Major Events - 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 - Be a local and experience Tucson's unique cultures at our community events such as fundraisers, club programs and Tucson Parks and Recreation activities.
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. Jan. 31 - Feb.15, 2009.
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. 21 - Mar. 1, 2009.
Major League Baseball Spring Training - Tucson is the only city in the nation to host three Major League Baseball teams for the pre-season warm up: the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies, all through March.
Learn About Our Most Dazzling Event: The Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase
Upcoming Tucson Events
Gone With the Wind- Oct. 12 The Fox Tucson Theatre presents this classic film, which narrates the love between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler during the American Civil War, and is an icon of American filmmaking, despite the flaws of its time., 520-624-1515.
Annual Glass Art Auction and Wearable Art Show- Oct. 17 Sonoran Art Glass Academy presents 8th Annual Art Auction, featuring an exquisite collection of glass art created by internationally acclaimed glass artists as well as, for the first time, a Wearable Art Show., (520) 884-7814.
2008 Pride in the Desert- Oct. 18 Parade, beginning and ending at Reid Park, and all-day festival celebrates 31 years of GLBT Pride in Tucson, with live entertainers, commercial and nonprofit vendors, a food court, and youth and childrens' areas., 520-622-3200 (Pride Line).
Behind the Scenes at Mythbusters- Oct. 18 A hilarious evening with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the Discovery Channel show, "Mythbusters" that includes stories of "myth gone wrong" and outtakes., 520-621-3361.
Carondelet "Get Moving Tucson"- Oct. 18 Thousands of runners and walkers will cruise through historical downtown Tucson in this annual, 10-mile run and 5K-walk/run event that includes live music, a climbing wall, jumping castles, and other post-race activities for the family., (520) 326-9383 (Southern AZ Roadrunners).
