Dating in Sam Hughes
In shortSam Hughes is a leafy, walkable neighborhood just east of the University of Arizona. Students, staff and long-time locals all live nearby, so it suits a coffee date. The campus is a short walk away.
A first date idea
Tucson Festival of Books
The Tucson Festival of Books fills the University of Arizona campus each March and is free to attend. In 2026 it ran March 14 and 15. Pick a few talks you both like and wander the tents in between.
Source: University of Arizona Press: Tucson Festival of Books 2026, checked 9 November 2026
Free author talks at the Tucson Festival of Books in March.
For more ideas, read food dates along the Tucson streetcar or dating through a Tucson summer.
