Desert Magic
About this Event
Desert Magic is a one-night-only celebration of the unique spirit of our beautiful Sonoran Desert: A sunset gathering to honor and enjoy its diverse culinary and medicinal gifts through food, herbalism, music, and journeys of healing.
Join us Saturday, August 29 at Tohono Chul to wander down lit pathways through the Gardens featuring chef-prepared plates; plant, elemental, and vibrational healing experiences; live music, and a deep connection to the expansive energy found only here in the Sonoran Desert.
Desert Magic is proudly produced by Tucson Foodie.
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What to Expect:
You’ll stroll through the gardens and stop at stations where each chef serves a dish inspired by native desert ingredients like chiltepin, mesquite, prickly pear, native corn, squash, and much more. With nine of Tucson's most gifted and celebrated chefs crafting unique 3-4 ounce, “desert magic” plates, you’ll leave with a happy palate, full belly, and soaring spirit.
Chefs + Dishes: To be announced shortly! Check back soon for updates.
* Our 2025 Event Included: Ryan Clark (Loews Ventana Canyon), Christian Padilla, David Marks (Tohono Chul Garden Bistro), Pablo Valencia (Scratching The Plate), David Solorzano (Agustin Kitchen), McKenzie O’Leary (Tanque Verde Ranch), Kelzi Bartholomaei and Chef R. Tucker, Tanner Fleming (The Coronet), and Tyler Fenton (BATA).
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Your ticket also includes a botanical welcome cocktail, with additional drinks available for purchase.
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Alongside the food stations, wellness practitioners and herbalists will offer present moment experiences and sacred ceremonies using native Sonoran plants and the health giving energy present here.
Plant medicine experiences:
- Massage therapy
- Reflexology
- Acupuncture
- Auricultherapy
- Reiki
- Somatic therapy
- Sound healing
- Cacao ceremony
- Herbal energy cleansing
- Astrology readings
- Herbal salve demos
- Chiropractic alignment
- Human design readings
- Aura photography - *Available at an additional charge
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The evening also includes live music, sound healing, and guided somatic experiences to help you slow down, ground, and connect.
Music and sound experiences: To be announced shortly! Check back soon for updates.
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Tickets are $75 and include all food and experiences, and a welcome cocktail. Additional beverages, products, and Aura Photography will be available for purchase at the event.
Space is limited and we expect to sell out in advance.
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We hope you’ll join us for an evening of food, plants, music, and connection — a celebration of the wild magic of the Sonoran Desert.
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This is a rain-or-shine event. All ticket sales are final. No refunds, exchanges, or transfers will be issued for inclement weather or other circumstances beyond our control (force majeure).
Thank you to our friends and supporters at:
- Tohono Chul
Art
Artwork: “Gates Pass” by local artist Lauri Kaye
Where is it happening?
USD 55.00 to USD 75.00
