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Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kimberly Schmitz
MTCVB Director of Communications & PR
kschmitz@visitTucson.org
800.638.8350
Tucson is Alive with Holiday Events & Attractions, November - New Year's Eve
Tucson, Ariz., November, 2009. While Tucson's clear skies and sunny weather may not be a traditional sign of fall and winter holidays to come, there is a bevy of events, activities, and attractions to spur the spirit of the season. From scarecrows to menorahs, Thanksgiving day 5Ks to a breakfast with Santa, or PowWows to parties there's something for every taste of holiday fun in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Of course, the best part of celebrating the holidays here is the absence of snow to shovel and layers to wear!
Below is a list of unique Tucson holiday season events. For newly announced events, updates and more information follow @KSin Tucson or become a fan of www.facebook.com/TucsonWillSurpriseYou.
Tucson Fall/Holiday Happenings
Scarecrows in the Garden
October 17- November 30, 2009
Tucson Botanical Gardens
Phone: 520-326-9686
Admission: Adults $7, Children 4-12 $3, Children under 3 free.
http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/
Scarecrows in the Garden is a Tucson Botanical Gardens celebration of the beauty and bounty of autumn, with a display and sale of scarecrows handcrafted by local artists, businesses, staff, and volunteers to benefit the Gardens.
On the Road to the North Pole
November 5, 2009 - January 2, 2010
The Gaslight Theatre
Times: Tues, Wed, Thurs @ 7 p.m. Fri/Sat @ 6:30 + 9 p.m. Sun @ 3 p.m. + 7 p.m.
Phone: 520-886-9428
Admission: $7.95 to $17.95 with group discounts available
http://www.thegaslighttheatre.com/
The Gaslight Theatre presents On the Road to the North Pole, a musical-comedy-spoof-melodrama for the holidays, starring a trio of good little children who journey to the North Pole to rescue Santa Claus from an evil villain.
ArtsFest 2009 at La Encantada
November 7 - 8, 2009
Times: 10 am to 5 pm
Phone: 520-797-3959
Admission: Free admission to the public.
http://www.saaca.org/events-artsfest.html
Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance presents ArtsFest 2009, its second annual fine-art festival featuring works by some of the nation's finest artisans, free children's art activities, and live entertainment at La Encantada open-air luxury shopping center.
'El Nacimiento' Nativity Scene Exhibit
Open year-round
Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block, La Casa Cordova
Phone: 520-624-2333
Members: $3 - $8
http://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/
A Tucson tradition, now exhibited year-round at La Casa Cordova, one of Tucson's oldest buildings, El Nacimiento is an elaborate, traditional nativity scene that showcases hundreds of earthen figurines restored in a northern Mexican style to reflect life in the late 19th century, created by hand by Maria Luisa Tena in honor of her mother.
Holiday Craft Market
November 20 - 22, 2009
Times: Friday - Sunday at 10 am - 5 pm
Phone: 520-624-2333
Admission: FREE admission for TMA non-members and members
http://www.tucsonmuseumofart.org/
In its bricked courtyard featuring fountains and shade trees, Tucson Museum of Art presents its annual Holiday Craft Market, with more than 120 artists offering for sale their unique work in jewelry, ceramics, watercolors, metal work, and more. Live music performed by the Tucson Kitchen Musicians and the Beer Garden in the courtyard of La Casa Cordova on Saturday and Sunday.
Thanksgiving Cross-Country Classic
November 26, 2009
Times: 8 am women's 5K, 8:45 am men's 5K, 9:30 am co-ed 1.5-mile fun run
Phone: 520-326-9383
http://www.azroadrunners.org/events/thanks.html
The Southern Arizona Roadrunners presents its annual Thanksgiving Cross-Country Classic, a European-style 5K around Reid Park that benefits Toys for Tots. Event creates a fun opportunity to cheer friends and family as they hurdle hay bales and water jumps.
Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park
November 27 - 28, 2009, December 4-5
Tohono Chul Park
Times: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-742-6455 (Tohono Chul Park)
http://www.tohonochulpark.org/calendar.html
Celebrate the holidays on two weekends during Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park, savor cookies and cider, and experience twinkling lights and glowing luminarias, live music, children's activities, and an ornament sale. Nov 27-28, Dec 4-5.
Native American Month Social Powwow & Indian Craft Market
November 27 - 29, 2009
Plaza at Mission San Xavier del Bac
Times: 12 - 6 p.m.
