Scroll down to find out what’s become of our quiet little town. There are so many events now offered on a weekly basis. We are presenting you with but a SMATTERING here. Southern Arizona Guide seeks out under-served events and community projects and brings deserved notice to them here. You are welcome to submit your own events for consideration here. We focus on benefits, free events, and events of interest to the general public as well as our supporters. If you wish to support our efforts to bring Southern Arizona to a growing number of interested people by advertising and supplying events to our calendar, please contact us.

Check here or FIND an EVENT on our full calendar.

If you don’t find it here, you can visit our page on websites that publish their events. We have organized them by type of activity for ease of use. Choose the ones that look interesting to you.

OUR PICK(S) THIS WEEK

January 22, 2024 – January 28, 2024

If you can’t find it here, look at our new list of websites that have Special Events here.

JANUARY 2024

• Wee Winter Wonderland, November 21, 2023 – January 5, 2024
Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo – December 2, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Zoppé Family Circus, Jan 5 – 21, 2024, Tucson
Tubac Annual Homes Tour, January 13, 2024
Art on the Lake Festival, Sahuarita, January 13, 2024
Wings Over Willcox, Jan 11 – 14, 2024
Tucson Jazz Festival, January 12 – 20, 2024
Dillinger Days 1934 Street Festival, Sunday, January 21, 2024
Mineral Madness at the Desert Museum, January 13 – 14, 2024
Tucson Desert Song Festival, This year, January – March 2024
Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, January 27 – February 11, 2024
Savor Food and Wine Festival, January 20, 2024
Tucson Fringe Festival – January 26 – 28, 2024
Arizona Winter Wine Festival, January 27 – 28 2024, Willcox
La Encantada Fine Art Festival, January 27 – 28, 2024
Annual Superior Home Tour and Antique Show, January 27-28, 2024
American Indian Exposition, Jan 28-Feb 11, 2024

Visiting Southern Arizona and looking for what will be happening while you are here?
Our Annual Events Page will help you plan your visit!

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It is full of discounts for over 100 venues we recommend.

To assist you, Newly Posted Events this week on this page may be highlighted.

 


 

SAVE THESE DATES! It’s all about the Season

Please consider a Membership or Donation to your favorite Venue.
Check out our Performing Arts Page. All the great venues for Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Sign up early. Tickets sell out fast.

Tubac Center of the Arts has released new Art classes for 2024. Check it out.

• Candlelight concerts are back.
January 27, A Tribute to Taylor Swift.
February 10, Valentine’s Day Special
February 24, A tribute to Queen and more

The Rolling Stones will be in Phoenix in MAY.
• Revelle Men’s Chorus is again Selling Singing phone calls this Valentine’s Day.

The FOX Theatre Family Series has some great shows. Check it out here. Some are sold out already.

Broadway in Tucson has announced the 2023 – 2024 season.

Register for Tucson Parks and Recreation’s new Classes and Programs. Check them out. Class sizes are limited. Classes are for ALL AGES.


 


Festivals, Arts & Entertainment

Check out our Performing Arts Page. All the great venues for Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Please consider a membership or donation to your favorite venue. It’s worth keeping our community going.
Be sure you know what each venue’s protocols are before purchasing a ticket.

This Week

Crazy Fingers, Gordy Linquist, at the Tubac Center of the Arts, January 26,

• The Gem Show starts this week with the Colors of the Stone at the Casino del Sol, January 27 – February 3, 2024

American Indian Arts Exhibition, January 28 – February 11,

Arts Express presents I Do! I Do! January 12 – 28.

• Screening of the Documentary, Witness to Democracy at the Center for Photography, January 25.

• The Van Gogh Immersive Experience has been held over through February. Get your tickets for Van Gogh here.

• The Arizona Folklore Preserve is back with a new website. Make reservations online. Take a drive out to beautiful Ramsey Canyon this weekend. Enjoy the weather.

ONGOING
• There is always something going on at the Oro Valley Music Hall and the Gaslight Theatre.
Club Congress always has something going on and from time to time there will be an event on the plaza.
• The Fox School of Music has some wonderful musical events all season long. They are either free or very inexpensive. So if you are on a budget and love music, this is the place.
Cave Tours for Photographers at Kartchner Caverns State Park. 3rd Saturdays.
• Check out our Annual Events Page.
• The Loft Cinema is open. Tickets may be purchased online or at the box office. Please read, and Sign up for a membership. The Loft is a Tucson Tradition.

See more on our Calendar of Events this week.

 


MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS

• The Van Gogh Immersive Experience has been held over through February. Get your tickets for Van Gogh here.

2nd Sundays at the Tucson Museum of Art. Pay what you wish. Family Activities – 11 am to 2 pm.

Tubac Center of the Arts offers Workshops and Classes. See the schedule for 2024.
Second Sundaze – FREE Family Day at the Tucson Museum of Art, Every Second Sunday.
Tucson Museum of Art is now open Thursday – Sunday. 10am – 5pm. You must reserve your 2-hour slot.
• Biosphere 2 is OPEN! Take a tour with the TOUR APP. Make a reservation!


