Winterhaven Festival of LightsTucson
nightly 6 to 10, mid December through the 27th · check the date
A whole neighborhood lit up for over 75 years, with light shows on the streets and fake snow, and people bring food for the food bank.
Fall in Tucson0 things
The ones people drive in from other counties for. Most of them run the whole season, so you don't have to pick a weekend yet.
The little stuff, by town0 things
The city Halloween parties and the trunk or treats and the free stuff. Cities post their 2026 dates late, so anything marked "check the date" gets fixed the second it's announced.
The cities post these in early November. Check back.
For the rest of your list
These don't need an address, tap them and they go on your list with everything else.
Christmas in Tucson2 things
Most of these post their 2026 dates in the fall, so these show last year's windows. Winterhaven is free, just bring a can for the food bank.
LightsUp! at Tucson Botanical GardensTucson
Tuesday to Sunday nights, late November into January · check the date
Over a million lights and light tunnels through the gardens, and a little lit up garden train.
Town Christmas stuff
The town stuff, and I'll add the tree lightings as the cities post them in November.
Christmas in Tucson
ZooLights at Reid Park Zoo
December evenings · check the date
Light displays, falling snow and Santa at the zoo.
For the rest of your Christmas list
This is the at-home stuff, tap them and they go on your list with the lights and the train.
put it on the wall
Turn your Christmas picks into a real bucket list
Tap the lights and the trains and the town stuff you want and pick the Christmas design you like, and I'll hold onto your picks. The Christmas lists are coming soon, and the second they're up your picks drop straight into the slots.
Good any weekend0 things
The stuff that doesn't need a date, for the Saturday when nothing's going on.
Tucson fall and Christmas questions
When is the Winterhaven Festival of Lights?
Usually mid December through the 27th, nightly 6 to 10, and it's free.
who's writing this
Hi, I'm Amy.
We roadschool six kids out of a van. I'm just a mom with a Ford Transit and a lot of opinions about corn mazes, so if something on here is wrong, or your town's party is missing, email me at hello@bellebucket.com and I'll fix it.
put it on the wall
Turn your picks into a real bucket list
Tap the ones you want and I'll drop them onto whichever fall design you pick, then you add your own stuff (birthdays, carving pumpkins, whatever your family does). It prints big, like 24x36 big, and it hangs on the wall all season.