Annual Events and Festivals

Updated 7/29/2017 - Bookmark this page. Here you can look ahead and find Southern Arizona's favorite annual events. These events usually occur at roughly the same time every year. Please consult the presenter's website or visit our Weekly Upcoming Events or our full Calendar for actual dates when known. We strive to update this calendar when the future dates are known. A few events have been cancelled this year, at least temporarily, due to budget constraints. We have left them in hoping they come back. TBA is yet To Be Announced. These events websites have not been updated as of our latest update. If you wish to make a correction or add an annual event, please contact us here. You may submit an event for consideration here.

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JANUARY 2017

• Mineral Madness at the Desert Museum, January 14 -16, 2017
• 9th Annual Tucson Clogging Festival, Jan 13-14, 2017
• Fall Toy Train Show and Meet, Jan 13-14, 2017
• Zoppe Family Circus, Jan 13-16, 2017
• Wings Over Willcox,  Jan 11-15, 2017
• Tucson Fringe Festival - Jan 13 - 15, 2017
• 25th Annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival, Jan 12-22, 2017
• Tucson Jazz Festival, Jan 12-22, 2017
• Tubac Annual Homes Tour,  Jan 14, 2017
• Fort Lowell Soccer Shootout, Jan 13-15, 2017
• La Encantada Fine Art Festival, Jan 21-22, 2017
• Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, Jan 28 - Feb 12, 2017
• Tucson Desert Song Festival, Jan 18 - Feb 5, 2017
• Dillinger Days 1934 Street Festival, Jan 20-21, 2017
• American Indian Exposition, Jan 29-Feb 12, 2017

FEBRUARY 2017

This month is dominated by the Gem Show and the Fiesta de Los Vaqueros. The Rodeo Parade is always the Thursday after the Rodeo begins. It is Tucson tradition that the kids get out of School for this event.  The weather is improving.

• Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show, Jan 28 - Feb 12, 2017
• Cochise County Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, Feb 1-5, 2017
• Savor Food and Wine Festival, Feb 4, 2017
• 36th Annual Fort Lowell Day Celebration, Feb 11, 2017
• 29th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival, Feb 11-April 2, 2017
• Rillito Park Horse Races -Feb 11 - March 19, 2017
• Tubac Festival of the Arts, Feb 8-12, 2017
• Statehood Day at El Presidio del Tucson, Feb 14, 2017
• Annual Ft. Lowell Day Celebration, Feb 11, 2017
• Tombstone Vigilante Days, Feb 10-12, 2017
• Classic Car Show, Feb 18, 2017

See our videos that we took one year at Vigilante Days.
Tom McLaury Speaks out before the Gunfight at the O.K.Corral
Tombstone, Tourism or History?
An Interview with Virgil Earp

• La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros Feb 18 - 26, 2017
• Tucson Rodeo Parade Feb 23 - 9am 2017
• Oro Valley Spring Festival of the Arts, Feb 25-26, 2017

MARCH 2017

March is Archaeology Month. Visit Arizona State Parks to learn more.
• SouthWest Wings Spring Fling,  March 3-6
• 33rd Annual Ft. Lowell Flea Market,  March 3-6, 2017
• 29th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival, Feb 11- April 2, 2017
• Rillito Park Horse Races, Feb 11 - March 19, 2017
• 14th Annual Rails in the Garden Tour, March 4 & 5, 2017
• Tucson Festival of Books, March 11-12, 2017
• Wa:k Powwow San Xavier Mission, March 11-12, 2017
• Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival, - March 12-15, 2017
• Spring Artisans Market, - March 17-19, 2017
• Tubac Open Studio Tour, March 17-19, 2017
• Ballet Tucson's Spring Concert, March 17-19
• 8th Annual Tombstone Wild West Days, March 18 & 19, 2017
• Picacho Peak Reenactment Battle - March 18 & 19, 2017
• Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair, - March 24-26, 2017

APRIL 2017

Come on out! the weather is fine!

