Labor Day Weekend: 3 Things To Do In Tucson

TUCSON, AZ — It won't be warm for long, so you might as well enjoy the weather at one of these Labor Day events happening around Tucson.

Enter your dog in a diving contest, explore Tucson's past at an interactive history museum or tune in to some free live music at a luxury downtown hotel.

Make the most of your holiday weekend with these local Tucson events and learn how to post your own event to the Patch Calendar.

Dog Days of Summer Labor Day Celebration

Bid farewell to the last days of Tucson summer with a pet-friendly weekend festival. Bring your dog and see how they fare in a DockDogs diving competition as the rest of your family enjoys live music, games and a craft booth. If you don't have a pet of your own, the Pima Animal Care Center will have adoptable dogs for you to take home. You can purchase tickets for Dog Days of Summer online. Adult admission is $18.95, and kids 11 and younger get in free.

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First Friday at Arizona History Museum

Spend some of your Labor Day weekend revisiting Arizona's rich past at the Arizona History Museum. This Blue Star museum is highly rated and offers two-for-one admission from 4-8 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Explore the museum's History Lab, an interactive take on traditional exhibits with topics like "Tucson's Early Brewers." Adult admission is $8, and kids get in for $5.

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Saturday Serenades at Hotel Tucson

Enjoy some free live music over Labor Day weekend at the Hotel Tucson City Center. Saturday Serenades kick off at 6 p.m. and feature musicians from the Tucson and surrounding Arizona areas. While you're listening to the music, stop by the hotel bar for a specialty cocktail at happy hour prices. Saturday Serenades are appropriate for all ages.

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Want to post your next neighborhood event on the Patch? We want you to, too! No matter how big or small it may be, if it's local, it has a place on the Patch calendar.

Posting an event is as simple as 1, 2, 3. Here's how to do it:

1. Create a Patch account and sign up to post your own local content on Patch, totally free. It's probably the easiest thing you'll do all day.
2. Make a Calendar Event and fill it with all the awesome info that people need to add it to their list of things to do in their neighborhood. Choose a fun image to upload and most importantly, have fun with it! It's your event, and the possibilities are endless.
3. Post it on Patch! That's it. Get ready for RSVPs.

You can share your event for free to three Patches, or if you really want to get the community's attention, you can pay $20 to feature your event. When an event is featured, it receives priority placement on the local calendar as well as on your Patch's homepage, article pages and in the daily newsletter (if available) the week before the event.

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