Admission: Free to the public.
Phone: 622-4900
http://www.usaindianinfo.org/
The Native America Co-operative presents its annual Native American Month Social Powwow & Indian Craft Market, a high-quality craft market featuring 40 vendors offering authentic handmade crafts and traditional American Indian foods, as well as drumming and dancing contests, children's activities, at San Xavier Mission Plaza.
Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts
November 28 - 29, 2009
Oro Valley Marketplace
Times: Saturday 9am - 4pm / Sunday 10am - 4pm
Phone: 520-797-3959
Admission: Free admission.
http://www.saaca.org/
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance presents Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts, a holiday arts and crafts spectacular, with over 200 wine and culinary themed vendors, live music and dance performances, a pie-eating contest, and children's cooking and art activities at Oro Valley Marketplace.
Season Sounds & S'mores!
November 20, 27, December 4, 11, 18
Westward Look Resort
Phone 1-800-722-2500
http://www.westwardlook.com/
Join Westward Look Resort every Friday night on the middle terrace from 5 to 6 p.m. for Sunset S'mores and live music from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring the music of Gerry Glombecki. Roast your marshmallows to golden perfection over the fire pit and then bite into a delicious gooey s'more. These fun holiday offerings are free to all resort guests, while local residents are asked to bring a can of food to support the Community Food Bank.
Tree Lighting at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
December 1, 2009
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Phone: 520-299-2020
The public is invited to witness the lighting of the giant Christmas tree, and enjoy refreshments and holiday music at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.
Holiday Tea at Historic Rancho de la Osa
December 1 - 20, 2009
Rancho de la Osa, Sasabe, Arizona
Phone: RSVP: 520-823-4257, 1-800-872-6240
http://www.ranchodelaosa.com/holidayevents.html
Rancho de la Osa guest ranch in Sasabe, Ariz. hosts its Holiday Tea at Historical Rancho de la Osa,a relaxing event at which guests can sip tea by the crackling fire, listen to the music of the season, and indulge in the chef's delectable holiday fare, followed by a tour of the historical property.
Christmas Apple Festival
December 4 - 5, 2009
Willcox Community Center, 312 W Stewart St., Willcox, Arizona
Phone: 520-384-2272
http://www.willcoxchamber.com/specialEvents.asp
The Christmas Apple Festival is an old-time country crafts fair in Willcox, Arizona featuring handcrafted arts and crafts, a baking-with-apples contest, entertainment, door prizes, and lots of all-ages fun.
Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park
December 4 - 5, 2009
Tohono Chul Park
Times: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-742-6455
http://www.tohonochulpark.org/calendar.html
Celebrate the holidays at Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park, and stroll through paths decorated with twinkling lights and glowing luminarias, and enjoy cookies and cider, live music, children's activities, and an ornament sale. Nov 27-28, Dec 4-5.
Tucson Desert Harmony Holiday Concert
December 4-5, December 11-12, December 18-19, 2009
Phone: 520-790-1813
http://www.tucsondesertharmony.org/
Tucson Desert Harmony-an award-winning, four-part-harmony women's chorus-presents Tucson Desert Harmony Holiday Concert, a series of concerts featuring well-known holiday songs sung in barbershop style on the first three Friday-Saturday weekends in December at La Encantada open-air luxury shopping center.
Luminaria Nights at Tucson Botanical Gardens
Tucson Botanical Gardens
December 4 - 6, 2009
Times: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone: 520-326-9686
http://www.tucsonbotanical.org/
During Luminaria Nights at Tucson Botanical Gardens, the brick-paved and natural garden paths at Tucson Botanical Gardens are lined with luminarias for the holidays, and the gardens are filled with musical entertainment and stations with warm beverages and other refreshments.
Luminaria Nights/Fiesta Navidad
December 4 - 5, 2009
Village of Tubac
Times: Sunset to 9 p.m.
Phone: Tubac Chamber of Commerce, 520-398-2704
http://www.tubacaz.com/
The Village of Tubac celebrates the holidays by lining its streets and artist studios with luminarias; shops and galleries stay open late for shopping; and musicians and Santa Claus entertain during Luminaria Nights/Fiesta Navidad.
Zoo Lights
December 4 - 20, 2009
Reid Park Zoo
Times: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Phone: Reid Park Zoo, (520) 791-4022
Admission: $4 adults, $1 children (2-14); free with unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots through Dec 13 only
http://www.tucsonzoo.org/
Twinkling lights and jingle bells, Santa Claus, and holiday decor, music, and refreshments can be found at Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, December 4-20.
