite and bev.!

World margarita championship!!! Need I say more!!!! This place was really fun and lit! (Live) the…read moredrinks and food were amazing! Great place for someone to try a lil bit of everything. I literally can say I ate at 10 restaurants in one night. By sampling their food and drinks I can literally decide where I want to eat and what restaurants I want to visit! Abuelas had the best taco! Juicy, moist birria made with goat meat!!! Authentic goat meat!!!! The ceviche from chef chic was really good!!!! The tamarindo margarita from Cielos was spicy sweet tangy and chilled!!! The people there were friendly and having a good time. The music was great and the employees were awesome!!!