Over 30 events to check out August 28-30!

Tucson residents looking for something to do August 28 through 30 have more than 30 options across the city, from a free market at the MSA Annex to nighttime desert walks, live music, theater, yoga, art activities and community gatherings. The weekend lineup offers ways to spend an evening indoors or outside, shop from local makers, explore Tucson landmarks and find family-friendly activities during the final stretch of summer.

The Summer Night Market returns to the MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento, on the last Friday of the month through September. More than 80 local makers are expected, making the market a chance to browse art, crafts and other handmade goods. Admission is free, although visitors should bring money for purchases. The annex is also the setting for recurring Sunset Yoga sessions, held Tuesdays with instructor Joanna. At the Tucson Museum of Art, the Momentos summer series combines gallery activities, conversations and a cash bar.

Friday night entertainment includes The Soapbox, Tucson’s premier improv comedy show, at Tucson Improv Movement, 414 E. 9th St. Four short, personal stories from special guests serve as inspiration for the performers. The show is scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. At Sky Bar, the Cirque Collective Fire Troupe will perform a fire flow show on the patio. Admission is free, with guests encouraged to budget for drinks. The Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., will host I Love the ’80s, featuring A Flock of Seagulls and Bow Wow Wow with Annabella Lwin.

Other entertainment listings include a performance at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., though the available event information does not specify the program. Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road, presents One Rehearsal Shorts, Overboard, Under-Rehearsed, described as two evenings of maritime melodies, seafaring serenades and aquatic fun. A festival pass listed among the weekend offerings starts at $118, while other events have separate prices and ticket requirements.

Families can head to the Presidio Museum, 196 N. Court Ave., for the Downtown Experience Summer Event Series: Fire and Ice. The event includes blacksmithing demonstrations and tortilla making. Admission is $9 for adults and $6 for children ages 6 to 13. The Presidio also offers walking tours on a range of dates, including the Turquoise Trail, Armory Park, Barrio Viejo, Death After Dark and Public Art and Murals. Tour prices start at $30, and advance registration may be required.

The Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave., offers Discovery Nights, a free evening of science and art with story times and pop-up experiments. At the Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive, visitors can join an all-level yoga class from 4:14 to 5:15 p.m. Saturday. The class costs $5 for museum members and $10 for the general public, and participants can stay afterward to explore the museum. The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild also welcomes artists of all experience levels to bring supplies for a relaxed open studio morning in the gallery.

For shoppers and makers, the So! Silly! market brings together Girthy Gochu and Tucson Love Letter at the 4th Ave. Coalition Space, 311 E. 7th St. The free event features 17 vendors selling stickers, jewelry, baked goods, keychains, prints, apparel and other intentionally absurd, whimsical or playful work. The same Coalition Space hosts Third Friday Game Nights with Queer Hearth Tucson, where attendees can bring games or use the provided collection while meeting community members. Cal’s Bakeshop will host another community market with local vendors, flash tattoos, piercings and baked treats.

Additional shopping opportunities include the market at Foothills Mall, 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd., where vendors sell yard art, home decor, jewelry and baked goods. St. Philip’s Plaza, 4280 N. Campbell Ave., hosts local makers and live music from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and Sundays. Visitors can also eat at one of the plaza’s restaurants. Poppin’ Off Pop Culture Gifts & More, 4570 E. Broadway, has a schedule of creative workshops, trivia nights and other activities for different ages and interests. Di Luna Candles, 2700 N. Campbell Ave., offers events throughout the month, including creative writing and book bedazzling workshops.

Several outdoor attractions extend into the evening, when temperatures are more manageable. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road, holds nighttime hours from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturdays through August 29. Visitors are encouraged to bring flashlights and may see nocturnal animals, touch a stingray and participate in themed activities. Admission is $29.95 for adults and $24.95 for children ages 3 to 12. Tohono Chul, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, continues its Chillin’ at the Chul summer series from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through August 28, with music, spirits and food. Saturday programming includes family nature play through a partnership with Children’s Museum Oro Valley.

The Sabino Canyon Crawler offers a night tour on Saturdays through October 25 at Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, has Catalina Nights on the first and third Fridays of the month, featuring a guided, one-mile walk on the Nature Trail. Past participants have used black lights to spot desert hairy scorpions. For those who prefer an urban route, a Thursday run club meets at Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street for a slower-paced four-mile run past murals and the Rattlesnake Bridge, followed by drinks at a bar. Snakes & Lattes, 988 E. University Boulevard, adds late-night music, hosted games, prizes and craft cocktails, with free admission and food and drinks available for purchase.