Breakfast with Santa
December 5, 2009
Pima Air & Space Museum
Times: Breakfast, 9am-Noon. Santa arrives at 10am.
Phone: RSVP: 520-618-4850
Admission: $16 per adult, $10 per child 4-12, $4 children ages 3 and under
http://www.pimaair.org/
Pima Air and Space Museum presents Breakfast with Santa, a special event for kids and their families that includes the arrival of Santa Claus by helicopter, photo opportunities with Santa (bring your camera), activities and gifts for the kids, a buffet breakfast, and access to the museum.
Tucson Tamal & Heritage Festival
December 5, 2009
Times: 10 am to 5 pm
Phone: 520-838-6700
To honor a local culinary tradition, the fifth annual Tucson Tamal & Heritage Festival features an open-to-the-public tamale-making contest, staged entertainment, and lots of great food, with opportunities to learn about Tucson's community-based organizations. The event is presented by Sol Casinos at AVA Amphitheater. For more information, visit http://www.casinodelsol.com/ or call (520) 838-6700.
Southern Arizona Jingle Bell Run/Walk
December 5, 2009
Times: Check in at 9 am
http://southernarizonajbrw.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=311394
The Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis is a fun and festive way to kick off your holidays by helping others. Wear a holiday-themed costume, tie jingle bells to your shoelaces, and run/walk the 5 kilometer (3 mile) route around Reid Park Soccer Field.
La Fiesta de Tumacacori
December 5 - 6, 2009
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Times: 9am to 5pm
Phone: Visitor Information: (520) 398-2341
http://www.nps.gov/tuma/planyourvisit/special-events.htm
La Fiesta de Tumacacori is an annual cultural heritage event at Tumacacori Mission, a National Monument founded by Father Kino at Tumacacori National Historic Park in southern Arizona, which celebrates the cultural continuity of historic Upper Santa Cruz River Valley.
Menorah Exhibit
December 6, 2009 -January 1, 2010
Tucson Jewish History Museum
Open: Wednesday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-4p.m., and third Saturday of every month, 7 p.m.-9p.m.
Times: Exhibit opens December 6 at 2 p.m.-4p.m.
Phone: 520-670-9073
Admission: Adults $5, children ages 10 and under free, free for museum members http://www.jewishhistorymuseum.org/
A collection of beautiful menorahs (a nine-branched candelabrum used in celebration of Chanukah) of all sizes and shapes on loan from private individuals from throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona at the Tucson Jewish History Museum , the only museum in Arizona devoted to Jewish history.
A Territorial Christmas
December 6, 2009
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Times: 2pm - 3pm
Phone: 520-647-7121
Admission: Holiday hayrides, $5 per person.
http://www.colossalcave.com/
Colossal Cave Mountain Park presents A Territorial Christmas, an afternoon of Christmas customs of the 1880s and 1890s, with old-fashioned games, craft-making, holiday hayrides, and hot apple-cider.
La Fiesta de Guadalupe
December 6, 2009
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
Times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: 520-299-9191 (Gallery in the Sun)
Admission: Free and open to the public. Community Food Bank Donations Requested.
http://www.degrazia.org/Upcomingevents.aspx
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun hosts La Fiesta de Guadalupe, a free, family festival with mariachi musicians, ballet folklorico dancers, a Yaqui deer dance ceremony, and regional food.
Couples' Gingerbread House Decorating
December 10, 7-10 p.m.
$30 per couple
Westward Look Resort
Phone 1-800-722-2500
http://www.westwardlook.com/.
On Thursday, December 10, adults can be children all night long. In what has evolved into a Westward Look holiday tradition, Westward Look Resort will offer its fourth annual adults-only Gingerbread House Decorating Party. Create your own gingerbread house masterpiece, enjoy music and savor wine and refreshments while you work. The resort will supply the gingerbread houses and all the necessary sweet and colorful trimmings. All you have to do is bring your creativity, spirit and an appetite for good food and divine wine. Let the party continue all night long and delight in a late dinner, drinks and stargazing on GOLD restaurant's terrace. The Gingerbread House Party is set for December 10 from 7 to 10 pm in the resort's Catalina Ballroom. The cost is $30 per couple, which includes house, decorations, food and wine. Make your reservation today and let the cheer begin. For reservations, please call Westward Look Resort at (520) 297-1151.