• Empire Ranch Spring Trail Ride, April 1, 2017
• Cruise, BBQ & Blues, April 1, 2017
• 29th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival, Feb 11-April 2, 2017
• Cyclovia Sunday, April 2, 2017
• Country Thunder April 6-9, 2017
• The Annual Rose Tree Festival, April 7-8, 2017 - Tombstone
• SAHBA Home & Patio Show, April 7-9, 2017
• UA Spring Fling April 7-9, 2017
• Tucson Botanical Gardens Ultimate Home Garden Day Trip,  April 8, 2017
• 6th Annual Paper Airplane Flyoff, April 8, 2017
• 8th Annual Copper City Vintage Baseball, April 8-9, 2017.
• Fox Theatre's 87th Birthday 2017 The Sound of Music! April 9, 2017
• Arizona International Film Festival April 19-30, 2017
• Pima County Fair April 20 - 30, 2017
• 35rd Annual Tucson Mariachi Conference - April 26 -29, 2017
• Marana Bluegrass Festival, Friday - Sunday, April 28-30, 2017
• 43nd Annual Rodders Days - April 29, 2017

MAY 2017
Things are heating up!

• 102nd Annual Sonoita Horse Races - May 5 -6, 2017
• Willcox Western Festival and Chili Cookoff - May 5 - 7, 2017
• Annual Tucson Folk Festival - May 6-7, 2017
• Weird Plant Sale at TBG, Members, Friday, May 12, Public, Saturday, May 13, 2017
• SouthWest Wings Spring Fling Birding Festival - May 3-6, 2017 - Sierra Vista
• San Ysidro Farmers Festival, May 19, 2017
• Mariachi Festival at Patagonia Lake State Park, May 20, 2017.
• Willcox Wine Country Festival - May 20 & 21, 2017
• Music Under the Stars - Sundays May 14 - June11, 2017
• Wyatt Earp Days - May 27-29, 2017 - Tombstone

JUNE 2017
School's out! Hunker down for the summer.
• Summer Toy Train Show and Meet - June 2 & 3, 2017
• 4th Annual Putt-ing Kids First Charity Event - June 9, 2017
• Annual Sonoita Quarter Horse Show - June 8-11, 2017
• Ted DeGrazia's Birthday Celebration, June 14, 2017
• Salute to the Buffalo Soldier Days - June 23-25, 2017
• The Tucson 23, Mexican Food Fest, June 17, 2017
• 12th Annual Bisbee Pride Weekend June 16-18, 2017
• El Dia de San Juan Fiesta - June 24, 2017
• Ha:san Bak Saguaro Festival  - June 24, 2017
• Annual Pima County Home and Garden Show, June 26-28, 2017

JULY 2017
Not much going on here. Make your own summer party.
• 4th of July in Bisbee - They take the 4th seriously. Book a room for the weekend, if you can.
• Tombstone 4th of July
• Invisible Theatre's Sizzling Summer Sounds, July 6-16, 2017

AUGUST 2017
• Southwest Wings Birding Festival, August 2-5, 2017
• Southeast Arizona Birding Festival sponsored by the Tucson Audubon Society.
August 10-13, 2017.
• Annual Michelada Competition, August 15, 2017 at the TCC.
• 17th Annual Hummingbird Triathalon - August 19, 2017
• Mission Garden celebrates Tucson's Birthday, August 20, 2017 6:30pm
• Celebrate Tucson's Birthday at the Presidio downtown. August 21, 2017 5:30-7:30pm.

