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No Valentine's Day plans? Here are 18 dining, event ideas in Tucson
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No Valentine's Day plans? Here are 18 dining, event ideas in Tucson

  • Feb 13, 2018
  • Feb 13, 2018 Updated Jun 5, 2026
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Make reservations as soon as possible for Valentine's Day. Here are some suggestions.

Valentine’s Day at Mimi’s Cafe

Valentine's Day

Couples may wish to plan ahead for the festive 48 hours.

RON MEDVESCEK / Arizona Daily Star

Mimi’s Cafe, 4420 N Oracle Road. Offering a special three-course Valentine’s menu for two, Feb. 9-14. Starting at $45 per couple. Beverages, gratuity and taxes not included. Call for menu and additional information or visit mimiscafe.com. Anytime after 4 p.m. Feb. 9-14. 690-9544.

Valentine Spaghetti Dinner

Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church, 5360 E. Pima St. The youth will serve a spaghetti dinner and there will be gluten-free substitutes. Music, door prizes and fun photos. Call the office at 795-1932 to RSVP or just come over. All proceeds will benefit the youth of Streams in the Desert for a special service project to Houston this summer. 5-7 p.m. Feb. 10. Free. 795-1932.  streamsinthedesert.us

Green Valley Valentine Milonga

Las Campanas Social Center, 565 W. Belltower Drive, Green Valley. Music by QTango. BYOB and snacks to share. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Feb. 10. $20. 625-3488.

13 Love Songs

C Cinco, 657 W. St Mary’s Road. Bring a partner and get cozy for a night of one-of-a-kind performance art. It’s a night of devised, short, fun and experimental theatre ... inspired by 13 love songs. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 10. $10. 1-612-719-2384. C Cinco's Facebook page has more details.

Dinner and wine event

Kief-Joshua Vineyards

Kief-Joshua Vineyards in Elgin, Ariz. 

Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Kief-Joshua Vineyards, 370 Elgin Road, Elgin. Dinner includes four courses paired with wines. To RSVP, call 455-5582. 6-8 p.m. Feb. 10. $55. kj-vineyards.com

Love on the Lido Deck for Valentine’s Day

Carriage House

Carriage House.

Andi Berlin | This Is Tucson

Carriage House, 125 S. Arizona Ave. Transformed into a cruise ship Sailaway Party on the Lido Deck. Includes the Launch Cocktail, passed hors d’oeuvres and multiple tasting stations, entertainment by DJ Satyr spinning Love Potion #9, spacious dance floor, and slightly salty, ice-breaking interactive game areas. To purchase a boarding pass, call 615-6100, 591-6940 or www.CarriageHouseTucson.com. 7-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $50. 615-6100. carriagehousetucson.com

Valentine’s Day Dinner

The Parish gastropub
Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star

The Parish Gastropub, 6453 N. Oracle Road. Classic cocktail bar tour 3 for $25. Dinner features duck heart tartar, cold smoked oysters, potato wrapped salmon, and filet mignon and lobster tail. Dinner features $30 and up. Reservations highly recommended. 5-11:45 p.m. Feb. 14. 797-1233.  theparishtucson.com

Valentine’s Dinner: Surf & Turf

Whole Foods
A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

Whole Foods Market — Bar 77, 7133 N. Oracle Road. A sushi appetizer, steak and shrimp scampi, and a chocolate mousse for dessert. Paired with 4 flights of beer special. 6-8 p.m. Feb. 14. $25. 252-1646.

Valentines Day Sweetheart Dance with Combo Unico Salsa Band

Monterey Court, 505 W. Miracle Mile. Festive dance party. Three-course gourmet dinner with champagne. Call for reservations. 6-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $80 per couple 207-2429.  montereycourtaz.com

From Rio with Love: An Evening of Bossa Nova Music With the Robin Bessier Band

Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road. Described as the marriage of samba and jazz. A dance floor will be set up to move with the rhythms. 6:30-8:15 p.m. Feb. 14. $12. 299-3000.  tucsonjcc.org

My Funny Valentine: A Romantic Evening

Gaslight Music Hall

Audience members mingle during intermission at the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley, Ariz. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.