4th Avenue Winter Street Fair
December 11 - 13, 2009
Fourth Avenue Shopping & Entertainment District
Times: 10 a.m. to dusk.
Phone: (520) 624-5004
Admission: Free to the public.
http://www.fourthavenue.org/
The Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair brings together 400+ arts and crafts booths, 35+ food vendors, two stages, street musicians, food, jugglers, street performers, "Van Grow" art area for kids, face painting, balloons, and tons of other fun activities.
Handel's 'Messiah'
December 11 - 13, 2009
Tucson Symphony Orchestra at Catalina Foothills High School
Times: Dec 11 @ 8 PM, Dec 12 @ 8 PM, Dec 13 @ 2 PM
Phone: 520-882-8585
http://tucsonsymphony.org/index.php?option=com_gigcal&task=details&gigcal_gigs_id=58&Itemid
Tucson Symphony Orchestra's command performance of Handel's Messiah has become a Tucson holiday tradition featuring the TSO orchestra and chorus performing Handel's most-famous work, including the "Hallellujah Chorus" at Catalina Foothills High School.
Enchanted Snowfall
December 11-19, 2009
Times: 6p.m. and 6:45p.m.
www.laencantadashoppingcenter.com/events.asp?id=32972&start=11/27/2009
Phone: 520-299-3566
Admission: Free
La Encantada will host a 15-minute snowfall show at 6p.m. and 6:45p.m. every Friday and Saturday evening, with between-show entertainment by the Tucson Desert Harmony chorus and other fine performers who will serenade with festive holiday tunes
Harps and Angels
December 11, 2009
Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, University of Arizona
Times: 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-621-2998
Admission: General Admission: $15, Senior/UA Employee: $10, UA Student: $10.
Tickets: http://www.arizona.tix.com/
http://www.southernarizonawomenschorus.org/
The U of A Harp Fusion and the Southern Arizona Women's Chorus present Harps and Angels,a concert featuring a collaboration of 14 harps and 70 angels performing Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" as well as Latin, jazz, and traditional holiday pieces.
Lighting of the Luminarias at Tombstone Courthouse
December 11, 2009
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, Tombstone, Arizona
Times: Courthouse opens for event from 6p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Phone: 520-457-3311
Admission: Admission is free during event.
http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TOCO/index.html
During the Lighting of the Luminarias at Tombstone Courthouse, Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park is ringed with dozens of traditional Mexican luminarias and adorned with other festive decorations to ring in the holiday season; holiday music and refreshments also featured.
Menorah Lighting at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
December 12, 2009
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Phone: 520-299-2020
Admission: FREE
The public is invited to witness the lighting of a menorah, with refreshments and seasonal music, and ice skating on the floating ice rink, on the first day of Chanukah at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort.
A Southwest Nutcracker
December 12 - 13, 2009
Tucson Regional Ballet
Times: Sat 12/12 @ 2 & 7:30 PM, Sun 12/13 @ 2 PM
Phone: 520-885-0862
Admission: $22 to $34
http://www.tucsonregionalballet.org/
Tucson Regional Ballet presents A Southwest Nutcracker, a 1880s Southwest take on the traditional The Nutcracker ballet, featuring dancing chile peppers, coyotes, cavalry, and rattlesnakes at Tucson Music Hall.
Downtown Tucson Parade of Lights
December 12, 2009
Downtown Tucson
Times: Parade begins at 6pm.
Phone: 520-837-6504 Downtown Tucson Partnership
Admission: Free
http://www.downtowntucson.com/
The Downtown Tucson Partnership presents the annual Downtown Tucson Parade of Lights, a parade of floats, lighted vehicles, live music, and other merriment through downtown streets, with an appearance by Santa Claus.
Wild Winter Wonderland
December 12, 2009
International Wildlife Museum
Times: 5 - 8 p.m.
Phone: 520-629-0100
Admission: Adults $7, seniors/students $5.50, children (4-12) $2.50, children (3 and under) free.
http://www.thewildlifemuseum.org/
International Wildlife Museum presents Wild Winter Wonderland, a night of family fun with winter animal tales by a storyteller, pictures taken with Santa, craft-making, games, holiday movies, and music.
Winterhaven Run Through the Lights 5K
December 13, 2009
Southern Arizona Roadrunners
Start Time: 5:45 p.m.