SEPTEMBER 2017

•  5th Annual Willcox Flyer Bike Ride - Sept 2, 2017
• 102nd Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo - Sept 2-4, 2017
• Annual Salsa and Tequila Challenge at La Encantada. Sunday, September 3, 2017.
•  Brewery Gulch Daze Sept 3, 2017.
•  Showdown in Tombstone - Sept 2- 4, 2017
• CSV Oktoberfest - September 9-10, 2017
•  Tucson Fall Gem Shows Sept 7-10, 2017,
• 13th Annual Bisbee Blues Festival - Sept 8-10, 2017
•  Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo - Sept 15-17, 2017
• Heirloom Farmers Market Annual Chile Festival, Sept 16-17, 2017
• Territorial Days in Tombstone - Sept 16-18, 2017
• Shakespeare in the Park - Weekends at Himmel Park. Sept - Oct, 2017
• Tucson Greek Festival- Sept 21-24, 2017
• Cochise County Fair - Sept 21-24, 2017
• Safford Salsa Festival - Sept 29-30, 2017
• 14th Annual Chile Festival - Sept 24, 2016, TBA 2017
• Desert Museum's Annual Plant Sale- Sept 23-24, 2017
• Annual Great Tucson Beer Festival - September 30,  2017
• Tucson Modernism Week - September 30 - October 8, 2016, TBA for 2017

OCTOBER 2017

• Tucson Modernism Week - September 30 - October 8, 2016
• Shakespeare in the Park - Weekends at Himmel Park. Sept - Oct, 2017
• Butterfly Magic at TBG begins October 1, 2017.
• SAHBA Fall Home & Garden Show - Oct 6-8, 2017
• Rex Allen Days Willcox - Oct 5-8, 2017
• Earth Harmony Festival at Avalon Gardens - October 7-8, 2017
• Annual Treasure House Estate Sale, October 4-6, 2016, TBA 2017
• Graham County Fair - October 6-9, 2016, TBA 2017
• Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show and Sale - October 7-8, 2017
• 46th Annual Art in the Park - October 7-8, 2017
• Tucson Meet Yourself - October 13-15, 2017
• Patagonia Fall Festival October 13-15, 2017
• 43rd Annual Huachuca Gem Show - October 14-15
• Butterfield Stage Days and Rodeo - Benson - October 8, 2017
• Tucson Film and Music Festival October 5 -8, 2017
• Vintage Bisbee Wine and Food Tasting, October 7, 2017
• Annual Fall Plant Sale at Tohono Chul - October 12, 15, 16, 2016, TBA 2017
• 25th Annual Bisbee 1000 -  October 21, 2017
• Annual Classic Car Show - October 21, 2017
• Anza Days  - October 15, 2016, TBA 2017
• 33rd Heritage Blues Festival - October 15, 2017
• World Margarita Championships - October 6, 2017
• Helldorado Days Tombstone - October 20-22, 2017
• Arts in the Plaza - St. Philips Plaza Oct 28 & 29, 2017
• Bordertown, Tombstone, Oct 25-29, 2017
• Willcox Wine Festival - October 21 & 22, 2017
• Chiles, Chocolate and Day of the Dead, October 28 & 29, 2016
• Cyclovia Tucson, October 29, 2017
• Dia de los Muertos, October 30, 12-4 pm at the Tubac Presidio

Fall Festivals / Halloween

Come back! We will be adding more!
Valley of the Moon Sleepy Hollow, Oct 7 -30, 2016
Halloween in the Wild - October 29, 5-7pm
Haunted Histories at Fort Lowell - October 29
Halloween in Tombstone, Oct 28, 2017
6th Annual Pumpkin Patch - Marana - through Oct. 31, 2016
Buckelow Farms Pumpkin Festival and Corn Maze - West of Tucson, Weekends throughout October
Terror in the Corn - Friday and Saturday Nights in October - Buckelew Farms
Apple Annies Pumpkin Celebration - Fridays and Saturdays, September 16 - October31, 2017, 8:30am - 4pm
4th Annual Spooky Haunted House - Saturday Oct. 22 11-2pm
Tucson Studios - 28th Annual Nightfall Thursdays - Sundays, Sept 29 - 31, 2016
5th Annual Halloween Party at Kartchner Caverns - TBA for 2016
Tubac All Souls Day at the Presidio - October 30, 12pm - 4pm
Colossal Cave Mountain Park - Howl in the Cave, October 30 & 31, 2016
Howl-O-Ween 2016 - at Reid Park Zoo, October 28-30, 2016

