Page Repp builds things for a living, and for the past decade one of his biggest projects hasn’t been a building at all. It’s DUSK, the music festival he co-founded in 2016 that has grown into Tucson’s largest music festival, bringing bands and art downtown, and it returns to Jácome Plaza Nov. 13 and 14 for a 10th-anniversary edition.
Repp is DUSK’s co-founder and festival director, according to wildcat.arizona.edu, and he handles the festival’s set design and construction through his own company, Repp + McLain Design & Construction. That dual role, architect by training and festival organizer by necessity, has shaped how DUSK looks and feels each year it has returned to the city’s core.
The festival started in 2016, per a Daily Wildcat history of the event, and the same outlet’s reporting names John Rallis, Steve Stratigouleas and Pete Turner as fellow University of Arizona alumni who co-founded DUSK alongside Repp. This year’s event lands on Nov. 13 and 14 at Jácome Plaza, according to an interview Repp gave to thissongslaps.com.
From Rillito Park to the Heart of Downtown
DUSK didn’t start downtown. The festival moved from Rillito Downs to Armory Park in its third year, the Daily Wildcat’s sister coverage at tucson.com reported at the time, relocating to 222 S. Fifth Ave. A later Daily Wildcat report said the festival has called Jácome Plaza home since 2021, cementing its downtown footprint…