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Tohono Chul Park

There is something for everyone to see and do at Tohono Chul Park. This oasis in the desert, as it is often called, offers a respite from the hectic pace of daily life, provides an informative look at the region's fascinating cultural traditions and its even more interesting flora and fauna, and is the perfect setting for an evening concert, special event or family wedding.

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    Tohono Chul Park

    7366 North Paseo del Norte
    Tucson, AZ 85704

    Phone: (520) 742-6455   |   Official Website

  • Current Events

    05/10/12- 05/27/12	Congressional Student Art Exhibition Tohono Chul Park Congressional Student Art Exhibition Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park May 10-May 27, 2012 Working with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords office, this annual exhibit highlights the artistic achievements of high school students from the 8th Congressional district.
    04/26/12- 07/22/12	Mesquite Tohono Chul Park Mesquite Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park April 26-July 22, 2012 An exploration of mesquite as a signature material used in fine arts and crafts. This exhibit also includes artworks that feature the mesquite tree as a central subject.
    12/15/11- Ongoing	The Art of the Guitar Tohono Chul Park The Art of the Guitar Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park December 15, 2011 - Ongoing In tandem with the Tucson Museum of Art exhibit Who Shot Rock and Roll this exhibit highlights regional artists who are exploring the guitar as a central subject in their work. With an eye towards the sheer beauty of the instrument and its contemporary popularity, Art of the Guitar is an exciting look at this dynamic instrument, and an exploration of its cultural and historical impact in the Southwest region.
    09/23/10- Ongoing	Art in the Park Tohono Chul Park Art in the Park Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park September 23, 2010 - Ongoing Tohono Chul Park is celebrating 25 years of Connecting Nature, Art and Culture. If the rich colors, textures and imagery of the Southwest put joy in your heart, then the exhibit venues at Tohono Chul Park are the place to celebrate! The Exhibit Hall rotates larger, multi-artist exhibitions while the Gallery focuses more on individual artists and smaller themed shows, and the seemingly secret Wells Fargo Gallery.
    09/22/10- Ongoing	Birds of Tohono Chul Tohono Chul Park Birds of Tohono Chul Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park September 22, 2010 - Ongoing Tohono Chul Park, is celebrating 25 years of Connecting Nature, Art and Culture. Whether you are a native Tucsonan or just passing through, there are avian sightings for all to enjoy at Tohono Chul Park during their Birds of Tohono Chul docent-led tours.
    06/15/10- Ongoing	Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library June 15, 2010 - Ongoing Each summer for the past nine years, TCP has traveled to the Pima County Libraries with activities that weave the story of the Sonoran Desert with the theme of the libraries' summer reading program, linking valuable natural history lessons for children of all ages with the message to read more about it.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/31/12- 08/19/12	Pollinators: The Art of Interdependence Tohono Chul Park Pollinators: The Art of Interdependence Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park May 31-August 19, 2012 An exhibit of artworks celebrating bats, birds, bees, and other key players in the interconnected dance of pollination.
    07/26/12- 10/21/12	Contemporary Ceramics Tohono Chul Park Contemporary Ceramics Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park July 26-October 21, 2012 An exhibit showcasing the work of artists who are using the familiar material of clay in surprising and inventive ways.
    08/23/12- 11/11/12	Water Tohono Chul Park Water Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park August 23-November 11, 2012 An exhibition of artworks by members of the Arizona Print Group, focusing on the central theme of water: Looking at its visual beauty, and their relationship to this essential element.
    01/30/13- Ongoing	Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest Tohono Chul Park Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park January 30, 2013 - Ongoing An exhibit of artworks that explore the mystique, power, and dynamic energy of horses, and the love they have of them. This show also highlights the historical impact of the horse on the American Southwest.

