You don’t need a brightly packaged, well-wrapped gift to attend ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s birthday bash Saturday, Aug. 20.
At this annual event, held each year at Presidio San AgustÃn del ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., your presence is your present.
The free fiesta, set to start at 6:30 p.m., is meant to celebrate the founding of modern-day ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in 1775, making ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ 247 years old.
There will be a mariachi performance, and folklórico dancing from . will bring the waila music and the will be on hand to provide a Chinese lion dance and yo-yo show.
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Nearly 20 community partners will be present, offering demonstrations and historical information, including the , the , the Mormon Battalion, and .
will be hosting an on-site taco bar. There will also be shaved ice and a cash bar for beverages.
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40+ sunset photos that show off ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s skies
A monsoon storm cloud is caught in the sunset behind a stand of saguaros on the west side of Tumamoc Hill, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Ariz., August 10, 2023. The storm threw down some widely scattered rain, wind and lightning around metro ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
The sunset illuminates the clouds in pink and orange, overlooking the city of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and the Catalina Mountains.Â
The sunsets behind a Boeing EB-47E Stratojet on the display line outside at Pima Air & Space Museum during Night Wings, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 23, 2022.
Sunset seen from East Roger Road near the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Campus Agricultural Center on July 1, 2022.
A pair of bikers ride under the sunset sky under monsoon clouds along the Rillito River Park paths near Columbus Avenue, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 13, 2021. The rains bypassed the city for the most part Tuesday following heavy storms the day before.
As the sunsets behind the visitor's bleachers, the crew of Bobcat TV get set up to record the highlights of Cienega's game at Mountain View High School, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., October 8, 2021.
The sun sets behind monsoon clouds and rain to the west of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountain Park, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 1, 2021.
An autumnal equinox sunset lines up almost perfectly along the line of east Speedway Blvd., ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., September 22, 2020.
The sunsets behind the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountains as seen from S X-9 Ranch Rd. East of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 23, 2020. The deep color of the sunset could be influenced by smoke from wildfires burning in California and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
The sun sets on a little monsoon action, mostly contained to the southeast side of the valley, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., August 13, 2020.
Lightning strikes as a monsoon cell skirts the ranges to the west of the city shortly after sunset on Aug. 7, 2020. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ received 1.62 inches of rain during last year’s monsoon.
Smoky skies from the Apple Fire in California make for a red tint over the sun, as seen from E. Speedway Blvd., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 2, 2020.Â
Nighthawks weave through the sunset over the Rillito River, just barely running with the first significant monsoon rainfall of the season, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 23, 2020.
Sun sets over a dark and locked Hi Corbett Stadium, home to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball team, as the city begins its second week under COVID-19 restrictions, March 26, 2020, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
A roaring sunset shows over new lighted grass fields at Kino Sports Park's South Complex in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on January 15, 2020.Â
The sunset is reflected in the rain slicked intersection of Ajo Way and Valencia Rd., during the first of two bands of monsoon storms to roll over the area, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., August 28, 2019.
Several sight seers take a minute to watch the sunset from Windy Point.
A brilliant sunset competes with the annual Lighting of A Mountain party on top of the Main Gate Garage at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, on Oct. 21, 2018.
People gather to watch a dramatic sunset as clouds roll in over the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountains on August 20, 2018 in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
A young couple takes in monsoonal cloud sunset over the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountains as they endure gusty updrafts at a lookout on Sentinel Peak on July 18, 2018, in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
Sunset behind the utility towers southeast of the city near Houghton and I-10, Saturday, June 30, 2018, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
Reader Bonnie Quinn sent in this sunset photo.
Sunset sky seen from Saguaro Park East, Wednesday, June 6, 2018, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
Sunset over a tall metal cross, one of two for Heather Ramirez on the south side of Golf Links Road just east of Alvernon Way, Thursday, April 11, 2018, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
Lightning touches down with a rain cell northwest of town on July 31, 2017, west of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
A saguaro cactus stands tall during sunset following monsoon storm activity on July 24, 2017, as seen from Sentinel Peak in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
The sun sets behind a ridge after afternoon monsoon storms on July 24, 2017, as seen from Sentinel Peak in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
The monsoon clouds didn't bring the rain, but sure brought the color for sunset over downtown, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High School Marching 100 band members await their performance time under a striking sunset before the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High vs. Ironwood Ridge high school football game at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High School, 400 N. 2nd Ave., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. Photo taken Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Mike Christy / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Reader Mike Moroz captured this image at sunset the day after in rained at Saguaro National Park.
Reader Bonnie Quinn submitted this sunset photo in 2015.
Sunset in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ on July 19, 2018. Photo submitted by David Aber.
Sunset light on thunderstorm over ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ on July 19, 2018. Submitted by Robert Kerry.
Spring sunset with saguaros in bloom. Submitted by Annie Oliver.
A sunset at the end of the day on May 27, 2018, at approximately 7:25 P.M.
Taken from a reader's home in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
View of the Catalina Mountains with vivid clouds at sunset.
The sunset's light hitting the clouds from ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s west side on July 23, 2022.Â
A faint rainbow appears over downtown ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and the city after monsoon storms on July 24, 2017.
Saguaro National Park at sunset in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Lighting strikes southwest of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 29, 2021, from one of several monsoon cells that moved through valley just before sunset.
The sunsets behind the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Mountains as seen from S X-9 Ranch Rd. East of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 23, 2020.
Santa Catalina Mountains above Pima Canyon at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.
Sightseers get out among the rocks to watch sunset from the Windy Point Vista on Mount Lemmon, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., January 4, 2023.
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