2027 Tucson Agave Heritage Festival

About

The Agave Heritage Festival spreads across Tucson each spring, digging into the plant that shaped the desert's food, drink, and culture. Tastings, dinners, hikes, and seminars fill venues around the city, tracing agave's role from Hohokam farming to modern mezcal and tequila production. Many events are ticketed individually. Sip mezcal, bacanora, and tequila from dozens of small producers, join a guided hike through agave-covered hillsides, or sit down for a multi-course dinner built around the plant. Hands-on sessions cover everything from traditional pit-roasting to planting agave the old way. The festival pulls in spirits lovers, home cooks, and desert ecology nerds alike. It rewards picking a few events that match your interest rather than trying to catch everything -- the lineup spans dozens of gatherings across four days.