Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
WINTERHAVEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS STARTS THIS WEEKEND - The 75th annual Winterhaven Festival of Lights begins Saturday, Dec.14, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 28, from 6-10 p.m. nightly. This holiday celebration is also a major fundraiser for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. In 2023, the Tucson community donated $31,222 and 37,800 pounds of food to the Food Bank during the Festival of Lights. For more information about parking, tips on how to be a good neighbor in the area, and public transit to the event, follow the top link below.
Winterhaven good neighbor guidance
Winterhaven Festival of Lights
Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
STREET FAIR STREETCAR DETOUR AND TRANSIT OPTIONS - The 55th Annual Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair runs tomorrow through Sunday, Dec. 13-15. This year’s fair will feature more than 350 unique vendors, plenty of food, and live entertainment. Admission is free. To accommodate the event, Sun Link will experience a temporary streetcar route detour that already is in effect. Streetcar stops that won't be in service are at Fourth Avenue/Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue/Fourth Street. Riders can either walk through the Street Fair on the way to the next stop or board the special event Sun Tran bus, which will be detouring around the area and connecting back to the streetcar route.
Read the news release
Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair
TIME CORRECTION: TUCSON POLICE OFFERING FREE PHOTOS WITH SANTA THIS WEEKEND - Are you and your children ready to smile with Santa? Join the Tucson Police Department (TPD) Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m.-noon (yesterday's story had the incorrect end time), at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson's Jim & Vicki Click Clubhouse, 1935 S. Columbus Blvd. All photos are free, and TPD will be accepting donations of canned goods for a local church.
See the flyer (English and Spanish) on TPD's Facebook page
OPERATION DEEP FREEZE BEGINS ITS SEASON - Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is Tucson's winter severe-weather emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. It goes into effect when weather predictions are for overnight temperatures of 40°F or lower with rain, 35°F or lower without rain, or when wind chill factors indicate a health hazard from exposure. Limited overflow shelter beds are available for people seeking safe refuge from the weather. You do not need identification or a TB card to get shelter. To join ODF, only when in effect, go to The Salvation Army Hospitality House, 1002 N. Main Ave., between 2-4 p.m., for intake. Dinner is served between 5-6 p.m. This story is for seasonal informational purposes only, and ODF is not on tonight, Dec. 12. You can use the links below to check the status each day.
Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness
Sign up for future ODF email notifications
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