4:30–10 PM
Mercado san agustin annex
267 s. avenida del convento
tucson, az 85745

Fiesta and Santa Cruz River Heritage Project Launch

El Día de San Juan is a traditional, family-friendly event welcoming the start of the monsoon. A procession and fiesta in Tucson’s Westside neighborhoods celebrate the awaited arrival of summer rains. This year, there are three parts to the event, beginning with the official launch of the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project where Tucson Water will begin releasing highly treated wastewater, or effluent, into the Santa Cruz River south of downtown, followed by a procession and a fiesta.

Sonoran Institute will join the celebration at the fiesta at the Mercado San Agustin Annex with a table about our programs and fun activities for kids. The fiesta will have food and crafts for sale, live music and fun for the whole family. This event is free.

Learn more about what this project means for the Santa Cruz River in our blog post. More information about the ribbon cutting and procession from the City of Tucson.

Event schedule:

• 4:30 pm – Ribbon cutting to launch the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project in Barrio Santa Cruz. Address: 1580 S. Santa Cruz Lane
• 5:45 pm – Procession will start just outside Mission Gardens
• 6 pm – Fiesta begins near the Mercado San Agustin Annex – find us here! Address: 267 S. Avenida Del Convento

Learn more about improving river health and the return of the endangered Gila topminnow, what Pima County residents value about the river, or take a look at the most recent Living River report for Pima County.