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March 10, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Beautiful Spirit: Art in Motion
Experience giant, kinetic, and interactive artworks by local artist Joe Benedict at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.
May 23, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Summer Night Market
Mercado District fills with vendors, food trucks and your favorite shops joining together for nighttime fun. Shop, eat and hangout under the starlight for this beloved Tucson event. Over 65+ vendors come to this once a month summertime soiree.
May 23, 2025 - August 30, 2025
Tohono Chul: Chillin at the Chul
Summer nights just got a bit cooler at Tohono Chul on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 to 9 pm, with live music, refreshing drinks, family-friendly activities, tasty eats, and free admission!
June 7, 2025 - August 30, 2025
Cool Summer Nights at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Enjoy a family-friendly outing during popular Cool Summer Nights at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum every Saturday evening throughout the summer to beat the heat.
June 19, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Summer Sunsets at Mission Garden
You’re invited to enjoy the evening sunset glow and cooler temperatures at the Mission Garden, featuring food from Oaxarico. Held every third Thursday evening this summer, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM.
June 28, 2025 - August 23, 2025
Old Tucson - Saguaro Sunset Night Market
Join, "Old Tucson" for an eclectic array of arts, crafts and food vendors for a summer evening of strolling the historic Main Street and Town Square, supporting local artists, enjoying live music and tasty food and drinks. Bars, restaurants, rides and attractions open! Entry and parking are FREE!
July 4, 2025 - August 9, 2025
Summer Safari Nights 2025
Beat the heat and explore the outdoors with Reid Park Zoo’s Summer Safari Nights on Friday and Saturday evenings from 6 – 8 p.m.!
July 7, 2025 - August 1, 2025
The Mini Time Machine’s Hands-On Camps
The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures is excited to share its 2025 Summer Camp sessions for children ages 8–14, designed to ignite creativity and curiosity through immersive, hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities.
July 8, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Tucson Botanical Gardens: Quilts in the Garden
"Quilt for a Cause” returns this summer with over 400 handmade quilts on display in Porter Hall Gallery and Friends House. Each piece is available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting Quilt for a Cause and Tucson Botanical Gardens.
July 19, 2025 - September 28, 2025
Camouflage - Studio Art Quilt Associates Juried Exhibition
By members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and juried by Canadian textile artist Lorraine Roy, this global exhibition brings together 36 artists from eight countries, including the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, and Mauritius. Their works explore themes of concealment, adaptation, and visual deception using fabric, stitch, and layered textile techniques.
July 21, 2025
THE RICK STEVES TRAVEL SHOW - Dresden with Seema Prakash
AZPM EVENT
Dresden's bewitching baroque architecture and phoenix-from-the-ashes history captured the heart of Seema Prakash when she first visited the city in 2009. She decided then and there to move from her native India to "Florence on the Elbe." Now a local guide, Seema joins us for a tour of Dresden starting in Altstadt, the beautifully reconstructed Old Town. After admiring the fairytale treasures of Zwinger Palace, we cross the river into edgy, proudly counter-cultural Neustadt. To round out our adventure, we daytrip to nearby Saxon Switzerland National Park to hike beneath towering sandstone cliffs. Join on ZOOM.
July 23, 2025
Local News Crisis: And the Impact on Communities
AZPM EVENT
Join this Facebook Live event exploring the national decline of local news—its impact on civic life and public trust—and how leaders across sectors can help rebuild and sustain trusted journalism.
July 24, 2025
Science at Sunset: Songs of Starlight
Experience a special evening of music, astronomy, and stargazing from 5:30PM to 9:00PM at Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, 1601 E University Blvd.
July 28, 2025
THE RICK STEVES TRAVEL SHOW - Hut-to-Hut Hiking in the Alps with Sheri Goodwin
AZPM EVENT
Trade your rail pass for hiking boots — we're going trekking! Exploring the Alps on foot offers a slower-paced and deeply immersive look at the cultural wonders and jaw-dropping natural beauty of Europe’s most remote corners. With trekking guide Sheri Goodwin in the lead, we ramble from village to village on Austria’s moderate Lechweg trail, circumnavigate Europe’s tallest peak on the Tour du Mont Blanc, and walk from France to Switzerland on the challenging Haute Route. Along the way, Sheri demystifies the planning process, from reserving a bunk in mountain huts to building your training regimen. Join on ZOOM.
July 30, 2025
PBS Books Readers Club – “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
AZPM EVENT
PBS Books Readers Club welcomes international best-selling author Bonnie Garmus to discuss her novel Lessons in Chemistry. The episode premieres on July 30th at 5pm on Facebook, YouTube, and the PBS App.
August 5, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum: End of Summer Celebration
It’s back! The End of Summer Celebration returns to the Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum! Admission is just $5 per person for guests of all ages (kids 3 and under remain free). Enjoy a cool escape and explore gems, minerals, and more before the school year begins.
August 5, 2025 - August 10, 2025
Broadway in Tucson: SHUCKED
SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” This corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater. See SHUCKED August 5th through August 10th at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.
