Chillin’ at the Chul

Enjoy cooler summer evenings with live music, drinks, art, family-friendly activities, and bites from the Garden Bistro—set in the shaded beauty of the Tohono Chul.

The desert comes alive at night as nocturnal animals awake. Bats perform aerial acrobatics in pursuit of dinner, beavers splash around in their pond, and scorpions glow green under black light.

High summer is the beginning of the O’odham calendar, as this is the time to harvest saguaro fruit. The class begins with a blessing and song by our O’odham friends who share their family stories about the importance of the saguaro.