Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair

Margaret Wade looks at tie-dye shirts at Harmony Tie-Dyes booth during the 50th annual Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair on North Fourth Avenue on Dec. 13, 2019.

Tens of thousands of people filled North Fourth Avenue over the course of three days last December to shop for artsy items, enjoy live music and try a range of food trucks at the first Winter Street Fair since the start of the pandemic. 

"People were so excited to be back," said Casey Anderson with the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association. "It was fantastic. It was a sold-out fair. A lot of our vendors said it was their best fair in many, many years."

With one successful event in the books, and COVID numbers way down, coordinators are feeling pretty confident going into the Spring Street Fair, which is set to take place Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3. 

A potential customer puts on 3-D glasses to experience one of artist Roberto Salmon's paintings during the Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair in December.

Visitors can expect the same amount of sellers and community groups setting up this week as in December. Tucson Parks and Recreation will be on hand with its Ready, Set, Rec! program, a mobile unit filled with fun games for families, including giant chess, checkers, Jenga and Connect 4 games, hula hoops, and a ring toss. Local, live music will also be showcased, including a set from country musician and Tucson native, Billy Shaw Jr.

As is tradition, the shops, restaurants and bars that line North Fourth Avenue will also be open for business.

Anderson said there will be free masks for those who want them and hand sanitation stations will be set up throughout the fair, which runs from East Eighth Street north to East University Boulevard

"We want people to feel safe," Anderson said. 

The Spring Street Fair is free and runs from 10 a.m. until dusk each day. For more information, visit the street fair's website. For information on parking specifically (including details about a free shuttle that will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day with four stops), click here.


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