Tucson Events

Annual Events

Address: 260 S Church Ave, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ 85701 Category: Performance - Concert / Music - Latin Dates: April 21 - April 25, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

April is the anticipated time for Mariachi. This event draws Mariachi bands from across the Southwest and Mexico to compete for prizes. Tickets go fast, so order early, and you'll be rewarded with the best performers of this longstanding musical tradition.

Address: Tucson Convention Center • 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Dates: October 17 - October 18, 2009 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Celebrate "the town too tough to die" with a parade, street entertainment, gunfight shows, Old West storytelling, a beard and mustache contest, and even fashion shows. The name "Helldorado" has its roots in 1881, when a disillusioned miner wrote to the editor of the Tombstone Nugget complaining that rather than...

Address: 4th Ave, between University Blvd and 9th St, Tucson, AZ 85705 Category: Fair / Festival - Holiday / Seasonal Dates: December 11 - March 21, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

Fourth Avenue is a hub of activity every day and most evenings, but it becomes even more bustling in March and December when the biannual Fourth Avenue Street Festival takes place. The numbers are incredible: 400 arts and crafts booths, 35 food vendors, four music stages, a plethora of street entertainers, myriad...

Address: 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Category: Convention / Conference - Rocks / Minerals / Gems Dates: February 11 - February 14, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show is one of the largest shows of its kind in the country. Held each February, it invites guests to wander through museum-quality displays of rocks and gems of every color, shape, and size. Exhibits run the gamut from glittering Faberge eggs to ancient fossils. Many items are for sale.

Address: 4823 S 6th Ave, Tucson Rodeo Grounds, Tucson, AZ 85714 Category: Sports Event - Rodeo Dates: February 20 - February 28, 2010 User rating:      (Rate It!)    |    Add to a Suitcase

This annual event is one of the largest rodeos in the country. Held over the course of nine days in February, the event kicks off with a concert and ProRodeo Bull Riding. Perhaps one of the most popular events is the rodeo parade, which winds its way through the downtown area to the delight of kids and adults, locals...