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  Upcoming Events

  • Current Events

    05/10/12- 05/27/12	Congressional Student Art Exhibition Tohono Chul Park Congressional Student Art Exhibition Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park May 10-May 27, 2012 Working with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords office, this annual exhibit highlights the artistic achievements of high school students from the 8th Congressional district.
    04/26/12- 07/22/12	Mesquite Tohono Chul Park Mesquite Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park April 26-July 22, 2012 An exploration of mesquite as a signature material used in fine arts and crafts. This exhibit also includes artworks that feature the mesquite tree as a central subject.
    12/15/11- Ongoing	The Art of the Guitar Tohono Chul Park The Art of the Guitar Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park December 15, 2011 - Ongoing In tandem with the Tucson Museum of Art exhibit Who Shot Rock and Roll this exhibit highlights regional artists who are exploring the guitar as a central subject in their work. With an eye towards the sheer beauty of the instrument and its contemporary popularity, Art of the Guitar is an exciting look at this dynamic instrument, and an exploration of its cultural and historical impact in the Southwest region.
    09/23/10- Ongoing	Art in the Park Tohono Chul Park Art in the Park Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park September 23, 2010 - Ongoing Tohono Chul Park is celebrating 25 years of Connecting Nature, Art and Culture. If the rich colors, textures and imagery of the Southwest put joy in your heart, then the exhibit venues at Tohono Chul Park are the place to celebrate! The Exhibit Hall rotates larger, multi-artist exhibitions while the Gallery focuses more on individual artists and smaller themed shows, and the seemingly secret Wells Fargo Gallery.
    09/22/10- Ongoing	Birds of Tohono Chul Tohono Chul Park Birds of Tohono Chul Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park September 22, 2010 - Ongoing Tohono Chul Park, is celebrating 25 years of Connecting Nature, Art and Culture. Whether you are a native Tucsonan or just passing through, there are avian sightings for all to enjoy at Tohono Chul Park during their Birds of Tohono Chul docent-led tours.
    06/15/10- Ongoing	Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library June 15, 2010 - Ongoing Each summer for the past nine years, TCP has traveled to the Pima County Libraries with activities that weave the story of the Sonoran Desert with the theme of the libraries' summer reading program, linking valuable natural history lessons for children of all ages with the message to read more about it.

  • Upcoming Events

    05/31/12- 08/19/12	Pollinators: The Art of Interdependence Tohono Chul Park Pollinators: The Art of Interdependence Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park May 31-August 19, 2012 An exhibit of artworks celebrating bats, birds, bees, and other key players in the interconnected dance of pollination.
    07/26/12- 10/21/12	Contemporary Ceramics Tohono Chul Park Contemporary Ceramics Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park July 26-October 21, 2012 An exhibit showcasing the work of artists who are using the familiar material of clay in surprising and inventive ways.
    08/23/12- 11/11/12	Water Tohono Chul Park Water Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park August 23-November 11, 2012 An exhibition of artworks by members of the Arizona Print Group, focusing on the central theme of water: Looking at its visual beauty, and their relationship to this essential element.
    01/30/13- Ongoing	Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest Tohono Chul Park Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest Presented by Tohono Chul Park at Tohono Chul Park January 30, 2013 - Ongoing An exhibit of artworks that explore the mystique, power, and dynamic energy of horses, and the love they have of them. This show also highlights the historical impact of the horse on the American Southwest.

