Winterhaven Festival of Lights

An annual event in the Winterhaven subdivision north of Fort Lowell Road displaying a huge Christmas light festival involving several dozen homes in the subdivision. The festival starts in the middle of December, ending a few days before New Year's Day. The event is very popular, and traffic to the event is always very congested.

history

Hours: December
Website: winterhavenfestival.org (opens in a new tab)

Directions Suggest a nearby place

Listing from Wikivoyage: Tucson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

Eat
Beyond Bread Central
Amazing sandwiches on fresh-baked bread, made from ingredients that are as fresh as possible. (In addition to baking bread daily, the restaurant also roasts its turkey and beef on site.) They also have an espresso bar and pastries. A nice place for lunch, but watch out – it's very popular, and you may have to wait in line. Alternately, you can pre-order your meal for pickup online. Average sandwich (hot & cold) costs around $6-6.50, chips included.
Mon-Fri 6:30AM-8PM, Sat 7AM-8PM, Sun 7AM-6PM
Eat
Rosa's Mexican Food Restaurant
Excellent Sonoran-style Mexican food in this family-owned and operated storefront restaurant. Rosa's salsa is consistently voted one of the top three in Tucson by the readers of the Tucson Weekly. The food is heavy on the meat and cheese, with buttery tortillas and delicious refried beans. Main course $7-$10.
Daily 11AM-10PM
Buy
Bahti Indian Arts
Sells regional Native American arts and crafts.
Mon-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 8:30AM-4PM
Eat
Guadalajara Original Grill
A popular, fun and entertaining Mexican restaurant featuring live mariachis 7 nights per week, fresh salsa made table-side, and homemade tortillas. A great place to go with friends to enjoy the lively and homey atmosphere. The restaurant runs culinary tour of Mexico, and features dishes from different states of Mexico each month that are fun to try. Dinner time includes roaming mariachi singers.
Sun-Thu 10AM-10PM, Fri Sat 10AM-11PMMains $12-22