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Mexican Independence Day
September 17, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
$10
Mexican Independence Day
Saturday, September 17
4-7:30 pm
$10/adult, $5/person ages 6-13
Pima County residents, seniors over 65 and members of the military receive $3 off with proof of residency
Tickets must be purchased at the door.
After Mexico gained independence from Spain in September of 1821, the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson was under Mexican rule for 33 years. Our Mexican Independence Day celebration includes:
**Re-enactors dressed as Mexican soldiers
**4:30 pm: Tucson Under the Mexican Republic” Lecture
**5:15 pm: Carlos Otero Lopez, Attache of the Mexican Consulate, presenting El Grito
**5:30 pm: Mariachi Pumas de Roskruge
**6:30 pm: Folklorico Performance by Danzacultura Mexicana
**Mexican Patio (new!) with bricks engraved with donor names will be available for all to enjoy
**Presidio Cantina offering alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
