Pre-christmas Trip - Phoenix or Tucson

Old Nov 19th, 2011, 10:39 AM
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Pre-christmas Trip - Phoenix or Tucson

Going to be down in Arizona for a few days before Christmas. I will have a day to go off and see the sights, hopefully over a weekend. I can stay in either Phoenix or Tucson. Which is better during the Christmas season - what will have more sights (particularly at night)?
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Old Nov 19th, 2011, 11:16 AM
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For your nighttime entertainment, check out Sedona.
http://redrockfantasy.org/
If I were going to be in AZ between now and NYE, this is where I'd go.
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Old Nov 19th, 2011, 12:53 PM
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What sort of sights are you thinking, like light displays? Tucson has a few neighborhoods that get crazy with the lights, but downtown is very small and doesn't really do much as far as decorating.
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Old Nov 19th, 2011, 04:09 PM
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I am not looking for houses with mega displays, but yeah, I am looking for lights. I guess I kind of have a romantic notion of luminarias and desert Christmas. I also like Christmas Markets.
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Tohono Chul Park has a cool Christmas light festival. http://www.tohonochulpark.org/wordpress/

The 4th Avenue Street Fair is a big arts and crafts market: http://www.fourthavenue.org/fairs/general-information/
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i live in tucson; previously lived in phoenix. though i like living in tucson more, if i was looking for "sights" particularly at night, i would choose phx/scottsdale area. (zoo lights, kierland outdoor shopping area etc.)
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Old Nov 28th, 2011, 06:47 AM
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Tucson does not decorate for Christmas like northern cities we've lived in. Most houses don't have lights on them. They make a big deal out of the one neighborhood with lighted homes but they look like most houses do at Christmastime in other parts of the country.
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Old Nov 28th, 2011, 07:29 AM
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yeah, I am looking for lights. I guess I kind of have a romantic notion of luminarias and desert Christmas

Phoenix's Desert Botanical Gardens has an excellent display of luminarias amidst the cactus -- 8,000 luminarias plus live music ... http://www.dbg.org/events-exhibition...las-luminarias

Phoenix Zoo (close to the DBG) has a light display during the holiday, over 3 million lights shaped like zoo animals (I think this one is more for kids) ...
http://www.phoenixzoo.org/events/ZooLights/
http://www.ahwatukee.com/community_f...cc4c03286.html

Agree with the poster above who recommended Sedona, the Red Rock Fantasy is neat, though it's usually very cold at night.

Here's a link to the local newspaper with a roundup of thirteen of the best holiday light displays around the state, including Sedona, the Zoo and the DGB:
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/...s-phoenix.html
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