BEST Events In Tucson
The Event Oracle Knows ALL the FUN Events in the Land of the Tucson Sun. Select your date above then scroll for all the Arts, Entertainment, and Events in my Crystal Ball...
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Heirloom Farmer's Markets
Various Tucson Area Locations
Tucson, AZ
Offering locally grown food. Heirloom hosts five markets in the Tucson area including: Green Valley, Udall Park, Rincon, Oro Valley and Rillito Park. Check website for each location, days and times. Before you visit, know the continued safe operation of farmers markets requires frequent hand washing, social distancing, and ongoing modifications. Please review the market requirements and how to be a health advocate.
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Birds of Tohono Chul Nature Walks
Tohono chul
7366 Paseo del Norte
Tucson, AZ 85704
Learn to identify residents and those just passing through, plus information on habits and habitat. Tour is free with admission.
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Scavenger Hunt with Urban Adventure Quest
Downtown
Tucson, AZ 85701
Great for visitors and locals alike, grab your friends and family and spend a few hours on a fun for all ages scavenger hunt. Solve clues, have fun and see the city. Use your smartphone for this self-guided adventure.
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Whiskey Wednesdays
Brother John's
1801 North Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
Every Wednesday at Brother John's is Whiskey Wednesday, with over 400 whiskey, bourbon and scotch selections at 50% off all day. Reservations are available. Open from 11am to 10pm. Some limitations apply.
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Visit the JCC Sculpture Garden
Tucson Jewish Community Center
3800 E. River Road
Tucson, AZ 85718
The J’s garden currently contains over 40 sculptures by local, national, and international sculptors, ranging from a few feet tall to over 40 feet in height. In addition, an annual juried exhibition brings new sculptures to the garden on a temporary basis. The landscaped garden showcases outdoor sculpture, offers views of the surrounding mountain ranges and provides a meditative environment within the city limits. Open to the public during regular hours.
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Meet Me Wednesdays
St. Phillips Plaza
River and Campbell
Tucson, AZ
If you've done Meet me at Maynards, then you'll be familiar with this fun social walk/run event. The mission of Meet Me Wednesdays is to gather adults and families for healthy exercise in a social setting to enjoy Tucson’s beautiful outdoors and to appreciate and patronize area businesses.
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Food Trucks at Tucson Hop Shop
Tucson Hop Shop
3230 N. Dodge Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
Tucson Hop Shop and the Metal Arts Village are proud to welcome local food trucks to serve our guests several nights a week. Please see our website to plan your dinners! Unless otherwise specified, food trucks are on site from 5:30-9:00pm, except on Sundays when they come a little earlier, from 5-8pm)
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Rhythm Blast Dance
Floor Polish
930 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ 85705
Rhythm Blast is all about letting energy out, and letting expectations go... Get lost in the flow of repetitive movement, bounce to the bass, and tune into your body's unique expression. Put on your dancing shoes, (tennis shoes recommended) any kind of workout gear and bring a water bottle! The lights get low* and the music gets loud... earplugs are welcome, if you need them! It's a (Rhythm) Blast!! Things to know: *We are wearing masks for class, in accordance with the recent CDC guidelines *Flashing "party" lights are used in class
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Hike Tumamoc Hill
Tumamoc Hill
Tumamoc Hill Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85745
The gently sloped, paved road up Tumamoc Hill gives you one of the finest walks in the Tucson area. It rises over 700 feet from bottom to top. Some well-traveled walkers even claim Tumamoc is the best walk in all North America. The scenery and wildlife are rejuvenating. But please leave your pets at home; the Hill can be a dangerous place for them and they can upset our wildlife. Come on! Join the crowd. But NOT between 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM Mon-Fri. at which time the one lane road is dangerous to hikers.
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Casa Video Film Bar Food Trucks
Casa Video and Casa Film Bar
2905 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ
Casa Film Bar is host to some of Tucson’s finest, most delicious food trucks. On any given night, you might find Curry Pot, Fat Noodle, Culinary Graduate, OR Black Market BBQ parked right out front. Be sure to check our calendar on the events page to see which food trucks will be stopping by for the week.
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Magic, Mystery & Ooh La La!
Tucson Scottish Rite Cathedral
160 S Scott Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
Much more than a (yawn) magic show. It's a FUN mind-boggling intimate Illusion Show that’s GREAT for date nights, anniversaries, birthdays, and special evenings. Don't be a party-pooper... experience the Magic, Mystery, and OOOH La La! Enjoy a fabulous evening of Old-World Magic in the style of classic entertainers such as Buster Keaton, Mae West, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Harry Houdini. The hosts have performed as house entertainers at the world's top resorts, Fortune 100 CEOs, to the 200 Most Powerful Women in America.
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Mindfulness Meditation Classes, Sits and Workshops
Tucson Community Mediation Center
1231 E. Edison St
Tucson, AZ
TCMC offers mindfulness meditation classes from various traditions including Insight, Vipassana and Theravada Mon-Thurs 6:30 p.m., silent practice, mindful yoga, workshops and retreats.