• Past
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  • Past Events

    04/19/12	Mt. Lemmon SkyNight Tohono Chul Park
    04/12/12	The Amerind and the Legacy of the Mimbres Tohono Chul Park
    03/13/12	Wild About Wildflowers at Tohono Chul! Tohono Chul Park
    03/08/12- 05/06/12	Artful Gourds Tohono Chul Park
    03/08/12- 05/06/12	Artful Gourds Tohono Chul Park
    02/25/12	Beautiful Desert Gardens Tohono Chul Park
    02/18/12	The Gardner's Guide to Cactus Tohono Chul Park
    02/10/12- 02/12/12	Best of Zuni - Silver and Stone Tohono Chul Park
    02/08/12- 04/25/12	Hawk Happening Continues! Tohono Chul Park
    02/02/12	City Parks / City Birds Tohono Chul Park
    01/28/12- 02/04/12	Gardening Where We Live Tohono Chul Park
    01/26/12- 04/22/12	Arizona Centennial Exhibition Tohono Chul Park
    01/21/12	Colorful and Tough: Starr's Top 20 Shrubs Tohono Chul Park
    01/19/12	Sandhill Snowbirds Tohono Chul Park
    01/17/12- 02/14/12	Birding 202 Tohono Chul Park
    12/15/11- 03/04/12	The Art of the Guitar Tohono Chul Park
    12/06/11	Christmas in the Barrio with Patricia Preciado Martin Tohono Chul Park
    12/03/11	All things Water Tohono Chul Park
    11/25/11- 12/03/11	Holiday Nights 2011 Tohono Chul Park
    11/17/11- 11/19/11	Oaxacan Rug Weaving Demonstration and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    11/12/11	Cooking the Wild Southwest Tohono Chul Park
    11/11/11	Guatemalan Trunk Show Tohono Chul Park
    11/10/11- 01/22/12	Wordplay: Artful Words Tohono Chul Park
    11/02/11	Day of the Dead in Arizona with Patricia Preciado Martin Tohono Chul Park
    11/01/11- 01/22/12	Wordplay: Artful Words Tohono Chul Park
    10/30/11	Sunday Jazz Concert Series: Brice Winston Tohono Chul Park
    10/29/11- 11/05/11	A Whirlwind History of Gardens Tohono Chul Park
    10/27/11	Mt. Lemmon SkyNights Adventure Tohono Chul Park
    10/24/11- 10/25/11	These boots are made for ...hanging! Tohono Chul Park
    10/23/11	Javelina on Her Doorstep Tohono Chul Park
    10/22/11	Brrr...Cold Hardy Cacti and Accents Tohono Chul Park
    10/22/11	Stress Relief: Herbs for the Nerves Tohono Chul Park
    10/21/11	Park After Dark Tohono Chul Park
    10/12/11- 12/28/11	Hawk Happening! Tohono Chul Park
    10/09/11	Sunday Jazz Concert Series: The Larry Redhouse Jazz Trio Tohono Chul Park
    09/25/11	Sunday Jazz Concert Series: Diane Van Deurzen and Lisa Otey Tohono Chul Park
    09/01/11- 11/06/11	Dia de los Muertos Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    07/02/11- 08/28/11	Monsoon! Tohono Chul Park
    05/19/11- 07/22/11	Tohono Chul Park - Picturing Tucson: Cell Phone Photography Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    05/01/11	Sunday String Concert Series: The Spanish Guitar of Domingo DeGrazia Tohono Chul Park
    04/28/11- 05/17/11	An Artistic Discovery: Congressional Student Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    04/17/11	Sunday String Concert Series: Gabriel Ayala Tohono Chul Park
    04/07/11- 06/19/11	Pattern and Rhythm Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    04/01/11- 10/28/11	Reptile Ramble Tohono Chul Park
    03/27/11	2011 Sonoran Spring Celebration Tohono Chul Park
    03/16/11- 03/20/11	Spring Desert Corner Plant Sale Tohono Chul Park
    03/11/11- 03/12/11	Mexican Folk Arts Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    03/10/11	Medicinal Plants Tohono Chul Park
    02/26/11	Herbal Facials Tohono Chul Park
    02/19/11	The Ammonite Gourd Tohono Chul Park
    02/15/11	Tucson's Public Art: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tohono Chul Park
    01/27/11- 03/15/11	Mary Lou Williams: Arizona Sojourn Tohono Chul Park
    01/13/11- 04/03/11	Family Ties - An Exploration of Artistic Families Tohono Chul Park
    12/11/10	Spanish Colonial Gardens Tohono Chul Park
    12/10/10	Travel Ed-venture: Wine Country Safari Tohono Chul Park
    12/08/10- 12/29/10	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    12/05/10- 12/06/10	Holiday Nights Tohono Chul Park
    12/05/10	A Gift of Angels: The Art of San Xavier Tohono Chul Park
    12/04/10	Lens and Landscape: Envisioning Your Garden through Photography Tohono Chul Park
    11/26/10- 12/04/10	Holiday Nights Tohono Chul Park
