Most of us dread the time of year when triple-digit temperatures make their return to Tucson.
But there’s one saving grace: monsoon.
#ThisIsTucson, the Arizona Daily Star’s sister site, is celebrating our beloved rainy season with a monsoon-themed market held on the first official day of the season.
From 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 15, around 30 local makers will show off creations inspired by Tucson’s favorite season.
Christina Thorness, left, owner of Little Thorn Goods, talks with Kellie Nelson during the Summer Night Market at the MSA Annex. Little Thorn Goods will be one of the vendors at #ThisIsTucson’s monsoon market.
You’ll be able to find creosote-infused skin-care products, candles and bars of soap that smell like desert rain, cloud-shaped earrings and other jewelry, monsoon-decorated baked goods and more.
Find all kinds of earrings, including monsoon-inspired dangles, from Coy Creative.
Although each maker will have at least one monsoon-themed item, they’ll have their regular collections, too, which include artwork like prints, photography, apparel, stickers and ceramics.
The fun takes place at the Coalition Space, 311 E. Seventh St., just west of North Fourth Avenue.
Ārya Tārā has candles in scents including Mount Lemmon, desert dreosote and prickly pear.
Along with the vendors, you’ll be able to purchase sweet or savory frybread from Reservation Sensation and sip on a monsoon-inspired drink from Espressoul Cafe.
Planet Gabu, seen here at Summer Night Market at the MSA Annex on May 24, will be at #ThisIsTucson’s monsoon mini market on June 15.
The Tucson Museum of Art will set up a monsoon-themed art-making station and Bushido Studio will be doing onsite monsoon-themed flash tattoos priced between $60 and $100.
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension and Watershed Management Group will also be in attendance to answer questions you might have about monsoon activity and rainwater harvesting.
This time-lapse video shows a large storm cell move in over Tucson from the southeast on Monday, July 17.
