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Stage Schedule

Enjoy over 150 live performances on six stages in downtown Tucson near Jácome Plaza!

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FRIDAY APRIL 4, 2025 | STAGE SCHEDULES

  • Plaza Stage, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Songwriting Competition Finals & Festival Kick-Off

SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2025 | STAGE SCHEDULES

  • Plaza Stage at Jacome Plaza, 12 PM – 9:30 PM
  • North Church Stage, 12 PM – 8:00 PM
  • Presidio Museum Stage, 12 PM – 6:45 PM
  • Court Stage, 12 PM – 6:45 PM
  • Telles Stage, 12 PM – 6:45 PM
  • Wildflower Stage, 12 PM – 6:30 PM
  • Workshops and Song Circles (near Court Stage) – 12 PM – 6:00 PM

SUNDAY APRIL 6, 2025 | STAGE SCHEDULES

  • Plaza Stage at Jacome Plaza, 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM
  • North Church Stage, 11:30 AM – 6:45 PM
  • Presidio Museum Stage, 11:30 AM – 6:45 PM
  • Court Stage, 11:30 AM – 6:45 PM
  • Telles Stage, 11:30 AM – 6:45 PM
  • Wildflower Stage, 11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Workshops and Song Circles (near Court Stage) – 12 PM – 5:00 PM

FRIDAY APRIL 4, 2025

Friday April 5 – PLAZA STAGE AT JÁCOME PLAZA

Stephen George Memorial Songwriting Competition Finals and Official Festival Kick-Off Concert. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Address: Jácome Plaza 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Google Maps

6:00 PM2024 Songwriting Contest Winner: Admiral Radio
6:30 PM2025 Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Contest Finalist Show
Finalists: Annie Anna, Arielle Silver, Francis Larson, Gabrielle Pietrangelo,
Jon Frailey, Lara Ruggles, Phil Reed, and Ryan David Orr
8:30 PM2023 Songwriting Contest Winner: Fox and Bones

SATURDAY APRIL 5, 2025

Saturday April 5 – PLAZA STAGE AT JÁCOME PLAZA

Address: Jácome Plaza 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Google Maps

12:00 PMLas Azaleas
1:00 PMD Faktion Nyne
2:00 PMThe Wayback Trio and Friends / Words & Music by Stefan George
3:00 PMKevin Pakulis Band
4:00 PMScott Cook
5:00 PMHeavy Diamond Ring
6:00 PMSongwriter Runner up – Jon Frailey
6:15 PM – 6:45 PMSongwriter Winner – Phil Reed
7:00 PM – 7:45 PMAbbie Gardner and Marc Douglas Berardo
8:00 PM – 9:30 PMSergio Mendoza y la Orkesta Mendoza

Saturday April 5 – NORTH CHURCH STAGE

Address: 200 N Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Just North of the N. Church Ave. & Alameda St intersection) Google Maps

12:00 PMSecret Harbor
12:30 PMBrett Dooley
1:00 PMBlue Prairie Dogs
1:30 PMGrupo Tradiciones
2:00 PMSweet Ghosts
2:30 PMLulyBird
3:00 PMEngel Indo
3:30 PMSouthbound Pilot
4:00 PM – 4:45 PMChris Baron
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMJohn Coinman Band
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMRoth D’lux
7:00 PM – 8:00 PMContra Dance by Tucson Friends of Traditional Music
with Rave Review and Seth Levine

Saturday April 5 – PRESIDIO MUSEUM STAGE

Address: 196 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Presidio San Augustin de Tucson historic courtyard near Church Ave and Washington St) Google Map

12:00 PMAbby K
12:30 PMHank Woji
1:00 PMStrike Your Fancy!
1:30 PMDetermined Luddites
2:00 PMCouldn’t Be Happiers
2:30 PMJerry Martin and Slim Rost
3:00 PMDarrell Elmer Rodgers and the Recliners
3:30 PMDry River Band
4:00 PMMark Insley and the Broken Angels
4:30 PM – 5:15 PMGabrielle Pietrangelo
5:30 PM – 6:30 PMThe McCallion Band

Saturday April 5 – COURT STAGE

Address: 200 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Near Court Ave and Washington St) Google Map

12:00 PMThe Glass Hours
12:30 PMThomas Aren
1:00 PMJohn McGill with Whiskey & Honey
1:30 PMPaula Fong
2:00 PMInner Space Orchestra
2:30 PMEric Ramsey
3:00 PMDunnóg
3:30 PMsmootmahooty
4:00 PMSteff Kayser
4:30 PMIce-9
5:00 PMAdmiral Radio
6:00 PMTeodoro Ted Ramirez

Saturday April 5 – TELLES STAGE

Address: 201 N Court Ave Tucson, AZ 85701 (Outdoor Stage Near Court and Telles St) Google Map

12:00 PMHumanjones Review
12:30 PMKayla Von Der Heide
1:00 PMThe Secret Trails
1:30 PMThe Odd Birds
2:00 PMWomanSong
2:30 PMEarthPicks of Cochise County
3:00 PMDeb Seymour
3:30 PMAlison Wahl
4:00 PMMiggyMel
4:30 PMWally Lawder
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMThe Brothers Reed
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMFreddy Parish

