For those braving the triple-digit temps in Tucson, there are sweet summer deals to be had.
- Arizona Daily Star
Even in the dog days of summer, there's no shortage of exciting things happening in Tucson this July:
- Jasmine Creighton
Tucson is celebrating America's 250th Independence Day with fireworks and fun.
- Jasmine Creighton
This July 4th is your last chance to see the fireworks over "A" Mountain. The show, switching to drones, could be moved to a new site next year, as well.
- Jasmine Creighton
SlaughterHouse Tucson is opening for one more season after announcing the past two seasons would be their last.
- Arizona Daily Star
Tucson, are you ready to turn it up for Pride Month? From Pride markets to bar crawls and drag shows, here are events happening in June to celebrate Pride and the LGBTQ+ community:
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Everybody's cooling off at Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo on June 6, 2026. The event runs through Aug. 8 on Saturdays from 6 to 8 p.m.
For those of us living here year-round, Tucson has a plethora of excuses to abandon the AC. If all else fails, we retreat to the cooler climes of Mount Lemmon.
We found concerts, special events, our favorite local attractions and a whole bunch of random yet interesting places to visit and things to do this summer.
There are countless holidays celebrated around the world, each rooted in history, culture, or tradition, but every so often, a holiday travels and ends up becoming even bigger somewhere else. A perfect example is Cinco de Mayo, which is widely and enthusiastically celebrated in the United St…
Independent Bookstore Day is back on April 25, and Tucson’s indie shops are turning it into a full-on celebration. Expect giveaways, pop-ups, family-friendly activities and special merch as local bookstores invite the community to shop small and support the spaces that bring readers together.
The 44th annual Tucson International Mariachi Conference is all about the education, but there's plenty of opportunities to get immersed in the music that has long defined Tucson.
I tried a few of the unique meals at the fair this year and I’m ready to rank them from my least-favorite to the best of the best! That way, you can spend more time enjoying everything the fair has to offer rather than going back and forth on what to chow down on.
Pima County Fair returns with never-before-seen thrill rides and big-name concerts including Midland and Yächtley Crêw. But you just wanna know about the food.
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