Cooler temperatures this weekend are expected to draw large crowds to downtown Tucson as the Tucson Folk Festival returns for its 41st year, continuing a decades-long tradition rooted in community-driven music and culture.
Held annually in early April, the festival has grown into what organizers describe as the largest free folk music festival in the western United States. The event spans multiple days and features dozens of performances across several stages, with the main hub centered at Jácome Plaza and surrounding downtown venues.
“The story that I think pervades so much of this community when it comes to the folk festival is it is grassroots,” said Jonathan Frahm, board secretary of the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association, the nonprofit organization that produces the event…