A family festival in Vail, movie screenings and live music — you don't have to break the bank to enjoy localÌýevents in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
Here are 32 events that are free to attend this November.
"Impulse" glowing seesawsÌý
The University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is now home to a temporary exhibit where glowing seesaws are the star. The all-ages installation is home to 15 seesaws that illuminate the area, brought to campus through ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Arts Live.
When:ÌýNow through Nov. 8
Where:ÌýOutside of the UA Main Library,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to ride
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Santa Cruz River Farmers Market Fall Festival
The Santa Cruz River Farmers Market is throwing a festival to celebrate the community that has supported it through the last 15 years. Check out community organizations and demonstrations, live music and free cotton candy!
When:Ìý3-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10
Where:ÌýMercado District,Ìý221 S. Avenida del Convento
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for shoppingÌý
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival
Find all kinds of sewing, quilting, crafting and needle-art supply exhibits at this festival. There will be free demonstrations and daily drawings for prizes.
°Â³ó±ð²Ô:Ìý10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Nov. 10-11; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12.
Where:ÌýÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Expo Center,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Discovery Nights at Children's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Visit Children's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for a free night of science and art, including story times and pop-up science experiments.Ìý
When:Ìý5-7 p.m. Thursdays
Where:ÌýChildren's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥,Ìý200 S. Sixth Ave.
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Guided look at the night sky
Volunteer astronomers at Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium will guide guests through points in the night sky with a 16-inch telescope at the observatory.Ìý
When:Ìý7-10 p.m. several Fridays and Saturdays in November. Dates are subject to change.
Where:ÌýFlandrau Science Center and Planetarium,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, donations accepted.
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Art Corner with BICAS
Get free access to recycled bike art parts, tools and other materials and get creative! Once you're finished, you can donate your creation to BICAS or give a suggested donation to the nonprofit, if you're able to. Check in at the front counter before heading to the art area.
When:Ìý4-6 p.m. Fridays
Where:Ìýµþ±õ°ä´¡³§,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, donation suggestedÌý
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Movies with Nightjar
Head to Nightjar, the sister bar of The Coronet and Meyer Avenue Cafe, for drinks, late-night bites and a movie — ones that "couldn’t either get on or stay on the public’s radar" — on the patio on Fridays.
When:Ìý10:30 p.m. FridaysÌý
Where:Ìý±·¾±²µ³ó³ÙÂá²¹°ù,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, happy hour specials available
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VailFest
Head to this family-friendly festival featuring at least eight food trucks, a corn hole tournament, inflatable obstacle courses, a petting zoo, a zipline, mechanical bull riding, music, and a silent auction.Ìý
When:Ìý9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Where:ÌýPima County Fairgrounds,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for food
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Visitors get a look at the Lockheed EC-121T Warning Star under monsoon clouds for Pima Air & Space Museum's Night Wings, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz., July 23, 2022.
Great Paper Airplane Fly-off
Kids ages 6-14 can compete in the Great Paper Airplane Fly-off by making and throwing their paper airplane to see whose goes the farthest.
When:Ìý8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Where:ÌýPima Air & Space Museum,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, register online
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Repair Cafe
Need something fixed? Bring it to the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Repair Cafe to be fixed for free! All items are welcome.
When:Ìý4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Where:ÌýXerocraft Makerspace,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Truly Nolen Community Car Show
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Truly Nolen is bringing back its car show. You'll see Truly Nolen cars, in addition to entries from local car clubs.Ìý
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
°Â³ó±ð°ù±ð:ÌýTruly Nolen Training Center,
Cost: Free to attendÌý
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Second Saturday at Steam Pump Ranch
Steam Pump Ranch is hosting an event with handcrafted products, ranch tours from the Oro Valley Historical Society, gardening and archaeological demonstrations, live music, a farmers market and crafts for kids.
When:Ìý9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12; see the full schedule of activities online
Where:ÌýSteam Pump Ranch,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for shopping
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Art after Dark at Children's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
Each month, Children's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ hosts Art after Dark with local arts groups. This month, the guests areÌýScoundrel and Scamp Theatre, in addition to a storyteller from the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.
When:Ìý5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Where:ÌýChildren's Museum ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥,Ìý200 S. Sixth Ave.
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Cars and Coffee
Head to this car show centered around classics, hosted by Obsessions Car Club.Ìý
When:Ìý7-10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Where:Ìý³¢´Ç·É±ð'²õ,Ìý4075 W. Ina Road
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Remove Arundo and Restore the Flow
Watershed Management Group's River Run Network is hosting volunteer days to help remove the invasive Arundo plant, which "drinks up to 3-4 times as much water as native plants and crowds out native species," from Tanque Verde Creek.
When:Ìý8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 12, Nov. 19 and Nov. 26
Where:ÌýTanque Verde Creek and Wentworth Road
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, register online
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Ride with FUGA
Take a bike ride with organization FUGA, whichÌýadvocates for mobility, accessibility and representation for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s south-side and west-side communities.Ìý
When:Ìý9-11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13; 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25
Where:ÌýWard 1 City Council Office,ÌýÌýon Nov. 13; El Pueblo Center,ÌýÌýon Nov. 25.
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Visitors look over the art displayed on multiple levels at the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Museum of Art where ramps lead to the lowermost galleries located below ground level.
