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X-WR-CALNAME:Tucson · outdoors · Thursday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:2026 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks DTSTART:20260917T070000Z DTEND:20260918T065959Z DTSTAMP:20260912T122433Z UID:10024540-1789603200-1789689599@tucsontopia.com CATEGORIES:free,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (o ther fees\, including timed entry or reservation fees\, may apply). Mark y our calendar for these entrance fee-free dates: \nFebruary 16: Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday)\nMay 25: Memorial Day\nJune 14: Flag Day/Presi dent Trump's birthday\nJuly 3–5: Independence Day weekend\nAugust 25: 11 0th Birthday of the National Park Service\nSeptember 17: Constitution Day\ nOctober 27: Theodore Roosevelt's birthday\nNovember 11: Veterans Day \nBe ginning in 2026\, free entrance on these days will be for US citizens and residents only. Nonresidents will pay the regular entrance fee and any app licable nonresident fees. LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T122433Z URL:https://tucsontopia.com/event/2026-free-entrance-days-in-the-national- parks-2/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=tucson-az X-SOURCE-NAME:TucsonTopia X-SOURCE-URL:https://tucsontopia.com/live-music-in-tucson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Little Critters: Brilliant Bugs at Reid Park Zoo DTSTART:20260917T163000Z DTEND:20260917T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T182323Z UID:10024713-1789637400-1789641000@tucsontopia.com CATEGORIES:family,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Buzz on over to join Reid Park Zoo and Pima County Environment al Educators for a morning of bug-themed fun! Enjoy a guided walk through the Zoo while we look for critters of all kinds. Stop in the classroom for exciting crafts and activities. Finally\, learn more about insects throug h close-up encounters with animal ambassadors. \nDesigned for children age s 3-5 years\n(One adult chaperone is required and is included in the progr am price. Class size is limited\, only 1 adult per child may attend this p rogram.) LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T182323Z LOCATION:Reid Park Zoo\, 3400 E. Zoo Court\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85716\, United States URL:https://tucsontopia.com/event/little-critters-brilliant-bugs-at-reid-p ark-zoo/2026-09-17/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=tu cson-az X-SOURCE-NAME:TucsonTopia X-SOURCE-URL:https://tucsontopia.com/live-music-in-tucson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Desert Container Gardening: Plan for 365 Days of Living Color DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260917T183000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T183400Z UID:6620-1789639200-1789644600@tucsonbotanical.org CATEGORIES:outdoors DESCRIPTION:Yume Japanese Gardens\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegiste r Here\n\n\n\n\n$36 Non-Member / $29 Member \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nDesert container gardening is not the same as gardening anywhere else. Our summer s are longer and hotter\, our winters can bring sudden cold snaps\, and pl ants in pots need a smarter plan to thrive. \n\n\n\nBe inspired to do some thing different and expand your vision\, imagination\, and enjoyment of se eing beautiful plants in a container that thrive in your desert home. \n\n \n\n\nDetermine the correct plants to combine in a pot for the upcoming se ason so that the display makes sense and is pleasing to the eye. \n\n\n\n Know the correct location to place your pots so they will do their best.  \n\n\n\nChoose your color theme and learn how to make it happen.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstructor \n\n\n\nMarylee Pangman\n\n\n\n\n\nMarylee Pa ngman founded The Contained Gardener in 1998 as a niche business in the de sert community of Tucson\, Arizona.  Since then\, Marylee has been compel led to share all that she has learned about container gardening over 3 dec ades of blistering summers and record breaking winters. Marylee sees conta iner gardening as a way to have an oasis garden while conserving water as the demands of pots are far less than heavily planted areas and beds. You can find Marylee’s books\, Getting Potted in the Desert\, and Riley’ s Garden Oasis at the Garden Gift Shop. These two books are excellent res ources for creating and caring for potted gardens\, advice on container se lection\, plant lists and much more. https://thepotteddesert.com \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming Classes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n Classes\, Gardening \n Desert Contain er Gardening: Plan for 365 Days of Living Color \n September 17 @ 10:0 0 am – 11:30 am \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n Horticultural Ther apy \n Caring for Caregivers: The Mossy Landscape of Mothering \n September 19 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am \n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n \n Classes\, Gardening \n Preparing Your Roses for the Fall B loom \n September 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T183400Z LOCATION:Zoom URL:https://tucsonbotanical.org/event/desert-container-gardening/?utm_sour ce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=tucson-az X-SOURCE-NAME:Tucson Botanical Gardens X-SOURCE-URL:https://tucsonbotanical.org/education END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR