Tucson, Arizona
In 1692, Eusebio Francisco Kino (1644 –1711), a Jesuit missionary, visited the Santa Cruz River area, and founded the Mission San Xavier del Bac just 7 miles from the 1700 settlement of Tucson, Arizona. Eventually, the Spanish settlement came to be known as Tucson, and become part of Mexico in 1821. The name Tucson has its origins in the Spanish name, Tucsón, which was borrowed from the Native American Tohono O'odham’s word for Cuk Ṣon, or "(at the) base of the black (hill)", a direct reference to an adjacent volcanic mountain.
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january
- New Year’s Day
- Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase (through February)
february
- Accenture Match Play Championship
- Chili Cook-Off & Western Heritage Day
- Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering
- Cowboy Traditions Festival
- La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson Rodeo)
- Southwest Indian Art Fair
march
- Celebration of Women in Jazz
- Ironwood Festival
- Presidio Street Festival
- Silver Spring Celebration
- Spring Artisans Market
- Sundown at the Pass
- St. Patrick's Day Parade & Festival
- Tucson Festival of Books
april
- Arizona International Film Festival
- ASU Spring Fling
- Crush Wine Festival
- Fiesta de Garibaldi
- ASU Spring Fling
- Pima County Fair
- Tucson International Mariachi Conference
may
- Cinco de Mayo Celebration
- Tucson Folk Festival
- Waila Festival
june
- Dia de San Juan Fiesta
- Juneteenth
- Marking the Solstice
- Summer Saturday Evenings
july
- Independence Day
september
- Great Tucson Beer Festival
october
- Desert Thunder Pro Rodeo
- Tucson Meet Yourself Festival
november
- All Souls Procession
- El Tour de Tusco
- Holiday Craft Market
- Thanksgiving
december
- Christmas Day
- Forth Ave Winter Street Fair
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