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Our new exhibit "Our Lady of Guadalupe" opens today! The artist’s love of the Virgin of Guadalupe not only inspired the creation of the Mission in the Sun but it also inspired dozens of devotional images in ink, watercolor, encaustic, tempera, ceramic, and glass.
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Laurie and her husband, Don, spend a weekend experiencing the Apache Spirit Ranch near Tombstone, Arizona.
An avid cyclist decides to try running for the first time, and signs up for the quarter-marathon Arizona Distance Classic.
Joe Laing describes a fun and exciting 3-day itinerary around Tucson and Southern Arizona.
I enjoy a fantastic meal and some savory cocktails when I attend a birthday party dinner celebration at Janos Wilder's Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails.
Tucson residents Jared and Patrice Ross describe their easy experience with traveling from Los Angeles to Tucson via Amtrak train.
A Tucson couple take in the sights and sounds of the Fourth Avenue Street Fair near downtown Tucson.
Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitor Bureau staff, along with some friends, participate in Tucson Clean and Beautiful program.
A few staff members of the Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau take a day trip to enjoy the Sunglow Ranch.
I use my lunch break to check out HUB Restaurant & Creamery, which opened in downtown Tucson.
The owners of the Alta Vista Bed & Breakfast help rescue three Bobcat kittens from their neighbor's rain-harvesting system.
Events Calendar
You'll find an array of regional events listed below. Create your own itinerary by adding multiple events to our Trip Planner. Be sure to confirm details in advance, using the contact information provided with each event, because last-minute changes sometimes occur despite our efforts to ensure information is current. Featured event listings are highlighted with shaded background.
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One Time Events
DeGrazia - The Seri Indians Exhibit
February 15, 2013 - November 30, 2013
Event Location: 6300 N. Swan Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-299-9191
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun presents the Seri Indians, a primitive people of Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. Artist Ted DeGrazia visited Seriland in the late 1960's to see...more
International Kino Festival
May 17, 2013 - May 19, 2013
Event Location: 1 Burruel St., Tubac, AZ 85646
Phone: 520-398-2252
Tubac Presidio State Park presents the 16th Annual Kino Festival honoring the life of Father Kino, a 17th-century Jesuit missionary and explorer. The festival is part of a regional celeb...more
Natural Seductions
April 16, 2013 - June 08, 2013
Event Location: 135 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701-
Phone: 520-624-7370
Three of the most accomplished landscape painters of the Southwest come together in Natural Seductions to transform Etherton Gallery into a lush wonderland. This exhibition showcase...more
The British Invasion
May 18, 2013
Event Location: 6000 E. Valencia Rd., Tucson, AZ 85756
Phone: 520-574-0462
Spy the newly restored AVRO Shackleton marine control plane (during its 60th anniversary year) on display at Pima Air and Space Museum. Climb into the RAF Electric Lightning cockpit. Eye...more
The Centurions present a charitable party 'The Good, The Bad & The Centurians' with live music, food and beverage, and a charity casino, at Tucson Rodeo Grounds, to raise funds ...more
Ongoing Events
Cinema La Placita: Movies Under the Stars
May 09, 2013 - August 29, 2013
Event Location: 110 S. Church Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-326-5282 (recorded information).