    11/20/10	Busy Bees in Your Garden Tohono Chul Park
    11/19/10	Guatemalan Trunk Show Tohono Chul Park
    11/18/10- 12/07/10	Holiday for the Park Tohono Chul Park
    11/05/10	Fall Fiesta featuring Sons of the Pioneers Tohono Chul Park
    11/04/10	Digestive Distress: Herbal Remedies from the Sonoran Desert Tohono Chul Park
    11/03/10- 11/17/10	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    10/30/10	Garden Art: Form and Function Tohono Chul Park
    10/30/10	Ahhh choo! Respiratory Remedies for Colds and Flu Tohono Chul Park
    10/23/10	Contain Yourself! Explorations in Container Gardening Tohono Chul Park
    10/22/10	Park After Dark Tohono Chul Park
    10/19/10- 11/16/10	Nature Photography in the Digital Age Tohono Chul Park
    10/18/10- 10/19/10	Sonoran Desert Wreaths Tohono Chul Park
    10/17/10	Tea and Mystery: An Afternoon with JA Jance Tohono Chul Park
    10/16/10	Show-and-Tell Succulents Tohono Chul Park
    10/09/10- 10/10/10	Desert Corner Plant Sale Tohono Chul Park
    10/06/10- 10/20/10	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    10/02/10	Mediterranean Gardens Sonoran Desert Style Tohono Chul Park
    10/01/10- 10/30/10	Walk in the Park Tohono Chul Park
    09/16/10- 11/15/10	Encaustics: Visions in Wax Tohono Chul Park
    09/16/10- 09/30/10	Walk in the Park Tohono Chul Park
    08/13/10- 08/14/10	Monsoon Madness Plant Sale Tohono Chul Park
    08/13/10- 10/29/10	Reptile Ramble Tohono Chul Park
    07/29/10- 09/14/10	Who Do You Think We Are? Tohono Chul Park
    07/24/10	Monsoon Mischief Miller-Golf Links Branch Library
    07/03/10	Monsoon Mischief Barnes and Noble at Foothills Mall
    06/30/10	Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Pima County Public Library - Oro Valley Public Library
    06/30/10	Monsoon Mischief Pima County Public Library - Oro Valley Public Library
    06/26/10	Life in the Hothouse: How a Living Planet Survives Climate Change Tohono Chul Park
    06/26/10	Up Close and Personal: Elements of Macro Photography for Pollinating Insects and Wildflowers Tohono Chul Park
    06/26/10	Gardening for Butterflies and the Caterpillars That Become Them! Tohono Chul Park
    06/26/10	Orioles, Woodpeckers and other Lesser-Known Pollinators Tohono Chul Park
    06/26/10	Nectar-feeding Bats and Hummingbirds: Nature's Mega Pollinators Tohono Chul Park
    06/25/10	Sonoran Desert Bees: Trouble in Paradise? Tohono Chul Park
    06/24/10	Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Pima County Public Library - Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library
    06/24/10	Monsoon Mischief Pima County Public Library - Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library
    06/24/10	Hummingbirds: More than Just Eye Candy Tohono Chul Park
    06/22/10- 09/28/10	Special Guests to Stories in the Garden Tohono Chul Park
    06/21/10- 06/27/10	National Pollinator Week Tohono Chul Park
    06/20/10	Free Day for Dad! Tohono Chul Park
    06/19/10	Tohono Chul Park Goes to the Library! Martha Cooper Library
    06/19/10	Monsoon Mischief Martha Cooper Library
    06/15/10	Monsoon Mischief Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library
    06/10/10- 07/27/10	Creative Horizons: Native American Children's Art Tohono Chul Park
    05/20/10- 10/03/10	Tohono Chul Park A to Z Tohono Chul Park
    05/15/10	Amazing Arthropods Tohono Chul Park
    05/07/10- 05/09/10	Celebrate National Public Gardens Day/Mother's Day Tohono Chul Park
    05/01/10	Happy Habitats Tohono Chul Park
    04/29/10	Quiet Fire Trio Tohono Chul Park
    04/24/10	Tucson Guitar Society Tohono Chul Park
    04/22/10- 06/08/10	Congressional Student Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    04/19/10	Free Day Tohono Chul Park
    04/18/10	HarpFusion Tohono Chul Park
    04/08/10	Gabriel Ayala Tohono Chul Park
    04/02/10- 10/29/10	Reptile Ramble Tohono Chul Park
    03/27/10- 03/28/10	Oaxacan Folk Art Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    03/12/10- 03/14/10	Native American Art Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    03/11/10- 05/16/10	Art that Heals Tohono Chul Park
    03/10/10	Taliesin West and the Desert Botanical Garden Tohono Chul Park
    03/02/10- 04/29/10	What's Blooming? Tours Tohono Chul Park
