• Mark your calendars for family-friendly, fun events at Oro Valley Marketplace!
• Oro Valley Fall Foodie & Art Festival
• October 25 & 26, 2025
• Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts
• December 6 & 7, 2025
• 8th Annual Cruise, Blues, & BBQ Car Show
• February 7, 2026
• Oro Valley Spring Festival of the Arts
• March 7 & 8, 2026
• All above events sponsored by Art State Arizona.
• Diamonds in the Desert Car Show
• Saturday, March 7, 2026

Events will be updated as their dates near. Check back often!

Art State Arizona (formerly SAACA) is a nonprofit reimagining what’s possible when arts and culture are treated not as luxuries—but as essential infrastructure.

What began in 1997 as the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council, and later evolved into the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, has grown into a statewide organization advancing creativity as a powerful force for community health, economic vitality, and social connection.

We are artists, cultural workers, educators, business leaders, healthcare professionals, and community organizers—uniting across sectors to shape an Arizona where the arts are integrated into every aspect of life.

Art State Arizona isn’t just a name. It’s a vision—of Arizona as a national leader in creative well-being, cultural innovation, and economic transformation through the arts. We’re here to make that vision real.