Classic movies are screened in La Placita Village courtyard on Thursday evenings, May-October. Pull up a chair or spread a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars. more
Lola Alvarez Bravo and the Photography of an Era
May 13, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Event Location: 1030 North Olive Road, Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: 520-621-7968
The current exhibition at the UA Center for Creative Photography -- Lola Alvarez Bravo: The Photography of an Era -- sheds new light on one of Mexico's most important photograp...more
Reptile Ramble
April 26, 2013 - October 25, 2013
Event Location: 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: 520-742-6455
Tohono Chul's Reptile wranglers, Tom McDonald and Ed Moll, have rounded up quite a cast of our scaly, slithery and shelled locals this year on Fridays at 10 through October 25 at the Ove...more
San Xavier Mission Guided Tours
May 13, 2013
Event Location: 1950 W. San Xavier Road, Tucson, AZ 85746-7409
Phone: 520-294-2624
Docents lead 45-minute tours of Mission San Xavier del Bac, the National Historic Landmark, Monday - Saturday, and explain the mission's rich history and ornate interior. more
Tucson Padres Minor League Baseball
April 12, 2013 - August 29, 2013
Event Location: 2500 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713
Phone: 520-434-1367
Tucson's Triple-A baseball team, the Tucson Padres, the affiliate of the San Diego Padres, plays 72 home games at Tucson's Kino Stadium on summer evenings, April - August. Season opening...more
Willcox Wine Country Spring Festival
May 18, 2013 - May 19, 2013
Event Location: Railroad Avenue, Willcox, AZ 85643
Phone: 520-766-3000
Arizona Wine Growers Association presents wine tastings, yummy treats, artisan vendors, and live entertainment in downtown Willcox's historical Railroad Park. more
One Time Events
Action/Reaction Art Exhibit
April 05, 2013 - June 03, 2013
Event Location: Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
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The Temple Gallery is pleased to present the work of Tucson artists Simon Donovan and David Longwell in the exhibition "Action/Reaction." This exhibit, the first collaborative ...more
Join the 12th annual antique and specialty car/motorcycle show, with prizes for best paint job, goody bags, and food and music on Main Street, Old Bisbee. Sponsored by the Bis...more
DeGrazia Watercolors
January 25, 2013 - July 31, 2013
Event Location: 6300 N. Swan Road, Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-299-99191
Artist Ted DeGrazia primarily used watercolors for sketching, illustration, fabric design, and studies for oil paintings but for several years he focused on them as a serious art form of...more
FC Tucson vs. SoCal Seahorses
May 18, 2013
Event Location: 2500 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85702-2902
Phone: 520-434-1011
FC Tucson, Tucson's Premier Development League (PDL) semi-professional soccer club, takes on the SoCal Seahorses for a summer evening soccer match at Kino Sports Complex. more
Greater Tucson Fire Foundation 2nd Annual Motorcycle Poker Run
May 18, 2013
Event Location: 7381 N. Starcommerce Way, Tucson, AZ 85743
Phone: 520-603-3055
As many as 600 motorcyclists are expected to join a "poker run" that follows a 60-mile route, starting at the Northwest Fire District training grounds and ending at Hotrod...more
Karl May Exhibit of Old West Artifacts
August 13, 2012 - May 30, 2013
Event Location: 223 E. Toughnut St., Tombstone, AZ 85638
Phone: 520-457-3311
Apache Spirit Ranch exhibits items from stories set in the American Old West by best-selling German author Karl May, at Tombstone Historic Courthouse. more
Rhythm and Roots celebrates the life and music of Johnny Cash with this critically acclaimed concert production featuring the most popular songs from his nearly 50 year career at Plaza P...more
Ongoing Events
Participating Tucson/Southern AZ restaurants offer a three-course dinner menu of signature dishes for $30 or $40 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity unless otherwise noted. more
Arizona Smith and the Relic of Doom
April 04, 2013 - June 02, 2013
Event Location: 7010 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone: 520-886-9428
The Gaslight Theatre presents a musical adventure with Arizona Smith in the quest for the Relic of Doom. more
AZ Onstage Productions: All in the Timing
May 02, 2013 - May 19, 2013
Event Location: Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-887-6574
Arizona Onstage Productions presents a comedy by David Ives, featuring six short plays directed by three of Tucson's theatrical virtuosos, at the Cabaret Space, Temple of Music and Art. more
Beginning Bird Walks & Open House at Mason Center
March 02, 2013 - May 25, 2013
Event Location: 3835 W. Hardy Road, Tucson, AZ 85749
Phone: 520-209-1811 (Advanced sign up required)
Learn bird-watching basics and how to identify backyard birds commonly seen in the Tucson area at the Mason Center on Saturdays. Rsvp required. more
Birds of Tohono Chul Walking Tour
May 15, 2013
Event Location: 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704
Phone: 520-742-6455
Tohono Chul hosts docent-led walking tours of its grounds at 8:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Details at www.tohonochulpark.org. more
Broadway Village Farmers' Market
May 17, 2013
Event Location: 2926 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716
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Every Friday, Broadway Village, Tucson's charming original shopping center. hosts an indoor/outdoor farmers' market on Fridays with more than 40 local farmers and vendors. more
Carnival of Illusion
December 14, 2012 - May 25, 2013
Event Location: 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520-615-5299
Carnival of Illusion presents a national-quality magic show in an Old World setting, limited to just 35 guests, at Doubletree by Hilton Tucson, Reid Park Hotel. more
