107 free things to do around Phoenix & Tucson, and counting.
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107 free places, and we keep adding more.
Hikes, views, missions, museums and murals around Phoenix and Tucson. We're always adding new things to do, new events and new experiences, and more of Arizona is on its way.
54 around Phoenix·53 around Tucson
Camelback Mountain (Echo Canyon)
East Phoenix
Photo: Dru Bloomfield from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, CC BY 2.0
Mission San Xavier del Bac
South of Tucson
Papago Park & Hole-in-the-Rock
East Phoenix
Watch the Sunset from Gates Pass
West Side
Windy Point Vista
Mt. Lemmon
Arizona Capitol Museum
Downtown Phoenix
El Tiradito (Wishing Shrine)
Downtown
Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza
Downtown Phoenix
Mission Garden
West Side
Hunt for Murals on Roosevelt Row
Downtown Phoenix
Sentinel Peak Park ("A" Mountain)
West Side
Heritage Square
Downtown Phoenix
Historic Pima County Courthouse
Downtown
Burton Barr Central Library
Downtown Phoenix
Follow Downtown's Painted Turquoise Line
Downtown
Encanto Park
Central Phoenix
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
Downtown
Arizona Falls
Central Phoenix
Sun Link Streetcar
Downtown
Tempe Town Lake & Tempe Beach Park
Tempe
Wander Barrio Viejo's Painted Adobes
Downtown
Hayden Butte (A Mountain)
Tempe
Center for Creative Photography
University
ASU Art Museum
Tempe
15 free festivals and parades in the next 30 days.
The map shows the big free ones too: fairs, festivals, parades and night markets, added as they come up.
- Nov6
2026 Downtown Mesa BBQ & Bluegrass Classic
Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM
Downtown Mesa, 1 N Macdonald, Mesa, AZ 85201
- Nov7
2026 Scottsdale Kierland Fine Art & Wine Festival
Sat, Nov 7 · 10 AM
Kierland Commons, 15205 N Kierland Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Nov7
2026 Chandler Diwali Festival of Lights
Sat, Nov 7 · 10 AM
Chandler City Hall Courtyard, 175 S Arizona Ave, Chandler, AZ 85225
- Nov7
Procession of Little Angels
Sat, Nov 7 · 3 PM
Literacy Connects Campus, 200 E Yavapai Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
- Nov8
All Souls Procession
Sun, Nov 8 · 4 PM
Mercado District / MSA Annex, 267 S Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ 85745
- Nov11
2026 Tucson Veterans Day Parade
Wed, Nov 11 · 11 AM
Tucson Convention Center, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
- Nov11
2026 Phoenix Veterans Day Parade
Wed, Nov 11 · 11 AM
3rd St & McDowell Rd, 300 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Nov11
2026 East Valley Veterans Day Parade
Wed, Nov 11 · 11 AM
Downtown Mesa, 263 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201
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