NOVEMBER 2017

• Fall Arts and Crafts Festival in Tubac, Saturday, November 3 - 5, 2017
• Procession of the Little Angels, Saturday, November 4, 2017
• All Souls Procession - Sunday, November 5, 2017
• Empire Ranch Roundup and Open House, Saturday, Nov 4, 2017
• Tucson Celtic Festival and Highland Games, Nov 3-5, 2017 Rillito Park
• Loft Film Festival - Nov 8-12, 2017
• 98th Veterans Day Parade, Nov 11, 2017
• Fall Toy Train Show and Meet, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11, 2017
• 9th Annual Sahuarita Pecan Festival, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017
• Holiday Artisan's Market, Nov 17-19, 2017
• El Tour de Tucson, Saturday, November 18, 2017
• Tubac Fall Art Walk, Friday, November 25, 2016
• Old Pearce Holiday Festival, November 25-26, 2016
• American Indian Heritage Powwow and Craft Market, November 24-26, 2017
• 17th Annual Art Walk, Patagonia,  Friday and Saturday Nov. 25 - 26, 2016
• 35th Annual Bisbee Home Tour,  Friday and Saturday Nov 24 - 25, 2017

Dia de Los Muertos
• Procession of the Little Angels, Saturday, November 5, 2016
• All Souls Procession - Sunday, November 6, 2016
• Tubac Dia de los Muertos Festival Tubac Presidio; October 30, 2016
• Arivaca Dia del los Muertos Parade and Fall Festival

DECEMBER 2017
December is all about the Holidays! Celebrate with some of these events. If you are interested in unique gifts and shopping experiences, there are plenty of opportunities, not only to find the right gift, but to enjoy the day as well, see our page on Unique Shopping Opportunities.

• Holiday Nights: A Million Lights at Tohono Chul Park. Friday & Saturday, 3 weekends - Dec 2-3, Dec 9-10, Dec 16-17, 2016
• A Tucson Pastorela - Dec 1-11, 2016
• Annual Tombstone Historic Homes Tour, Dec 2, 2017
• Luminaria Nights - Tucson Botanical Gardens, Dec 2-4, Dec 9-11, 2016
• Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts, Dec 3-4, 2016
• Annual BICAS Art Auction, Dec 2-3, 2016
• Tubac Luminaria Nights - Friday and Saturday, Dec 1-2, 2017
• Tucson Tamal and Heritage Festival  - Saturday, Dec 3, 2016
• Cascabel Community Fair - Saturday and Sunday, Dec 3-4, 2016
• Fiesta de Tumacacori  - Saturday, Dec 3, 2017
• Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo - Dec 7 - 23, 2016
• 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair  - Friday - Sunday, Dec 9- 11, 2016
• 6th Annual Amado Chili Cookoff and Car Show, Dec 10, 2016
• Winterhaven Festival of Lights - A Tucson Tradition - December 10-26, 2016
• 24th Annual Ft. Huachuca Home Tour of Homes - Saturday Dec 10, 2016
• Luminarias at Tombstone Courthouse, Saturday, Dec 10, 2016
• A Southwest Nutcracker Saturday and Sunday, Dec 10-11, 2016
• Messiah, Saturday and Sunday, Dec 10-11, 2016
• Tucson Boys Chorus Annual Holiday Concert - Saturday, December 17-18, 2016
• Magic of Christmas - Dec. 17-18, 2016
• Annual Holiday Bazaar at the Mercado San Agustin, Friday - Sunday, Dec 16-18, 2016
• 22nd Annual Downtown Parade of Lights - Saturday, Dec 17, 2016
• La Fiesta de Guadalupe - DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, Sunday, Dec 18, 2016