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Tucson’s Festivals Battle Rising Heat | Tucson News

Tucson’s beloved outdoor festivals are under siege from relentless heat, forcing organizers to cancel, postpone, or radically adapt events — even as they draw tens of thousands. With summer temperatures soaring and the safe window for outdoor gatherings shrinking, festivals like Tucson Meet Yourself and Baila el Pueblo are scrambling to survive, moving dates or deploying emergency cooling measures. Musicians and attendees alike are suffering — and the city’s cultural heartbeat, built on public gatherings, feels threatened. Yet resilience runs deep: community leaders are mapping events…

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