What a Crowd.
The fair is back! The street fair is back.
The 51st annual winter street there kicks off
today at 10:00 a.m.. The weather's beautiful.
I would like to be on TV, sir.
On a typical year, we usually get about 300,000 people
throughout the weekend,
have some food, do some holiday
shopping, visit the local businesses on fourth Avenue
and maybe even catch Santa.
This is my first street fair.
So I'm from the East Coast, from Boston, and I'm
so excited to be here.
She's my coworker.
She told me that it's not Christmas until we go.
I didn't really believe her.
And now I, I understand, I understand, and we're playing
hooky from work. So we're here.
This guy is ready for a beer.
Start the fair with a beer. Get your cold brew here.
It's your morning. Brew. It's beer o'clock any time.
Well, the street fair is back after a two year hiatus
Stay hydrated. We're with the West University
Neighborhood Association.
We are the largest historic preserved zone
in the state of Arizona.
All the neighborhoods are allowed to operate beer,
both those neighborhoods
that are impacted by the street fair themselves.
It is our biggest fundraiser
of the year, so we have the primo spot this year.
7TH Street and fourth Avenue is the highest
grossing beer booth location at the entire fair.
Get your beer here.
Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated.
That's what I to say.
Everyone has got so much pent up demand
for getting out and getting out in the sun in Arizona.
It's just going to be
pandemonium. It's going to be like a
hootenanny of crazed javelinas.
Thank you very much.
This is all we do,
we travel around a lot of different states.
We go to California, we're going
to Minnesota, Wisconsin and to not be able to do that.
It hurts us a lot.
This is actually our, probably one of our biggest show
during the winter season.
We've been here for quite a long time,
I believe seven or eight years already after covid.
We're glad to be back.
As seeing familiar faces,
a lot of regular has come by already. We love it man.
I can be happier than this.
This is my second time trying it
and the second time I've been having success with it.
So I come back because of the people and because of
how big the show is.
Sometimes some of these are lost
in the cupboards and they forget that they're there.
And so with me one day thinking, What can I do with them,
you know, to give them or upcycle them again?
I thought of the wind chimes.
I was disabled recently within the last two years.
So this is makes gives me extra money.
I like doing what I do and being here after two years.
It makes me happy here.
You guys. I bought this
iron artwork. I just bought a house here in Tucson,
so I'm staying for a while
and I'm planning to paint my front door this turquoise color
So I thought that I would look really good
on the outside of my house.
The work and the effort, and the blood, sweat and tears
that go into your own business of supporting local artists.
Local vendors like this is really special.
Did you guys want to take a picture with Santa?
You want to. I stand right here and one over here to.
What do you guys want for Christmas? I have been
wanting a toy, a toy drone.
Oh yeah, with a camera, too.
Wow. Far as being a Santa in Tucson, a little bit difficult.
I had four events last year that I did in Tucson.
Year before that had 16 December, about 20.
So last year was a big lull in the business.
I wanted to tell you my kittie's name, tell me tell me
Pepe! Oh my gosh, that's a great name. With the pandemic
happening, I have lost two family members myself,
so it's been very difficult.
But the thing we need to do is just take care of each other
love each other and always be there for each other,
Whether it be on the streets or at home or with your friends at work.
Look out for one another because that's all we have is
each other right now. There.
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