Sydney Richardson / for the Arizona Daily Star

The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N Oracle Road, Oro Valley. Includes a heart-shaped pizza for two, dessert and dancing to the tunes from the Great American Songbook. All tables set for only two people. 6-8 p.m. Feb. 14. $45. 886-9428.  gaslightmusichall.com

Valentine’s Day Dinner

Sullivan's Steakhouse

 

James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star

Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tucson, 1785 E. River Road. Love at First Bite. Three-course prix-fixe menu will feature elevated takes of classic steakhouse dishes including long-bone Berkshire pork chop with chipotle peach salsa, crab-and-basil-stuffed shrimp, and Bananas Foster bread pudding. Will also be offered between Feb. 9–11 and Feb. 16–18 in addition to the restaurant’s full dinner menu. 5-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $79. 299-4275.   sullivanssteakhouse.com/tucson

Valentine’s Day Dinner

Maynards

 

James S. Wood / Arizona Daily Star 2009

Maynards Market & Kitchen, 400 N. Toole Ave. Specials are served in addition to a limited menu. For reservations call 545-0577 or go online. 5-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $15-$42. 545-0577.  maynardstucson.com

Valentine’s Day

Downtown Kitchen and Cocktails

Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails at 135 S. Sixth Ave. 

David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star 2012

Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, 135 S. Sixth Ave. Three courses $55 per person; four courses $75 per person. Tax, gratuity and beverages additional. For reservations, visit downtownkitchen.com or call 623-7700. 4-10 p.m. Feb. 14. $55.  downtownkitchen.com

Valentine’s Dinner

Chocolate bomb at Café a La C'Art

The chocolate bomb is chocolate cake with a scoop of chocolate mousse, robed in ganache, rolled in shaved chocolate and topped with drizzled chocolate.

Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star 2013

Cafe a la C’Art, 150 N. Main Ave. A three-course feast that offers three options to choose from. Including beef tenderloin and jumbo sea scallops. Live music. Call for reservations: 628-8533. Also available Thursday and Friday. 5-9 p.m. Feb. 14. $45. 628-8533.  cafealacarttucson.com

“The Princess Bride”

The Loft Cinema

Exterior of the Loft Cinema in Tucson, AZ. in Tucson, AZ. 

Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star

Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway. Inflatable swords for everyone to fight for true love and dramatically switch hands with, a pre-show Princess Bride competition, and a free raffle for a fabulous movie-themed prize. 7:30-9 p.m. Feb. 14. $12. 322-5638.  loftcinema.org

Valentine’s Day

Tavolino Ristorante Italiano

2890 E. Skyline Drive. 

Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star

Tavolino Ristorante Italiano, 2890 E. Skyline Drive. Prix fixe special Valentine’s Day menu. $75 per person for dinner, $100 with paired wines. 3-10 p.m. Feb. 14. 531-1913.  tavolinoristorante.com

Valentine's Day Dinner and Magic and Mystery Show

Skyline Country Club
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. Saint Andrews Drive. A candle-lit table-served 3-course dinner and a 3-Act comedy murder-mystery whodunit play “Murder at the Magic Show.” Includes a champagne toast, a rose remembrance for the ladies, a magic souvenir for everyone and classic DJ dance music. 6:30-9 p.m. Feb. 14. $85. 861-4800.  skylinecountryclub.com

Church of the Apostles hosts two musical afternoons

The Episcopal Church of the Apostles, 12111 N. La Cholla Blvd. in Oro Valley, will host the Tucson Jazz Institute’s Ellington and Basie big bands 1 p.m and 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11.

Tickets for the two shows cost $20 each and can be purchased at the door, according to press materials.

The following Sunday, Feb. 18, the church will present an artist's exploration of the biblical book of Psalms at 3 p.m. Piano music will accompany the free presentation.

For more information, visit ovapostles.org or call 544-9660.

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