Downtown Parade of Lights & Festival at Armory Park
Armory Park 222 S. 5th Avenue, Tucson, AZJoin the fun and celebrate the holidays with the Parade of Lights at Armory Park in downtown Tucson!
Free
Looking for a place to see the the merry twinkle of lights in Tucson? We’ve curated a list of the best places around town to see holiday light displays in 2025. Featured listings include neighborhoods with outstanding Christmas decor, light-up events at local attractions, and evening parades.
Celebrate the season at Holiday Nights! Stroll through dazzling, illuminated pathways, enjoy live music from talented local artists, and shop unique, handcrafted gifts from local artisans throughout the Gardens and at the Pavilion’s Merry Market.
Treat yourself to festive snacks and warm drinks from the Garden Bistro, while kids enjoy free crafts and a visit with Santa.
LightsUp! A Festival of Illumination is back at Tucson Botanical Gardens. Trees dance under a million lights, tin stars twinkle, luminarias glow in grand chandeliers.
New this year: You will know you’ve arrived at the Gardens’ new entrance when you spot the oversized vine wreaths decorated with holiday lights and festive ornaments! A Butterfly Tree will transform the Pavilion into a magical woodland grotto. The Great Garden Express has a new collection of railroad buildings on display, festooned with teeny tiny lights and wreaths made by the Sonoran Desert Model Builders! Plus, enjoy the new Frida’s Garden by the light of traditional tin luminarias.
The Downtown Parade of Lights takes place in beautiful Armory Park neighborhood. The best viewing along the parade route is on 6th Avenue between Broadway and 13th Street or 4th Avenue between 12th Street and 17th Street.
The parade starts at 17th Street and 4th Avenue, heads north on 4th Avenue to 12th Street, west on 12th Street to 6th Avenue, south on 6th Avenue, ending at Armory Park.
Food trucks will be located on 12th Street between Scott & 6th Avenue.
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative programming, and fresh opportunities to engage with the magic.
Ready, Set, Glow! ZooLights: Holiday Magic returns with thousands of enchanting lights, mesmerizing light shows, and displays and holly jolly fun for all ages. Stop in for a photo opp at the confection-merry Candyland, share Seasons greetings in the oceans zone, and have a Santa-abulous visit with St. Nick who will be hearing wishes each evening through December 23. Experience falling snow in the Artic Zone, listen to festive music, or savor a hot cup of cocoa from the Zoo Café or carts as you travel through a colorful wild wonderland in this Tucson holiday tradition.
SEE A FULL LISTING OF PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SEE HOLIDAY LIGHTS BELOW.
Join the fun and celebrate the holidays with the Parade of Lights at Armory Park in downtown Tucson!
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative […]
The Winterhaven Festival of Lights, a Southern Arizona holiday tradition for more than 70 years, returns December 13–27, 2025 with improvements designed to make the experience safer, more accessible, and more joyful than ever. Drawing over 200,000 visitors annually, the free, nonprofit-led festival will once again light up the historic Winterhaven neighborhood—with expanded infrastructure, innovative […]
If staying up till midnight to welcome in the New Year is not your cup of hot cocoa, join Tucson Botanical Gardens for a little early Auld Lang Syne! Complete […]
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