Events Calendar - A year in Southern Arizona is packed with fun things to do. Our many exciting annual fairs, fiestas, cultural and sporting events are listed here.

Community Events Calendar - Be a local and experience Tucson's unique cultures at our community events such as fundraisers, club programs and Tucson Parks and Recreation activities.

Arts & Cultural Calendar (ShowUp.com) - Tucson's definitive calendar of theatre, music, dance, art, festivals, and cultural attractions.  

Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase of Tucson - Also known as the Tucson Gem Show, the largest event of its kind in the world is eagerly anticipated by thousands of rock hounds, jewelers and others who buy, sell and exhibit. January 29 - February 13, 2011.

La Fiesta de los Vaqueros (Tucson Rodeo) -  Dust, sweat, determination, and pride clash when some of the best rodeo athletes on the circuit strive to hold their own with some of the finest livestock in the biz at the infamous Tucson Rodeo, Feb. 20-28, 2010. Dowload the 2010 Fact Sheet.

Major League Baseball Spring Training - Tucson hosts two Major League Baseball teams for the pre-season warm up: the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. Games usually played late February through early April.

Tucson International Mariachi Conference
Tucson's award-winning conference features performances by renownedmariachi musicians and baile folklorico dancers. Apr. 20 - Apr. 24:Participant Showcase, TCC Arena (4/22); Espectacular Concert, TCC Arena(4/23); Mariachi Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral, and Fiesta deGaribaldi, Reid Park (4/24).

Perimeter Cycling El Tour de Tucson
Held annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving, El Tour is a fun ride attracting over 9,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities from throughout the United States and beyond, including novice, intermediate, advanced, and professional riders. Southwest Airlines' in-flight magazine, Spirit (June 2001) named El Tour de Tucson "one of the premier organized rides in United States," and Bicycling Magazine (October 2002) ranked El Tour as "one of the top three fundraising rides" in the country. Nov. 20, 2010.