Art galleries, theaters, curiosity shops, cafes, and pubs open for the crowd. This is a Downtown Saturday Night times fifty. Twice a year the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association block off about a mile of Fourth Avenue north of the Southern Pacific Railroad underpass. Over 300 vendors set up their wares. You will find everything imaginable.
Most items are handcrafted.
Food vendors offer a variety of finger foods including such Tucson favorites as roasted corn and Indian fry bread. Street musicians and entertainers attract large crowds. Fortune tellers read tarot cards as a masseuse gives a shopper a chair massage. Over 300 dealers and exhibitors show their collections of minerals, gems, and fossils. More than 25 museums and universities also bring their special collections and displays.