Phone: 520-326-9383
Admission: The entry fee for each participant is two cans of food for the Community Food Bank. http://www.azroadrunners.org/races/detail/winterhaven
The Winterhaven Run Through the Lights is a non-competitive, 5K fun run through the lights of the Winterhaven residential neighborhood in central Tucson. This fun run is a casual-paced run with a few stops (to re-group) and filled with singing and holiday cheer. Festive, holiday attire is encouraged (antlers, lights, striped socks...).
Ten Tenors Holiday Show
December 15 - 20, 2009
Times: Call for times, or visit the Broadway in Tucson website.
Phone: 1-800-745-3000
Admission: Call for ticket prices, or visit the Broadway in Tucson website.
http://www.broadwayintucson.com/shows_0910season.html
Broadway in Tucson presents the Ten Tenors Holiday Show, with the internationally renowned Australian singing group performing songs from their latest album Nostalgica, at Fox Tucson Theatre in downtown Tucson.
Lights. Camera. Community
December 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
$19 per person
Westward Look Resort
Phone 1-800-722-2500
http://www.westwardlook.com/.
Westward Look Resort is giving the gift of great fashion this holiday season while simultaneously helping those in need. Bring a passion for fashion and an open heart Wednesday, December 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to the resort's Catalina Ballroom for the 2nd Annual Holiday Fashion Lunch. The fashion lunch will highlight the designs of local boutiques and designers, while also collecting canned food items to brighten the holidays for those in need. Wine and cocktail specials, as well as raffle prizes from the vendors and resort, will be offered throughout the afternoon event. Drop off canned food items at the door for the Tucson Community Food Bank and in return, receive up to $2 off lunch. One small gesture of kindness will bring much needed cheer to the community this holiday season. The cost is $19 per person. Make your reservation by contacting the front desk at (520) 297-1151.
Sons of Orpheus 12th Annual Holiday Benefit Concert
December 16, 2009
Sons of Orpheus
Times: 7:00 P.M.
Admission: Free with non-perishable food item(s) or tax-deductible monetary donation
http://www.sonsoforpheus.org/
Berger Center for the Performing Arts presents Sons of Orpheus, Tucson's Ambassadors of Song, and Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind elementary students performing the Sons of Orpheus 12th Annual Holiday Benefit Concert featuring holiday-themed choral music to benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank.
Las Posadas Procession
December 17, 2009
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School, 440 S. Main Ave. Tucson 85701
Times: Food/Music starts at 5:30pm. Procession starts at 7:00p.m.
Phone: 520-225-2300
Admission: Free admission.
Carrillo School in downtown Tucson has presented a Las Posadas Procession since 1936. Schoolchildren dressed as angels and shepherds lead a procession through Barrio Historico neighborhood, reenacting the Christmas story. Music and food sales benefit school programs.
A Tucson Pastorela
December 17 - 20, 2009
Borderlands Theater
Times: 7:30 PM
Phone: 520-882-7406 (Borderlands Box Office)
Admission: $10.75 to $20.75.
http://www.borderlandstheater.org
Borderlands Theatre presents A Tucson Pastorela, an original nativity story set in Southern Arizona with a cast of shepherds, sheep, and a dog on a magical journey to Bethlehem, led by the shining estrella (star) and accompanied by live music and in followed by piñatas for the children in the audience at Leo Rich Theatre.
Holiday Spectacular! TSO Pops!
December 18 - 20, 2009
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Times: Dec 18 @ 7:30PM, Dec 19 @ 7:30 PM, Dec 20 @ 2 PM
Phone: 520-882-8585 (TSO Box Office)
Admission: Please see website for ticket prices.
http://tucsonsymphony.org/index.php?option=com_gigcal&task=details&gigcal_gigs_id=34&Itemid
Desert Diamond Casino and Hotel presents the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Spectacular! TSO Pops! holiday show, featuring excerpts from The Nutcracker, Mariachi Atzlan de Pueblo High School, Tucson Regional Ballet, and holiday sing-alongs at Tucson Music Hall.
Tucson Boys Chorus Holiday Concert
December 20, 2009
Tucson Boys Chorus
Times: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Phone: (520) 296-6277
http://www.boyschorus.org/
The acclaimed Tucson Boys Chorus presents its Tucson Boys Chorus Holiday Concert featuring classic, traditional, and spiritual songs at University of Arizona Centennial Hall.