Saturday April 5 – WILDFLOWER STAGE – Presenting Sponsor Rio Nuevo District

Address: Jacome Plaza 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Grassy hill just west of Joel Valdez Library). Google Maps

12:00 PMJam Pak
1:00 PMSongwriter Finalist Round Robin: Annie Anna,
Gabrielle Pietrangelo, Jon Frailey, Lara Ruggles
2:00 PMSongwriter Finalist Round Robin: Arielle Silver,
Francis Larson, Phil Reed, Ryan David Orr
3:00 PMDesert Museum Family Band
4:00 PMAyla White
4:30 PMBlue Genes and “603” (Jam Pak)
5:00 PMSydney Swanson
5:30 PMGwen Ryan
6:00 PMKaia & Micah

SUNDAY APRIL 6

Sunday April 6 – PLAZA STAGE AT JÁCOME PLAZA

Address: Jacome Plaza 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. Google Maps.

11:30 AMMitzi Cowell
12:00 PMRyanhood
1:00 PMRuta Verbena
2:00 PMCochise County Allstars
3:00 PMTesoro
4:00 PMFox and Bones
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMMissy Andersen
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMHeather Lil’ Mama Hardy
7:00 PM – 8:30 PMCheryl Wheeler and Kenny White

Sunday April 6 – NORTH CHURCH STAGE

Address: 200 N Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Just North of the N. Church Ave. & Alameda St intersection) Google Maps

11:30 AMArizona Balalaika Orchestra
12:00 PMPeter, Paul, and Mary Remembered
12:30 PMAfter 7 Tucson
1:00 PMAzure
1:30 PMRave Review
2:00 PMEb’s Camp Cooking
2:30 PMThe Arnold/Klingenfus Ensemble
3:00 PMThe Fallen Stars
3:30 PMAmber Norgaard & the Alchemists
4:00 PMChalako the Band
4:30 PMSophia Rankin & The Sound
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMKaryn Ann Band
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMEric Schaffer & The Other Troublemakers

Sunday April 6 – PRESIDIO MUSEUM STAGE

Address: 196 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Presidio San Augustin de Tucson historic courtyard near Church Ave and Washington St) Google Map

11:30 AMErika D Segura
12:00 PMThe Wind River Ensemble
12:30 PMThe Out of Kilters
1:00 PMLaura Jean Band
1:30 PMMustang Corners
2:00 PMCat Mountain
2:30 PMFrankly Scarlett
3:00 PMDon Armstrong and the Whiskeypalians
3:30 PMOut of the Blue
4:00 PMRon Pandy & the Wildpitch Band
4:30 PM – 5:15 PMLiz & Pete’s Sparrows & The Last Train
5:30 PM – 6:30 PMBaba Marimba

Sunday April 6 – COURT STAGE

Address: 200 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Near Court Ave and Washington St) Google Map

11:30 AMRachael Snyder
12:00 PMFrancis Larson
12:30 PMStephy Leigh Griffin
1:00 PMThe Jane Heirs
1:30 PMThe Lost Earbuds
2:00 PMKoda Krause
2:30 PMAlan Ehrlich
3:00 PMLara Ruggles
3:30 PMLizzie
4:00 PMChristine Santelli and Heather Hardy
4:30 PMLeila Lopez
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMRiso
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMJC & Laney

Sunday April 6 – TELLES STAGE

Address: 201 N Court Ave Tucson, AZ 85701 (Outdoor Stage Near Court and Telles St) Google Map

11:30 AMAshley E. Norton
12:00 PMRyan Biter
12:30 PMTeal & Joyce
1:00 PMLisa Sanders and Brown Sugar
1:30 PMRaggedy Edge
2:00 PMSara Syms
2:30 PMNancy Elliott
3:00 PMFRESH APPLES
3:30 PMJeremy Gilliam of Grand Dorado
4:00 PMCarmina Robles
4:30 PMArielle Silver
5:00 PM – 5:45 PMThe Nevermores (Sabra Faulk & Nancy McCallion)
6:00 PM – 6:45 PMJamie Anderson

Sunday April 6 – WILDFLOWER STAGE Presenting Sponsor: Rio Nuevo District

Address: Jacome Plaza 101 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 (Grassy hill just west of Joel Valdez Library). Google Maps

11:30 AMJam Pak
12:00 PMCheers to 40 Years – Folk Festival Legacy Stories with our Founders
1:00 PMJohn Collins & Maybelle McCleod
1:30 PMAubrey Hadley
2:00 PMBruce Phillips Family Show
3:00 PMWould Bees (Jam Pak)
3:30 PMStella Eftekar
4:00 PMMikaela Milczarek
4:30 PMMacKenzie Davis
5:00 PMClaire Wertenberger
5:30 PMMikayla Williams
6:00 PMAyla Moreno

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Thank You

… for enjoying the Tucson Folk Festival and supporting TKMA to help keep the music playing for 40 years in Tucson.

Our main event, the annual Tucson Folk Festival, is an all-volunteer-operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The funds raised during the festival assist us in meeting key expenses to bring about this meaningful showcase of local and national Musicians.

From our generous sponsors and community partners who assist us each season to our members and donors, we thank you for helping us meet our budget.  Please consider becoming a TKMA Member and donating when you can. Help support live, local music at the Tucson Folk Festival.

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