August 7, 2025
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
A Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy Award-winner, and AMA Lifetime Achievement honoree, Marty Stuart knows a thing or two about standing the test of time. See Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives live at the Fox Theatre, Thursday August, 7 at 7:30pm.
August 7, 2025
Wilde Meyer Gallery - Tucson ArtWalk
We invite you to join the Wilde Meyer Gallery on August 7th, 4:00 – 7:00 PM, for great art, light refreshments, and live music by harpist Vanessa Myers.
August 19, 2025
Arizona Spotlight: Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow
AZPM EVENT
Tom 'Papa' Ray - DJ, musician, and owner of Vintage Vinyl (Voted One of the 10 Best Record Stores in the U.S. by USA Today) visits record stores around the U.S. and the world interviewing other indie store owners, musicians of all genres, and customers/music lovers around the world. Following the screening Mark McLemore will host a panel discussion to delve into why vinyl carries a sense of nostalgia and authenticity that resonates with collectors and new fans alike. What was your first LP?
August 27, 2025
Poetry Film Shorts with Tucson Poets and Arizona Illustrated
AZPM EVENT
This screening will feature seven short films, created by the award-winning production and videography team from Arizona Illustrated. Each short film is based on a poem from a Tucson poet, who was asked to share a poem about imagining a better world--to harness something of the urgency in this moment and to imagine beyond it.
August 29, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Tucson Comic Con
The annual Tucson Comic Convention will host comic book, author, cosplay and artist guests in a show for professional guests from the comic book industry as well as local creators. Enjoy gaming, programming, seminars, shopping, celebrities, a costume contest, a kids and family zone, and after-hours activities. All ages are welcome to attend and experience a good old-fashioned comic book convention at Tucson Convention Center.
September 4, 2025
Wilde Meyer Gallery - Tucson ArtWalk
We invite you to join the Wilde Meyer Gallery on September 4th, 4:00 – 7:00 PM, for great art, light refreshments, and live music by harpist Vanessa Myers.
September 9, 2025 - September 14, 2025
Broadway in Tucson: Les Miserables
Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. This epic and uplifting story has become one of the most celebrated musicals in theatrical history. See Les Misérables September 9th through September 14th at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.
October 4, 2025
Water Lantern Festival
The Tucson, AZ Water Lantern Festival is bringing people together for a celebration of light and community! This unforgettable evening will be filled with tasty food trucks, live music, a scavenger hunt, and thousands of lanterns lighting up the night with love, hope, and happiness.
October 4, 2025
Arizona Opera: Zorro
Inspired by the legendary masked vigilante, Zorro follows the return of Diego de La Vega to his native pueblo in Los Angeles, where he encounters old flames, tyrannical rulers, and the plight of the oppressed. Join Arizona Opera on October 4th 2pm at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall (260 S Church Ave).
October 11, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Saguaro City Music Theatre: My Fair Lady
Lerner and Loewe’s award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady is widely considered one of greatest musicals of all time. The show is October 11th to October 26th at the Berger Performing Arts Center (1200 W. Speedway).
October 17, 2025 - October 19, 2025
Tucson Meet Yourself
Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the living traditional arts of Southern Arizona’s and Northern Mexico’s diverse ethnic and folk communities. The free, three-day event features hundreds of artisans, home cooks, dancers, musicians and special exhibits that celebrate and honor beauty in all its diverse, informal, and everyday forms.
October 22, 2025 - October 26, 2025
The Wild Bunch Film Festival
Experience a film festival competition solely for the western genre and subgenres! It's the largest western genre film festival in the USA and know for embracing the western genre and western lifestyle! This one will be the big 10 year Anniversary Celebration!
October 24, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games
Embark on a Celtic adventure in the heart of Tucson! The Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games invites you to experience the rich tapestry of Scottish and Celtic heritage.
October 26, 2025
Trick-or-Treat the Avenue
Spooktacular fun awaits, with candy, costumes, and spooky surprises – kids, grown-ups, and even pets can enter the fang-tastic costume contest! Come show off your costume and celebrate Halloween on the Avenue!
October 29, 2025 - November 2, 2025
Broadway in Tucson: & JULIET
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as she ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her way. See & JULIET October 29th through November 2nd at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.
November 11, 2025 - November 16, 2025
Broadway in Tucson: THE GRINCH
THE GRINCH broke box office records for two consecutive years on Broadway. Since then theatre-goers across America have been delighted by this heart-warming holiday musical, which The New York Times praised as “100 times better than any bedtime story” and the Gannett papers hailed as “A genius of a show! A total delight for both kids and adults." See THE GRINCH November 11th through November 16th at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.
December 2, 2025 - December 7, 2025
Broadway in Tucson: Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! See Moulin Rouge! The Musical December 2nd through December 7th at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd.
December 20, 2025 - January 4, 2026
Saguaro City Music Theatre: Annie
The iconic Tony award-winning Annie featuring the timeless songs “It’s The Hard Knock Life” and “Easy Street”. Annie runs from December 20th to January 4th at the Berger Performing Arts Center (1200 W. Speedway).
