Programs & Events
Programs and Events that Educate, Celebrate, and Preserve.
Quick Peek:
July 6: Mainly Murals Walking Tour, 8-10am at Presidio Museum in Tucson.
July 6, 13, 20 & 27: Cool Summer Nights at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, until 9pm at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson
July 13 & 27: Tour of the Empire Ranch House, 11am-noon at Empire Ranch in Sonoita. Registration required.
June 13 & 27: Night Wings, 5-8:30pm at Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson.
July 25: Watershed Management Group’s Virtual Rainwater Harvesting Class (Tucson Water), 4:30-7pm. Registration online.
July 27: National Day of the Cowboy, 8am-1pm at Empire Ranch in Sonoita.
Through Aug. 31, 2024: Chillin’ at the Chul, 6-9pm at Tohono Chul Park in Tucson.
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Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Walking Tours: Citywide, various dates.
Presidio San Augustín will continue offering a number of informative and fun walking tours throughout the summer and into fall. The tours include Walking the Wall of the Original Presidio, Mainly Murals Tour, and neighborhood tours that focus on Barrio Viejo, Armory Park and the Fort Lowell neighborhood. There’s even a shortened version of their popular Turquoise Trail tour. Learn more here.
Monthly Bird Walk: Mission Garden; every Second Thursday
(Tucson) From 8:00am-9:30am every second Thursday of the month, walk around Mission Garden to look for seasonal and resident birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. Learn more here.
Border-Area Tours: Multiple Locations; ongoing
Celebrate our U.S.-Mexico Border Culture through a variety of tours offered by Border Community Alliance. Learn more here.
Water Conservation Education: Watershed Management Group
(Tucson) Every month, you can learn how to conserve water by using gray water and harvesting rainwater. You’ll do long-term good for our water table and your budget. Learn more here.
Mariachi performers celebrate our border culture. Photo courtesy Ce Elliott.
Tumacácori National Historical Park
(Tumacácori) Tumacácori will resume its robust schedule of guided tours, special events, and cultural demonstrations such as traditional tortilla-making. Park fee required. Learn more here.
