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249th Celebration of All Things S-cuk Son/Tucson
August 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free
249th Celebration of All Things S-cuk Son/Tucson
AUGUST 17, 6-10 pm
FREEÂ
Presented by the Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and hosted at the Presidio Museum.
This event is an annual tradition that celebrates the official founding of modern-day Tucson and our rich culture and heritage.
6 pm: Â Â Â Â Â Â Mariachi Estrella Juvenil
6:45 pm: Â Â Â Welcome & Blessing
7 pm: Â Â Â Â Â Â Kolencia Oficio Achalim: Yaqui deer dancers from the Old Pascua Community (no photos please)
8 pm: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Food Heroes Awards, Presented by Tucson City of Gastronomy
Special Announcement by the Buffalo Soldiers: Southern Arizona Chapter
8:30 pm: Â Â Â Presidio Garrison Musket Demonstration
8:45 pm: Â Â Â Live music with Kevin Pakulis and Friends
ALSO:
Free eegee’s!
Fry bread and tacos for sale!
Community Partners In Attendance Include:
Archaeology Southwest
Border Community Alliance
Buffalo Soldiers: Southern Arizona Chapter
Councilwoman Santa Cruz: Ward I Office
El Presidio Historic Neighborhood
Fort Lowell Cavalry
Himdag: Ki / Tohono O’odham Cultural Center
Las Doňas
Los Descendientes
Lohse Family YMCA
Mexican-American Heritage and History Museum
Mission Garden
Mormon Battalion
Old Pascua Museum and Yaqui Cultural Center
Old Pueblo Archaeology
Presidio Museum Garrison
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center
Tucson City of Gastronomy
Tucson Jewish History Museum & Holocaust Center
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
Tucson Wagon and History Museum
Vail Preservation Society
Wa:K Royalty
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