Oro Valley Events – those within Oro Valley – will be listed here, with no fee. The event detail is updated regularly.
If you have an event or the listed event detail is incorrect, send corrections to events@iloveov.com. We will update your information with the next scheduled update. We require a verifiable business email address for validation.
If your event is not listed, please send your information to events@iloveov.com. We will add your detail with the next scheduled update. We require a verifiable business email address for validation. Please ensure all event listing detail is included: name of the event, location, URL, and description.
Celebrate Spring at the SAACA Spring Festival of the Arts
Step into the colorful world of the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance’s Spring Festival of the Arts at Oro Valley Marketplace—an inspiring weekend filled with creativity, community, and the fresh energy of spring.
Explore a curated outdoor market featuring independent artists and small businesses, offering everything from handmade jewelry and ceramics to unique home décor and fine art. Each booth offers a chance to meet the makers, hear their stories, and take home something truly one-of-a-kind. Supporting these local artisans helps sustain Southern Arizona’s vibrant creative economy.
This family-friendly festival is packed with hands-on arts and crafts activities for all ages, interactive installations, and live art experiences. Watch artists compete in the Plein Air Painting Competition, creating landscape masterpieces in real time, or marvel at the beauty of the Sonoran Glass Art Display.
Kids will enjoy the Jumping Castle Experience, while families can dive into creative play at the arts and crafts tents. Activities include:
Spring Planting
Wind Chime Making
Botanical Tracing
Mosaic Magnets
Paper Flower Crafting
Wood Painting
Plus, enjoy face painting from Sparkled Wings, and comic book storytelling with local artist Frank Powers and his Comic Bookmobile.
Fuel your day with delicious bites from a variety of local food trucks, all set against the scenic backdrop of the Oro Valley Marketplace.
The Spring Festival of the Arts is a joyful celebration of art, imagination, and community—a perfect way to welcome the season and make lasting memories.