COMMUNITY

Understanding Alzheimers and Dementia, Thursday, January 25
Effective Communication Strategies, All stages of Alzheimers, January 30

Sign up for Free and Almost Free Assorted Classes from Pima County. Painting, Line Dancing, Birding, and Skeet Shooting are some. Check it out.
2nd Saturdays at the Garden Kitchen, 10 – 11:30 am

Petanque in the Park, Sunday mornings.
Why Settle in Oro Valley? Saturday mornings

Benefits & Volunteering

Fine Wines for Felines, a Benefit, January 28

Food Pantries & Markets

• The Mercado Flea Market Second Second Sundays of the month through May.

• St. Philip’s Farmers Market is back, Saturdays.
Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market at the Mercado, brought to you by the Community Food Bank is from 4 pm – 7 pm Thursday evenings.
Second Saturdays at Steam Pump Ranch are full of Music as well as your favorite shopping. And visit the historic Steam Pump Ranch.
2nd Saturdays at the Garden Kitchen.

• The Community Food Bank is distributing emergency food boxes at its headquarters, 8 am – 1 pm, Wednesday – Fridays.
• The Merchants Garden has fresh Farm-to-table, Lettuce, Basil, and Tilapia with drive-through convenience. Discounts for military members, health professionals, TUSD, U Arizona and Pima students and teachers, and individuals on food stamps. Thursday – Saturdays.

• You can find other Farmer’s Markets on our page here.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• For you Eastside dwellers: If you love wildlife and animals, please consider volunteering at the Tucson Wildlife Center. They really need your help and donations.
Empire Ranch Restoration Work 1st Saturdays most months 8-12 pm. Help preserve our heritage.
• On the Westside you can Volunteer at PACC, Pima Animal Care Center. They desperately need your help. And if you are a hiker you can get your exercise walking dogs! Please help. It means a world of difference to the animals. They also have a foster program.
• Did you know that the Arizona State Museum has Docent Training Programs?
• The Mission Garden always needs Gardeners, Greeters, and Go-Getters!
Reid Park Zoo has many volunteer positions available.
and so much more volunteer help is needed. IF you have a need for volunteers, send us a note.


History, Culture, Education Tours

THIS WEEK

Special Lecture: Soledad Jacome, January 28

Ongoing

• The 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month are the San Pedro River Interpretive walks.
Boat Tours at Patagonia Lake State Park. Saturdays
• Take a look around the Presidio del Tucson on a Virtual Tour.
• Visit Casa Grande National Monument. The Visitor’s Center and the compound with the Big House and ruins, and picnic area are open Tuesdays – Saturdays. It’s FREE!
• The Pima County Library is a great resource for everyone. Take a look at this page at the Pima County Library• It’s Archaeology Day at the Mission Gardens, every 4th Saturday through Spring 2023.

• The new Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium is a must-see. Great Shows coming up.

Classes / Lectures / Talks

Understanding Alzheimers and Dementia, Thursday, January 25
Effective Communication Strategies, All stages of Alzheimers, January 30

• Sign up for Tucson Parks and Rec’s classes and workshops. Sign up early. Pima County offers free and low-cost classes to all.

Tubac Center of the Arts offers Workshops and Classes for budding artists. See the schedule for 2023 – 24.

Capturing the Essence of Watercolor. A 3-day workshop. January 26 – 28


GARDENS & NATURE!

• Yume Gardens presents MANGA for Beginners workshop, Sundays, January 28 – February 25

WEEKLY

Bird Walks at the Sierra Vista Environmental Operations Park, Wednesday’s

Support Tohono Chul and the Monarch Milkweed Project today!

• How about a Guided Bird Walk at Patagonia Lake State Park. Fridays.

Boat Tours at Patagonia Lake State Park. Saturdays and Sundays

• Go Birding with the Audubon. Check it out. Class sizes are limited.

MONTHLY

Music in the Park, Catalina State Park, First Saturdays.

San Pedro River Interpretive Walks, First and Third Saturdays at 9 am

Saturdays at the Garden Kitchen, every second Saturday, 10 – 11:30 am.

Mission Garden Archaeology Day, 4th Saturdays. 8 am – 12pm

Tohono O’odham Gardening at the Mission Garden, every Third Saturday from 8 – 12 pm


For the Kids & Families

THIS WEEK

• The Oro Valley Children’s Museum is open at Tohono Chul Park. Check it out.

• The Gadsden Toy Train Museum is open for the season. Come visit any Sunday, but please check first.

MONTHLY

• 2nd Saturdays – Art After Dark, at the Children’s Museum. 5:30 – 7:30 pm FREE.

• The 3rd Saturday of every month is Make N Take Model Airplane Day at the Pima Air N Space Museum.

VIRTUAL ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE KIDS

• The Arizona Historical Society has many educational fun ideas for kids and families. A wealth of ideas here.
• The Children’s Museum has stepped up with a great group of activities for Children in the Playology Playbook!
• Take a look at this page at the Pima County Library. They have some great free videos for kids here.

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