📆 Around town this weekend
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Today
🏐 Arizona University of Volleyball vs Cincinnati Senior Night @ McKale Memorial Center | Friday (11/28) at 6 pm – It’s Senior Night, which means big energy, bigger cheers, and a special poster giveaway to send the Wildcats’ veterans off in style. Catch Arizona take on Cincinnati in a match that promises killer rallies and a whole lot of heart. Bring the noise—these seniors deserve it.
🎤 Darlene Love: Love for the Holidays @ Fox Tucson Theatre | Friday (11/28) at 7:30pm – Whether you know her from Letterman’s Christmas tradition or from blasting Christmas Baby, Please Come Home in the car, Darlene Love is bringing the real deal holiday goosebumps. Expect the hits, the warmth, and a holiday high no spiked cocoa can touch.
This weekend
🎨 Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair – Day 1 @ Gene C Reid Park | Saturday (11/29) at 9:00am – Walking off the turkey this Thanksgiving weekend? Reid Park becomes a Southwest maker bazaar for this four-decades-strong Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair, with 150 vendors, all handmade, all legit. Expect unique finds, easy strolling, and conversations with the people who made your next favorite gift.
🐶 Photos with Santa Paws benefitting Rescue Me Marana @ Dogs-N-Donuts | Saturday (11/29) at 10:30am – Whether your dog is on the naughty list or just runs your household, swing by for $15 photos with Santa Paws and support Rescue Me Marana. First come, first served, perfect for Small Business Saturday, and an excellent excuse to deploy treat-based diplomacy.
🎨 Pastel Agave Paint and Sip at Hotel McCoy @ Hotel McCoy Tucson | Saturday (11/29) at 12 pm – Swap your screen time for canvas time at this chill, pastel-perfect paint and sip inside Hotel McCoy’s artsy gallery space. With drinks flowing, grilled cheese sizzling, and an instructor who makes even first-timers feel like pros, it’s the ideal midday creative escape. Leave with a masterpiece—or at least a very cute attempt.
🚶 Barrio Viejo Walking Tour @ Rosendo S. Perez Park | Sunday (11/30) at 10:00am – Take a one-mile stroll through Barrio Viejo, Tucson’s oldest neighborhood and a showcase of Sonoran row houses. Hear how the people, businesses, and bricks built modern Tucson, no hiking boots required. Pre-register, and consider the $15 margarita and cheese crisp add-on at historic El Minuto.
🧼 Mats & Mimosas DIY Doormat Workshop with U of A Design Option @ Board & Brush Creative Studio | Sunday (11/30) at 10:30 am – Sip, stencil, and sass up your front porch at this doormat-making workshop—complete with free mimosas and a special Wildcats design option for the superfans. The team walks you through every step, so even craft rookies walk out with a mat worth showing off. It’s the kind of Sunday morning that pairs perfectly with bubbles and a little DIY magic.
🕯️ Death After Dark Walking Tour @ Presidio Museum | Sunday (11/30) at 7 pm – Step into Tucson’s shadowy past on this eerie, after-dark stroll through real stories of executions, shootouts, scandals, and untimely ends. It’s two miles of macabre history that’s equal parts chilling and fascinating. Perfect for anyone who likes their Sunday nights with a side of goosebumps.
Next week
🎸 Season to Risk & Sisters & Skin Theory & Spartan Records @ Club Congress | Monday (12/1) at 7 pm – Club Congress is going full throttle with a stacked night of post-hardcore, noise rock, and all-around beautifully heavy chaos. Season to Risk hits the stage with decades of cult-classic intensity, joined by Sisters and Skin Theory for a lineup that’ll rattle your ribcage in the best way. If you like your Monday nights loud, distorted, and legendary, this is your jam.
🧵 Thread Painting 2 Day @ Cactus Quilt Shop | Tuesday (12/2) at 10:00am – Sink into a two-day thread painting workshop built for Sunday stillness. No rules, just art, as you stitch desert light and nature textures into fabric, refill the creative well, and leave with something you made, not another tab open.
💡 LightsUp! A Festival of Illumination @ Tucson Botanical Gardens | Tuesday (12/2) at 6:00pm – Back at Tucson Botanical Gardens, this glowing stroll turns desert nights into a wonderland of dancing trees, tin stars, and luminarias in grand chandeliers. It’s Southern Arizona’s holiday tradition for a reason, bring the crew, sip something warm, and let the lights do the talking.
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