Second SundAZe at TMAÌý
Visit the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Museum of Art every second Sunday for pay-what-you-wish admission. Check out art-making activities and performances.
When:Ìý10 a.m. to 5 p.m.ÌýSunday, Nov. 13
Where:ÌýÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Museum of Art,Ìý
Cost:ÌýPay what you wish, reserve tickets in advance.
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Drag Queen Bingo
Roxi Starr is hosting Drag Queen Bingo!
When:Ìý5-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13Ìý
Where:ÌýBawker Bawker Cider,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to playÌý
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Women, Wine and Winning Wednesday
Women-owned small businesses will be at this networking event, presented by Elle Boutique, that features wine and cocktails, appetizers, giveaways and a DJ.
When:Ìý5:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16
Where:ÌýThe L Offices North,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Free Third Thursdays at MOCA
Third Thursday at ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s Museum of Contemporary Art is a party. The art museum is open late with free admission — and free beer from Barrio Brewing Co. KXCI will be DJing! Also at this edition of Free Third Thursdays: a reading from Kid Congo Powers, followed by a Q&A and a book signing.Ìý
When:Ìý5-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
Where:ÌýMuseum of Contemporary Art ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for food
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Queer Speed DatingÌý
Find your next date or make a new friend at this queer speed dating event!
When:Ìý6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
°Â³ó±ð°ù±ð:ÌýBawker Bawker Cider House,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend. This event is for ages 21 and up.
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Concerts in the Courtyard
Head to Marana for this monthly concert series. This month, enjoy music from jazz group What's The Big Idea. Four food trucks will be onsite and the Marana Police Department will be hosting a Thanksgiving drive. Bring your own chairs or blankets!
When:Ìý5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
Where:ÌýMarana MunicipalÌýComplex,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for food
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MFA 50th Anniversary Reading
The University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s Creative Writing MFA Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary! To celebrate, the Poetry Center is hosting a reading by authors and poets Cara Blue Adams, Alberto RÃos and Aisha Sabatini Sloan.
When:Ìý7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
Where:ÌýUniversity of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Poetry Center,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attendÌý
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Urban Hike with Bawker Bawker
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Trail Association and Bawker Bawker Cider are hosting an urban hike around the downtown area.Ìý
When:Ìý5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
Where:ÌýBawker Bawker Cider,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for cider afterwards
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"Gather" screening
Watch a free screening "Gather" at the Flower & Bullets midtown farm (bring your own seating!). The film is described as an "intimate portrait of the growing movement amongst Native Americans to reclaim theirÌýspiritual,Ìýpolitical and cultural identities through foodÌýsovereignty, whileÌýbattling the trauma ofÌýcenters of genocide."Ìý
When:Ìý6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18
Where:ÌýFlower & Bullets midtown farm,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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Beer + Bikes
This bike ride goes along The Loop to 1912 Brewing Co. for a beer or two, followed by a bike ride back to Button Brew House for food truck bites.
When:Ìý11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19
Where:ÌýButton Brew House,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, bring money for brews and food
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Family Saturdays with Watershed Management Group
Head to Watershed Management Group for Family Saturdays where you'll learn about the return of beavers to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s rivers and how you can help them. Kids and teens can learn about beavers through crafts, science experiments and a build-your-own beaver dam model, among other activities such as coding games and story time.Ìý
When:Ìý9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 19
Where:ÌýWatershed Management Group,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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A pair of hikers walk through the water in a creek along the Canyon Loop Trail in Catalina State Park in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on April 13, 2021.Ìý
Art Hike in Catalina State Park
Local artist Stephanie Daniels, of Brushes and Boots, is leading a Catalina State Park art hike with company Kula Cloth. Bring your art supplies of choice and hike the the Canyon Loop Trail, stopping to draw surrounding scenery. Daniels will provide some artistic guidance.
When:Ìý8:45 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19
Where:Ìý, see driving directions on the event page
Cost:ÌýFree to attend, register online
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"Finding Nemo" in Navajo
TheÌýUniversity of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Native American Law Students Association, Indigenous Strategies and The Loft Cinema are presenting a free screening of "Finding Nemo" dubbed in Diné Bizaad,Ìýthe Navajo language, with English subtitles. Fry bread will be for sale!
When:Ìý2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20
Where:ÌýThe Loft Cinema,ÌýÌý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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TKMA Song Circle Social Gathering
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Kitchen Musicians Association, aka the folks who put on the annual ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Folk Festival, are putting together a bimonthly Song Circle Social. Bring your instrument, share some songs and mingle with fellow musicians.
When:Ìý5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20
Where:ÌýBorderlands Brewing Company,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attendÌý
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Hands-on Archaeology at Mission Garden
Learn hands-on archaeology skills at Mission Garden's monthly Archaeology Day, which allows kids to try their hand at things like etching shell or painting with natural pigments. There will also be interactive programs with Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, and you'll be able to see rock art reproductions with rock art expert John Palacio.Ìý
When: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26
Where: Mission Garden,
Cost: Free to attend with a $5 suggested donation
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Witch Talk Wednesdays
The Ninth House metaphysical shop hosts a monthly Witch Talk Wednesday. They compare the event to their other salons, where you can discuss tarot and astrology with like-minded individuals. There’s no instructor, but instead a community gathering to discuss chosen topics around witchcraft.
When:Ìý6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30
Where:ÌýThe Ninth House,Ìý
Cost:ÌýFree to attend
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