    02/20/10	Songs of the Cherrycows - Cowboy Folk Music and its Changing View of the West Tohono Chul Park
    02/12/10- 02/14/10	Zuni Fetish Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    02/08/10- 05/20/10	25th Anniversary Quilt - Birds of Tohono Chul Park Tohono Chul Park
    02/03/10- 03/24/10	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    01/21/10- 03/03/10	Traditional Paper Art - Contemporary Interpretations Tohono Chul Park
    01/14/10- 03/07/10	Meanwhile Back at the Ranch Tohono Chul Park
    12/23/09	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    12/13/09	Los Changuitos Feos de Tucson Tohono Chul Park
    12/11/09	Wine County Safari Tohono Chul Park
    12/10/09- 02/19/10	John P. Schaefer: The Desert Illuminated Tohono Chul Park
    12/09/09	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    11/25/09	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    11/21/09	Lecture: Guatemalan Textiles Tohono Chul Park
    11/20/09- 11/21/09	Guatemalan Trunk Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    11/19/09- 12/08/09	Holiday Ornaments Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    11/12/09- 01/10/10	Canyons of the Southwest Tohono Chul Park
    11/11/09	Hawk Happening Tohono Chul Park
    11/05/09	DeGrazia Guitar Band Tohono Chul Park
    11/01/09- 11/02/09	Day of the Dead Tohono Chul Park
    10/30/09	Park After Dark Tohono Chul Park
    10/29/09	Fall Concert Series - Michael Heralda Tohono Chul Park
    10/15/09	Fall Concert Series - Santa Cruz River Band Tohono Chul Park
    10/13/09	Touch Wood: A Hands-on Tour of Lynne Yamaguchi's Turned Bowls Tohono Chul Park
    10/07/09- 10/11/09	Desert Corner Plant Sale 2009 Tohono Chul Park
    10/04/09	Yoeme Carving Tohono Chul Park
    10/04/09	When the Rains Come: A Naturalist's Year in the Sonoran Desert Tohono Chul Park
    10/01/09	Fall Concerts 2009 Tohono Chul Park
    09/17/09	Fall Concert Series - Rodney Glassman with Jeff Haskell Tohono Chul Park
    09/10/09- 11/16/09	Wish You Were Here! Fiber Art Tohono Chul Park
    08/27/09- 11/08/09	Dias de los Muertos Tohono Chul Park
    08/22/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Mission Branch Library
    08/08/09- 12/12/09	Ask the Expert Tohono Chul Park
    08/07/09- 10/30/09	Reptile Ramble Tohono Chul Park
    07/18/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Dusenberry-River Branch Library
    07/17/09	Summer Concert Series - Degrazia Guitar Band Tohono Chul Park
    07/17/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Himmel Park Branch Library
    07/15/09- 09/08/09	Creative Connections: 14th Annual School Student Art Exhibitions Tohono Chul Park
    07/14/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Woods Memorial Branch Library
    07/11/09- 07/10/10	Yoeme Carving - Generations of Wooden Faces Tohono Chul Park
    07/11/09- 05/31/10	Yaqui Carving: Generations of Wooden Faces Tohono Chul Park
    07/10/09- 07/24/09	Mammillaria Madness Tohono Chul Park
    07/10/09	Summer Concert Series - Brice Winston Tohono Chul Park
    07/07/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Quincie Douglas Branch Library
    06/26/09	Summer Concert Series - Lisa Otey With Diane Van Deurzen Tohono Chul Park
    06/20/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Joyner-Green Valley Branch Library
    06/19/09	Summer Concert Series - Joe Bourne Tohono Chul Park
    06/12/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library
    06/10/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Joel D. Valdez Main Library
    06/08/09	Them Bones Pima County Public Library - Oro Valley Public Library
    06/03/09- 07/13/09	Contemporary Crafts: Baskets, Bowls, Boxes and Bags Tohono Chul Park
    05/21/09- 08/23/09	Re-Visions: Art Made from Reclaimed Materials Tohono Chul Park
    05/01/09- 06/01/09	8th District Congressional Student Art Exhibit Tohono Chul Park
    04/05/09	Sonoran Spring Celebration Tohono Chul Park
    04/05/09	Sonoran Spring Celebration Tohono Chul Park
    03/27/09- 03/28/09	Oaxacan Folk Art Show and Sale Tohono Chul Park
    02/22/09	An Afternoon with Baxter Black Tohono Chul Park
    02/13/09	Oaxacan Carving Demonstration/Sale Tohono Chul Park

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