Photos: Winterhaven 76th Annual Festival of Lights
The 76th Annual Festival of Lights kicked off December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz., and runs nightly through December 27.
A pair of sightseers stroll under the lights of a home near the corner of Kleindale Road and Richards Row during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz. This year’s festival dates run nightly through December 27 from 6-10 p.m. Admission is free but a donation to the The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona is encouraged and stations are set up at the event entrances and through the neighborhood.
Logan Wilcox hops and dances on the lights being projected onto Forgeus Avenue as he and his family take in the sights during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Adrian Negrete belts out a rocked-up Christmas tune as his band Znora performs for the crowds taking in the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz. Znora is scheduled to play the nights of December 20, 21 and 27 at the festival.
A giant animatronic Chewbacca hangs a light on a nearby tree, one of the displays set up for the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Passersby get caught in a spotlight from a home along Stewart Avenue during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
An inflatable Frosty and Santa tower over the crowd walking through the intersection of Kleindale Road and Treat Avenue during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
A group of youngsters watch the synchronized lights, music and fountains playing for the crowds on Christmas Avenue during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
An LED saguaro lights up Christmas Avenue during the opening night of Winterhaven’s 76th Annual Festival of Lights, December 13, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
Prohibitions on political, religious and commercial materials or messaging at Tucson's Winterhaven Festival violate the First Amendment, says a federal lawsuit filed by a local street preacher.