Explore our Arizona America250 Events Calendar, your hub for commemorating America’s 250th anniversary in Arizona. This calendar highlights both signature events hosted by Arizona America250 and community-led events taking place across the state.
If your organization or community is planning an event that aligns with the spirit of America250, we invite you to be part of the celebration. Help us build a vibrant calendar that reflects the richness of Arizona’s past, present, and future. Submitting your event is easy and free!
Let’s make history together. One event at a time.
Event Title: Two Lights Tomorrow Event Description: Part of a national initiative, Arizona's "Two Lights for Tomorrow" serves as the Semiquincentennial kickoff event. Lights are displayed at State Capitols across the country to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride and symbolize light shining through darkness. Event Date: Friday, April 18, 2025 Is the […]
Event Title: Opening Night of SUFFS Event Description: Hosted by the Arizona America250 Commission and ASU Gammage, SUFFS is a musical telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote. Running October 14–19, with a special America250 celebration on opening night. Event Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Event Range: October 14–19, 2025 Event […]
Event Title: Arizona 250 Youth Town Hall Event Description: A virtual town hall for ages 12-24 to engage with community leaders and representatives from Arizona’s three branches of government about civic engagement. Event Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Is the Event Multi-Day or Ongoing? No Event Time: 1:00 pm Event Location: Virtual Event Type: Signature […]
The Pearl Harbor Day commemoration is scheduled to start at 10:55, the time that the Japanese attack started at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. This event commemorates Pearl Harbor: “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy.” Honoring America’s Veterans is proud to present the Commemorating Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony. This tradition is one that is […]
On Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 9 am to 12 pm flintknapper Sam Greenleaf teaches an arrowhead-making and flintknapping workshop at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson. Participants will learn how to make arrowheads, spear points, and other flaked stone artifacts from obsidian and other stone like ancient peoples did. The class […]
Hunter Claypatch, PhD, presents “Inhabitants of an Archaeological and International ‘Frontier’: The Precolonial History of the Santa Cruz Valley and the Arizona-Sonora Borderlands” for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s free December 18, 7-8:30 pm MST “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom series. Hohokam and Trincheras culture inhabitants of this contact zone were shaped by regional cultural […]
On December 21, 2025, from 8:30 to noon, archaeologist Allen Dart leads Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s Winter Solstice Tour to Los Morteros Hohokam Village and Signal Hill CCC & Petroglyph Sites near Tucson. Los Morteros is an ancient village site that includes a large Hohokam ballcourt, bedrock mortars, and other archaeological features. The Signal Hill […]
Celebrate the Winter Solstice and watch the stars sparkle over the Catalina Mountains on the longest night of the year from the Nature Trail (one-mile)! Learn about nocturnal animals and enjoy a constellation tour featuring a variety of cultures and astronomy facts. Please bring a flashlight and a jacket. Caution: The hike begins and ends […]