Agave Heritage Festival 2024

The Agave Heritage Festival is next week! There’s still time to purchase tickets, get them now before it’s too late.Agave Culturescapes & Festival Opening Reception on Thursday, April 18 | 6-9pm | Hotel Congress Plaza |Free.

Join Southern Arizona and the University of Arizona Community in celebrating the culture, history, and heritage of the noble agave plant as we dance, sip, talk, laugh, and engage for a night of celebration. The reception includes a presentation by Dr. Luis Coronado of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, performances by Som do Sial as well as the chance to meet many of the agave industry’s best and most influential.

Maynards Heritage Dinner
Friday, April 19 | 6-9:30pm | $196 (includes tax & gratuity)
Join the Maynards Culinary Collective and special guest chef Dr. Mae Hey for the epicurean experience of the year. Featuring a 6-course menu, mezcal neat pours, cocktails and in-depth remarks from brand experts on the history, culture, and craft around agave spirits.

MezCrawl on the Hotel Plaza
Thursday, April 18 | 5-11pm | $65
Agave rules the night with cocktails, mezcal and culinary delights! Kick off the night with a traditional mezcal toast and then stroll to any of the select participating Downtown Tucson restaurant and bar locations Ticket includes veladora (traditional mezcal sipping glass), lanyard, mezcal toast with Mezcal, light bites & mezcal cocktail samples.

MezCrawl in the Century Room
Thursday, April 18 | 7-11pm | $10-$15
(free with MezCrawl wristband)

Stop by The Century Room and celebrate the opening night of the Agave Heritage Festival. Naim Amor & The Cocktail Hours plays a mix of exotica, tiki jazz, mambo & more; providing the perfect soundtrack to sip mezcal to.

Agave Fiesta
Saturday, April 20 | 7-10pm | $65
This annual signature event showcases all things agave with over 50 artisanal and ancestral mezcals and an agave cocktail showcase! Enjoy live music, delicious food, agave spirit tastings, agave art, and presentations from industry experts. Price includes 4 agave spirit tastes, 1 beer sample, 2 cocktail samples, and paired food from the Cup Café culinary team.Tickets*** We will also have a Pop-up Bottle Shop with a variety of Mezcals that will be featured at the festival available for purchase inside the Hotel Congress!

¡Fiesta time in Tucson! 🎉🇲🇽

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers are back for a Cinco de Mayo DOUBLEHEADER on the Hotel Congress Plaza! May 4th: Catch them with special guest Johnny Zapp! May 5th: Celebrate with our co-headliner Orkesta Mendoza! Plus, VIP Amigo Passes are available for Sunday’s show. Get early entry, meet the band, and enjoy a shot of Canción Tequila!🥳🥃 Get tickets for each show separately, or snag a combo deal. Hotel Packages are available for purchase if you want to spend the whole weekend partying with us🪅 Tickets are on sale NOW! Don’t miss out – ¡la fiesta no espera!

Celebrate Agave Heritage Festival kickoff with Grammy Award Winning Mariachi, Flor de Toloache on April 19th. Joined by Som do Sisal, a 13 piece Brazilian Youth Orchestra that plays instruments made of repurposed Agave Sisal plants.
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All ticket holders will be treated to an agave spirit sample from Banhez Mezcal Artesanal.

Purchase your tickets now, as this show will sell out!

Bidi Bidi Banda

Austin’s all-star Selena tribute, Bidi Bidi Banda, brings the Queen of Tejano’s greatest hits to the Hotel Congress Plaza on Friday, April 12th for their Farewell Tour!⁠

For a limited time, we will be giving 10% OFF in celebration of Selena’s Birthday!

**Click “got a code?” and enter code “BIRTHDAY” to take advantage of this sweet deal!***

Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar, but the noted composer and bandleader has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, Grammy-nominated career. He brings his electric quartet to the Century Room for the first time! 7pm & 9pm Show. At the Century Room.

The Century Room is presenting a Piano Jazz Workshop on Saturday, April 20, 2024, 3-5 pm, led by guest artist Michael Weiss, and it is open to all instrumentalists (high school students and up – younger with permission). Workshop will focus on jazz harmony, piano voicings, how to swing by yourself, making constructive use of your practice time, what makes a good improvised solo, and ergonomic piano technique. 7pm & 9pm Shows