Start your Sunday morning with fresh, locally made bread! Barrio Bread founder and James Beard Award-winning baker Don Guerra will be popping up at Tohono Chul with a selection of fresh loaves available for purchase. Quantities are limited, so come early for the best selection.
Join us for the public unveiling of Sonoran Oasis, Tohono Chul’s new 15-year Master Plan! Shaped by input from more than 800 community members, the plan presents a vision for protecting, enhancing, and renewing our 49-acre botanical garden while preserving what makes Tohono Chul so special. This event is free and open to the public—RSVP today!
Tohono Chul’s Guatemalan Crafts Sale brings the vibrant artistry of Guatemala’s skilled artisans to Tucson. Browse handwoven textiles, brilliant beaded jewelry, colorful shawls, contemporary purses, traditional embroidered huipiles, table runners, vests, and more. Each piece is handcrafted in small village workshops and reflects generations of cultural tradition, creativity, and craftsmanship.
Celebrate the flavors, artistry, and traditions of the Southwest at Tohono Chul’s annual Chiles, Chocolate & Day of the Dead Festival! Explore the gardens as local chile and food vendors, chocolatiers, artisans, and entertainers come together for a lively all-ages Day of the Dead celebration. Learn more and get tickets today!
Fall is one of the best times to plant in the Sonoran Desert! Find new additions for your garden during Tohono Chul’s Fall Plant Sale, featuring a diverse selection of desert-adapted plants suited to our region’s unique growing conditions. Members get exclusive first access during Members’ Day on Friday, Oct. 16, plus 10% off all plant purchases.
Celebrate the first Saturday of each month in Tohono Chul’s brand-new Adaptive Arboretum Garden! Spend the afternoon exploring this new garden while enjoying cold local beers on tap, wood-fired pizza from Family Joint Pizza, live DJs, and some quality time outdoors. Designed to explore how thoughtful tree choices can support a cooler, healthier, and more resilient future, the Adaptive Arboretum offers a relaxed new setting to gather, unwind, and experience the gardens.
Make the most of a Sunday afternoon with live music under the shady canopy of Tohono Chul’s Performance Garden. Presented in partnership with the Tucson Guitar Society, Sundays in the Garden features a rotating lineup of local musicians in one of the garden’s most inviting outdoor settings.
Grab a seat, enjoy the music, and stop by the Garden Bistro Bar for beer, wine, prickly pear lemonade, and our famous prickly pear margaritas.
Unwind beneath the stars with live jazz, delicious food, and handcrafted drinks at the Garden Bistro!
Jazz Under the Stars brings local musicians to the Bistro patio every Friday and Saturday evening. Grab a table, order your favorites, and settle in for smooth jazz, good company, and cool fall nights surrounded by the beauty of the gardens.
Join us this fall for an unforgettable evening of food, wine, and music in the gardens. Savor expertly paired tastings from some of Tucson’s finest chefs and Arizona winemakers, enjoy a complimentary tasting plate and welcome cocktail, and take in live performances by local musicians—all inspired by the flavors and culinary traditions of the Sonoran Desert.
There’s no better way to discover Tohono Chul than with one of our knowledgeable volunteer docents. Offered daily, our guided tours explore the gardens through the lens of botany, art, culture, and ecology, revealing the stories that make the Sonoran Desert one of the most diverse and fascinating landscapes in the world.