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:

Stations wind through the gardens, where nine of Tucson's most celebrated chefs each serve a 3–4 oz plate built around native desert ingredients — chiltepin, mesquite, prickly pear, native corn, squash

Chefs + Restaurants (A-Z):

The featured chefs include a 2026 James Beard Award semifinalist, a two-time Tucson Iron Chef winner, two Tucson City of Gastronomy chef ambassadors, and the founder of the Gastronomic Union of Tucson.

• Christian Padilla — independent private chef
• David Marks — Tohono Chul Garden Bistro
• David Solorzano — Agustin Kitchen
• Devon Sanner — Ventana Canyon Club & Lodge
• Gracie Soto — Anita's Street Market
• Jackson Dennis — BATA
• José Contreras — Amelia's Mexican Kitchen
• Ken Foy — Dante's Fire
• Obie Hindman — Mountain Oyster Club
• Pablo Valencia — Scratching the Plate

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Your ticket also includes a botanical welcome cocktail, with additional alcoholic and N/A 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.

Wellness Practioners + Experiences (A-Z):

• Awakened Wombs — Dr. Charity Lenhoff: Somatic therapy · Chiropractic alignment. *Awakened Wombs' will also feature an optional $40 womb care session.
• Bliss Energetics — Jamie Nelson: Reiki · Sound healing · Human design readings
• CuraVida Bodywork — Angel Valencia: Massage therapy · Sound healing · Herbal energy cleansing
• Emma Vasseur Wellbeing — Emma Vasseur: Astrology readings
• Heart Nectar — Marie Gonzalez: Reiki · Somatic therapy · Sound healing · Cacao ceremony · BreathworkInner
• Jessi Kyte Bodywork — Jessi Kyte: Massage therapy
• Medicine Within — Angela Wojtowicz: Herbal energy cleansing
• Readings by Zev — Zev Rubin: Clairvoyant reading and healing
• Tantric Heart — Rachel Rumi: Intimacy and embodiment coaching
• The Gathering Point Community Acupuncture — Michele Smith: Acupuncture · Auriculotherapy
• The Healing Hub — Janette Carino: Somatic therapy · Sound healing · Crystals and jewelry
• The Somatic Sound — Ava Adams: Massage therapy · Somatic therapy · Sound healing · 13 Moon Calendar readings
• Toe-Rific Touch Reflexology — Frank Ramos: Reflexology

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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:

• Tucson Modern Jazz Quartet (Live Jazz)
• Rosa Dragona (DJ)
• LaDev (DJ)

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Retail Expereinces (A-Z) *More to be annoucned :

• An Herb + Love Story — Jessica Goss: Small-batch botanical products for hair, scalp and skin, inspired by the Sonoran Desert.

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Early Bird Tickets start at $55 and include all food and experiences, and a welcome cocktail. Additional beverages, products.

Awakened Wombs' optional $40 womb care session 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

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Artwork: “Gates Pass” by local artist Lauri Kaye