Entertainment Schedule
Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.
7pm-9pm: Five Way Street. Crosby, Stills and Nash tribute by Five Way Street. FREE.
Scott Avenue Main Stage @ Broadway Blvd.
5pm-6pm: Lunar Light Collectors
6:15pm-7:30pm: Jazz Telephone
7:45pm-9pm: Kristen Chandler
Street Performances
Along Congress Street
5pm-9pm: Critical Stilts
5pm-9pm: Living Statues presented by Parasol Project
5:30pm-7:30pm: Odyssey Story Arts Cart
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Along 6th Ave.
4pm-9pm: Old Pueblo Vintage Fire Brigade’s Vintage Fire Trucks
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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave. & Congress St.
4pm-5pm: The Dusty Buskers
5pm-5:30pm: House of Dance
5:30pm-7pm: Les Avenge
7pm-8pm: The Dusty Buskers
8pm-9pm: Technophobes
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Indian Village Lot – Kid’s Corner! Between Stone & Scott on Congress St.
West Wall: Cinema La Placita – How The Grinch Stole Christmas
East Wall: Wintery-weather event, Zero Gravity Jumping, Art activities & more
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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.
5pm-7pm: Mitzi & Rebecca
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NW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.
5pm-7pm: 4th Street String Band
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SW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.
7pm-10pm: Les Avenge
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress St.
5pm-9pm: Deceptively Innocent
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Downtown Venues
Beowulf Alley Theatre 11 S. 6th Ave. 7:30pm: Blackbird: theatrical performance. $5 discount.
Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails 135 S. 6th Ave. 10pm: Jazz Telephone
Flanagan’s Celtic Corner 222 E. Congress St. 7pm-9pm: Out of Kilters
Hotel Congress Patio 311 E. Congress St. 7pm-10pm: Al Perry & Loren Dircks
June’s Corner Store 10 E. Broadway Blvd. TBA
Maynard’s Market & Kitchen 400 N. Toole Ave. TBA
MEB Management 120 E. Congress St. 5:30pm-8:30pm – Downtown North Pole with Santa & Elves
O2 Modern Fitness 186 E. Broadway Blvd.
Red Room @ Grill 100 E. Congress St. George Rosenberg, Jimmy Carr & The Awkward Moments
Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St. 5:30pm – The Great Cover Up with local bands, annual fundraiser for Tucson Artists & Musicians Healthcare Alliance. Admission $8, with $2 off for donation of two cans of food for Tucson Community Food Bank.
Rockin’ Queen 45 S. 6th Ave. 6pm-9pm – Horrible Holiday Sweater contest
The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. TBA
Sacred Machine 245 E. Congress St. 9pm – Blind Divine
Social Science 43 S. 6th Ave. TBA
Tucson Children’s Museum 200 S. 6th Ave. 4pm-8pm – Adventure learning & interactive exhibits. Special $2 admission.
Vaudeville 110 E. Congress St. TBA
Exhibits
Arts Marketplace 40 W. Broadway Blvd. 6:30-8pm – Reception for “To Life!” Art works by Mary Theresa Dietz.
Cafe 54, 54 E. Pennington St. 5:30 – 8:00pm – Evening of Expression. First Annual Fundraiser and Silent Auction to benefit Cafe 54. Free.
The Drawing Studio 33 S. 6th Ave. 6pm-9pm: Small Wonders exhibit.
Etherton Gallery 135 S. 6th Ave.
MOCA 265 S. Church Ave. 5pm-7pm – The Artist as Collector: Oliver Mosset, $8
O2 Modern Fitness 186 E. Broadway Blvd.
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum 414 E. Toole Ave. Noon-8pm: Holiday Express with Santa noon to 2pm, art activities and more, plus a showing of Polar Express at 6:15pm.
Tucson Children’s Museum 200 S. 6th Ave. 4pm-8pm: Interactive, entertaining exhibits. Special $2 2nd Saturdays admission!
Santa Claus at the Downtown North Pole
Santa Claus and his elves are at downtown’s North Pole at MEB Management, 120 E. Congress St., from 5:30pm-6:30pm; 6:45pm-7:45pm & 8pm-8:45pm. Free.
Photo opportunities with holiday backdrops will also be available for purchase at a discounted rate.
Food Drive for the Community Food Bank
The need for donations to the Community Food Bank is greater than ever. Please reach into your cupboard and bring down non-perishable food items for the Community Food Bank. Local businesses will sweeten the deal with specials for your donations. Boxes will be located at Rialto Theatre, Rockin’ Queen and the event’s information booth at 127 E. Congress St.
* Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St: $2 off the $8 admission at The Great Cover Up with 2 items.
* Rockin’ Queen, 45 S. 6th Ave., $20 off with three items.
* Desert Bloom, 27 N. Stone Ave., 15% off with two items.
Holiday Window Decorations Contest
Downtown Merchants will be competing for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for Best Window Decorations – and you get to vote!
Click Downtown Window Decorations Ballot for the list of competing businesses; pick up copies of the ballot at MEB Management (120 E. Congress St.) or the information booth (125 E. Congress St.) or print out the list & vote for your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices – base it on the most creative! Return ballots to the information booth or MEB Management. (Disclaimer: Ballots will require the voter’s name and email address to ensure there is no ballot stuffing. Email addresses are sacred to us, and will not be used to spam you nor shared.)
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2nd Saturdays Downtown – Downtown Businesses Window Decoration Contest
Vote for your favorite window decorations; base it on the most creative!
Please circle your first, second and third choices and denote which one you think should be 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Return your ballot to MEB Management, 120 E. Congress St. or the info booth, 125 E. Congress St.
*Your full name, email address and zip code are required for your ballot to be counted. We promise not to spam you or share your email address. However, please DO indicate if you would like to receive information about upcoming 2nd Saturday events.*
Name____________________ Email_____________________ Zip Code________________
Businesses are listed in directional order from east to west.
Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
Cricket, 245 E. Congress St. #135
Sacred Machine, 245 E. Congress St. #123
02 Modern Fitness, 186 E. Broadway Blvd.
Aviar Design, 180 E. Broadway Blvd.
HUB Restaurant & Ice Creamery, 266 E. Congress St.
Flanagan’s Celtic Corner, 222 E. Congress St
Got All Your Marbles, 220 E. Congress St.
Social Science, 43 S. 6th Ave.
Rockin’ Queen, 45 S. 6th Ave.
Black Rose Tattoo, 47 S. 6th Ave.
Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, 135 S. 6th Ave.
North Scott Barber Salon, 27 N. Scott Ave.
Alejandro’s, 31 N. Scott Ave.
47 Scott, 47 N. Scott Ave.
Scott & Co., 49 N. Scott Ave.
On A Roll, 63 E. Congress St.
June’s Corner Store, 10 E. Broadway Blvd.
Desert Bloom, 27 N. Stone Ave.
Taco Shop, 17 N. Stone Ave.
Rae’s Place, 25 N. Stone Ave.
Bruegger’s Bagels, 1 W. Congress St.
Caffe Milano, 47 W. Congress St.
Horrible Holiday Sweater Contest
Wear your holiday worst!
A slew of prizes from downtown merchants will be awarded to the individuals with the most Horrible Holiday sweaters. Stop by Rockin’ Queen, 45 S. 6th Ave., between 6pm-9pm and Lizette will take your picture & judge the best of the bad! Winners will be notified by email or phone.
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