Tucson Meet Yourself Factoids

Steven Meckler

Have you ever wondered about the facts and figures of the Tucson Meet Yourself festival? It takes a lot of people, a lot of time and a lot of food to put on one of Tucson's most loved events:

Interesting Factoids and Figures about TMY:

Local officials estimate that there will be 120,000 people in total attendance
There will be 100 performance acts
56 food vendors
100 folk artists
80 community agencies
750 volunteers
$3.5 million in total economic impact expected
5,280 pounds of food waste to be composted
20,000 pounds of total waste was produced last year
50 percent landfill diversion rate at last year’s festival
The event costs about $330,000 to put on
27 organizations sponsor the event to make it free to the public
Last year a single booth made $10,000 over the course of three days
$133,000 were withdrawn from nearby ATMs last year

So, pull out your cash early, recycle your trash and try to see as many performers as possible! For more information on the festival as a whole, click here.