The event first started six years ago when a sewer line broke causing many businesses to lose customers due to the awful smell and sanitation problems. Many residents in the area were also displaced during this time, and the community ultimately suffered.
Margaret McKenna, who has been President of the Neighborhood Association for 20 years and works for Pima County, decided to do something about the devastating toll that the sewer problem took on the neighborhood.
She eventually started the Fiesta with the assistance and support of the community as well as bands and other entertainment groups who agreed to volunteer their time.
Many vendors participate in the event as well, and in order to maintain the return rate of individuals and/or businesses who participate each year the prices for renting a lot for the weekend have not changed since the first year of the Fiesta.
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