A year in Southern Arizona is packed with events. Major fairs, fiestas, and cultural and sporting events are listed here. For more information, check out www.visittucson.org or call 520-624-1817. Please call the phone numbers listed for the dates and times of each event.
June 2008
Día de San Juan Downtown Tucson, 791-4040.
July 2008
Independence Day Celebrations Tucson and Southern Arizona, 791-4101.
August 2008
Brewery Gulch Daze Bisbee Visitors Center, 866-224-7233, www.discoverbisbee.com.
Vigilante Days Tombstone, 888-457-3929, www.tombstonevigilantes.com.
September 2008
Tucson Greek Festival St. Demetrios Church, 888-0505.
October 2008
Nightfall Old Tucson Studios, 883-0100, www.nightfallaz.com.
Oktoberfest Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley, 885-1181 or 576-1400.
Tucson Culinary Festival Tucson, 488-8601, www.tucsonculinaryfestival.com.
Tucson Meet Yourself El Presidio Park, 792-4806, www.tucsonmeetyourself.org.
November 2008
El Tour de Tucson Tucson, 745-2033, www.perimeterbicycling.com.
Holiday Craft Market Tucson Museum of Art, 624-2333, www.tucsonmuseumofart.org.
December 2008
Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair Fourth Avenue, 624-5004, www.fourthavenue.org.
Holiday Nights at Tohono Chul Park Tohono Chul Park, 742-6455, www.tohonochulpark.org.
January 2009
Dillinger Days Hotel Congress, 800-722-8848.
February 2009
La Fiesta de los Vaqueros: Tucson Rodeo Parade Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 294-1280, www.tucsonrodeoparade.com.
Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase Tucson Convention Center, 322-5773, and 624-1817.
Southwest Indian Art Fair Arizona State Museum, 621-8381, www.statemuseum.arizona.edu.
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship Marana, 571-0400, www.worldgolfchampionships.com.
March 2009
Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair Fourth Avenue, 624-5004, www.fourthavenue.org.
Spring TrainingTucson Electric Park (434-1000) and Hi Corbett Field (327-9467).
April 2009
Pima County Fair Pima County Fairgrounds, 762-9100,www.swfair.com.
Spring Fling Rillito Downs, 621-5610, www.springfling.arizona.com.
Tucson International Mariachi Conference Tucson, 838-3908, www.tucsonmariachi.org.
May 2009
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations Kennedy Park 292-9326.
Thanks to the Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau for allowing us to base this adaptation on its calendar of events.