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Open Mic Wednesday at Skybar
Skybar
536 N 4th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85705
Open Mic at Skybar happens every Wednesday night from 7pm to 12pm. Come on down and share your talent or just come to watch. Music, poetry, comedy, performance art. . . it's all welcome at this open mic. Sign-up starts at 5:30pm and you'll get 5 to 15 minutes of fame depending on how many acts sign up.
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Carnival of Illusion
Scottish Rite Grand Parlour
160 S Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701Carnival of Illusion is an evening of Old-World Magic in the style of classic entertainers such as Buster Keaton, Mae West, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Harry Houdini. The hosts have performed as house entertainers at the world's top resorts, Fortune 100 CEOs, to the 200 Most Powerful Women in America and operate the longest-running Arizona theater show... in history!
Carnival of Illusion is "Magic, Mystery, and OOOH La La."
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Karaoke at Elliott's on Congress
Elliott's on Congress
135 E Congress St
Tucson, AZ 85701
This downtown pub not only serves up pretty decent food, but offers up some fun times on a Wednesday night with free Karaoke from 10pm to 2am. Their food is only served until 11pm, so if you plan on arriving hungry, get there on the early side. Elliott's is known for its signature dishes containing duck an also for their amazing selection of infused vodkas.
Virtual Events Today
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Ask a Zoo Expert
Virtual
Phoenix, AZ
Bring a Zoo Expert to your classroom or group gathering via video conferencing! Whether you have students working on projects about animals or investigating Zoo careers, or your group simply has an interest in learning more about Zoo topics, this flexible Q&A/interview style program is the perfect way to tap into the knowledge of a Zoo Expert. Each one-hour session includes animal ambassadors and biofacts presented by a Zoo Expert who will help your group gain a deeper understanding of the topics they choose. Once your program is booked, we will contact you to gather information about your group’s focus so we can choose appropriate animal ambassadors and prepare for potential questions from the group.
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Zazen Meditation
Virtual
Santa Fe, NM
The zazen schedule is 7:00 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. MT and Wednesday Dharma Talks (5:30 p.m. MT). Join us online for the 7am and 5:30pm meditation on Upaya Zen Center’s YouTube page.
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Free Morning Spanish Lessons
Virtual
New York City, NY
¡Hola a todos! Connect with beginner and intermediate Spanish learners and explore better ways of getting comfortable speaking Spanish. We’ve been testing out an audio-only class format (no video) where we take turns practicing speaking guided by prompts on a shared screen.
We're holding multiple 30-minute sessions every day that have between 2-9 students and one instructor who guides everyone through the speaking prompts and helps correct mispronunciations. We’ve made a bunch of sample lessons from basic conversational Spanish to medical Spanish. -
Virtual Book Clubs
Virtual
Chicago, IL
Chicago Public Library offers a variety of book clubs for all ages! Children, teens, and adults alike can join on various days. See the Chicago Public Library website for times and days.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom
Virtual
Phoenix, AZ
The Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual Classroom is a resource center developed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s education department as a free online learning tool for K-12 students and virtual engagement for families. The Virtual Classroom combines fun, real-world lessons with Wright’s famed principles of organic architecture and solutions-based design. Each STEAM-focused activity will offer students hands-on projects that encourage creative and critical thinking. Are you a teacher looking for innovative ways to engage your class with online learning? The Foundation also has ready-to-go virtual lesson packets as well as opportunities to set up virtual field trips with your students! Families can continue to watch for new weekly activity announcements on our social media each Wednesday.
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Virtual Broadway Experience
Virtual
New York City, NY
Get the stage-door experience right from your living room - no matter where you are in the world! Book a one-to-one online meet-and-greet with a Broadway star from the comfort of your own home, including cast members from Wicked, Mean Girls, Hamilton and more! Choose from:Beetlejuice, Aladdin, Anastasia, Mean Girls, Hamilton, Wicked, Hadestown.
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Best Friends & Belly Laughs Community Improv
Virtual
Houston, TX
BFBL Improv is a space curated to help you let loose, have fun, and laugh without limitation in a friendly, engaging, and high-energy environment! This improv meetup is perfect for the beginner - all the way up to the most advanced improv warriors - no experience is required.
Through a super playful process, we'll help you discover your inner improv roots (aka superhero powers)...and what you discover may (and most certainly will) surprise you!
• Play a variety of easy-to-learn, engaging, and outrageously fun improv games.
• Find comfort and true freedom in expressing your weird side.
• Learn the foundational basics of improv and perform successful scenes (even if it's your first time).
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Virtual London Music Tour
Virtual
London, England
Let us follow a musician's life through the streets of London, every week there will be different artists like Mozart, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, and Lionel Bart. Enjoy the scenery while their music entertains us!
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The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly Opera Streams
Virtual
New York City, NY
Seize this unique opportunity to watch opera every night of the week! Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.
