A number of main occasions taking on downtown Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Downtown Tucson is booked and busy this weekend, and the enjoyable has already begun.

Whether they’re nonetheless establishing or in full swing, there are a whole lot of occasions occurring.

“Depending on what your preference is or what your passion is, there’s probably something happening in the community this weekend,” Visit Tucson Executive Vice President Graeme Hughes mentioned.

On prime of the annual DUSK pageant kicking off Saturday, folks have already begun consuming baklava on the Greek Festival and registering for the Garmin Marathon.

“We have a ton of people traveling in from out of town,” Garmin consultant Elliott Scott mentioned. “We thought Tucson would be a destination race and it’s really gratifying to see that people want to travel here.”

It’s the marathon’s maiden voyage to downtown, together with the opposite occasions bringing in vacationers, however Garmin mentioned it’s proud of the hustle and bustle.

“They’re not competing, they’re at different times of day, and I think that allows people to just really have an incredible weekend,” Scott mentioned.

The weekend can also be bringing a much-needed increase to one thing the remainder of the nation is seeing: much less tourism.

“Tucson’s part of the larger travel landscape, so we’re experiencing those same declines in the recent term. Events like this help us overcome that,” Hughes mentioned. “Higher hotel occupancies, higher occupancies at our short-term rentals, AirBnBs, restaurant covers, Uber rides, retail sales tax.”

So, all that cash can pour again into the place that’s bringing in large numbers.

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