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
December 21, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-547-3040 (box office)
Admission: $27.50, $37.50, $47.50, $67.50, $99.00
http://www.foxtucsontheatre.org/
The Fox Tucson Theatre presents the Moscow Ballet's 2009 Holiday Tour, featuring a performance of The Nutcracker with spectacular sets and beautifully costumed Russian dancers expressing the richness of Russian classical dance.
The Nutcracker
December 24 - 27, 2009
Ballet Tucson
Times: Dec 24 @ 3 PM, Dec 26 @ 7:30 PM, Dec 27, @ 1 & 5 PM
Phone: 520-903-1445
http://www.ballettucson.org/
Ballet Tucson presents a full-length version of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, with a grand-scale production that has it all: swirling snowflakes, marching toy soldiers, giant mice, and candy confections of every flavor at Tucson Music Hall.
Did Tucson's Jewish Pioneers East Chinese at Christmas?
December 25, 2009
Tucson Jewish History Museum
Times: 2 p.m. - 4p.m.
Phone: 520-670-9073
Admission: $10 per person. RSVP only.
http://www.jewishhistorymuseum.org/
A buffet dinner featuring Chinese food and a special program that answers the question, "Did Tucson's Jewish pioneers eat Chinese food at Christmas?" The program will be repeated throughout the event. Diners must RSVP to 520-670-9073 at Tucson's first Jewish church, now the Tucson Jewish History Museum.
New Year's Competition Powwow
December 30, 2009 - January 1, 2010
National Native American Co-operative
Phone: 520-622-4900
Admission: $12
http://www.usaindianinfo.org/
The annual New Year's Competition Powwow features dancers from Native American tribes; handmade crafts; a children's activity area; traditional foods; a birds-of-prey exhibit; dancing, singing and drum contests; and American Indian information booth at Rillito Park. The Midnight Friendship Round Dance occurs Dec. 31, 2009 at 11:45p.m.-12:10 a.m.
First Night Tucson, New Year's Eve Celebration
December 31, 2009
Downtown Tucson Partnership
Times: 4pm to 12:30 a.m.
Phone: 520-837-6504
Admission: Adults $12, Kids 6-12 $6, Kids 5 and younger free.
http://www.downtowntucson.com/
Downtown Tucson Partnership presents First Night Tucson, an alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebration for all ages, with live music, comedy, movies, kids' activities, and more staged at multiple downtown venues on New Year's Eve, plus a fireworks show at midnight.
Moveable Musical Feast: New Year's Eve at Arizona Inn
December 31, 2009
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Times: 6:30 p.m.
Phone: 520-882-8585
http://tucsonsymphony.org/index.php?option=com_tso&series=feasts&Itemid=186
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra rings in the new year with a Moveable Musical Feast featuring an elegant dinner and sparkling New Year's Eve performance at the historical Arizona Inn.
Tucson Jazz Society's New Year's Eve Jazz All-Stars Gala 2009
December 31, 2009
Tucson Jazz Society
Time: 7 p.m.
Tickets: $189.00 per person (four-course dinner, two shows, two dance floors, and a champagne toast with party favors and festivities).
Phone: 520-903-1265
http://www.tucsonjazz.org/
With its New Year's Eve Jazz All-Stars Gala 2009, the Tucson Jazz Society presents a Grammy-award winning lineup to ring in the new year. Rick Braun, Brian Bromberg, Richard Elliot, David Benoit, Philippe Saisse, Chuck Loeb and Will Kennedy will perform in a New Year's Eve concert at JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa. Getting the party started will be the very talented and popular "Triple Threat Divas" (Julie Anne, Crystal Stark and Katherine Byrnes with special guest Joe Bourne).
Doubletree Hotel Reid Park, New Year's Eve Party 2009
December 31, 2009
Cactus Rose Steakhouse and Javelina Cantina
Time: 9 p.m. start
Tickets: $110 per couple.
Phone: Reservations: 520-323-5213
Ring in the new year with fine dining, fun music, and a festive atmosphere at Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park. The Cactus Rose Steakhouse and the Javelina Cantina will partner on a special menu and a dance party with DJ music entertainment, giveaways, party favors, and a midnight champagne toast and balloon drop.
The MTCVB is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Tucson area as a convention, visitor and film production destination. It is financially supported by the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and its nearly 800 individual and business members.
Visit the MTCVB website at www.visitTucson.org, follow @KSin Tucson or become a fan of www.facebook.com/TucsonWillSurpriseYou or call 1.800.638.8350 for further information.
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