Arizona Arts & Culture News: Arizona joins national neuroarts network; ZooLights returns for 2025; Flagstaff residents preserve history; NAU band heads to Macy’s Parade; Arizona Broadway Theatre turns 20; Phoenix shifts cultural facilities.

November 21, 2025

By Jessica Vaile

State arts commission, philanthropies join national network of neuroarts advocates  / Flinn Foundation

Arizona has joined 10 regions across the U.S. as part of a new network exploring how the arts can be used to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Read more: Third Annual Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards to Advance Arts and Health Research 


Everything to know about ZooLights 2025 at Phoenix Zoo / The Arizona Republic

ZooLights, the longest-running holiday light show in Metro Phoenix, is back for the 2025 holiday season.


Pioneers of the past: Longtime residents sow seeds of preservation at Flagstaff’s historic landmarks  / Arizona Daily Sun

From the train tracks to Lowell Observatory, Edwardian history permeates every inch of the mountain town.


AZ band to be in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

250 students at NAU are preparing for performance of a lifetime.


Arizona Broadway Theatre Marks 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Community Impact / Arizona Broadway Theatre

Arizona Broadway Theatre celebrated its 20th anniversary, highlighting two decades of artistic excellence, community engagement and educational impact across the West Valley.


Phoenix to transfer 5 cultural facilities to different city departments – Daily Independent

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted Monday night to transfer five cultural facilities to the Arts and Culture Department.

Upcoming Events

Nov. 26-Jan. 16: ZooLights, Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix.

Nov. 28-Dec. 30: Las Noches de Las Luminarias, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix.

Nov. 30-Dec. 20 (Tucson); Jan. 10-25 (Tempe): Heist, Arizona Theater Company Through Dec. 22: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Childsplay, Phoenix.

Dec. 12-27: The Nutcracker, Ballet Arizona, Phoenix.

Dec. 19-21: The Nutcracker – Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson.

Dec. 27-30: Holidays at the Heard, Heard Museum, Phoenix.

Nov. 30-Dec. 20 (Tucson); Jan. 10-25 (Tempe): Heist, Arizona Theater Company.

Through December: Art of Achievement: Celebrating 40 Years of Flinn Scholars, Flinn Foundation, Phoenix (by appointment).

Through May 3: Call to Poetry: Museum on the Go: Mapping Our Place with Poetry and Art, Museum of Northern Arizona.

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