Winter Holiday and Christmas Events in Phoenix

You might think that with all the sunshine around here, that we don't really get in the holiday spirit. Not true! You could be attending a holiday event nearly every day for six weeks somewhere in the Greater Phoenix area. Use this guide to help you plan your activities during the winter holidays.

Here are 5 holiday gift ideas for Phoenix residents and visitors who are difficult to buy gifts for. These Arizona gift ideas are great for people who just don't need any more stuff!

Get details about the Arizona Celebration of Lights, a drive-through holiday light display that takes place each year in Glendale, Arizona. The Arizona Celebration of Lights has holiday lights and animated displays in the Phoenix area.

Here are some ideas for gifts that will cost you less than $10, and I will bet that they will get used. These Arizona stocking stuffers are great for co-workers, neighbors or family members.

See pictures of the Carefree Christmas Festival in Carefree, AZ.

During the Christmas season, these restaurants offer a bonus gift card to keep for yourself if you buy a gift card as a gift.

You don't have to spend a fortune to get in the holiday spirit in the Phoenix area. There are plenty of free or very reasonably priced activities, events and festivals.

The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in North Scottsdale, Arizona puts on a holiday event for both resort guests and area residents. Get the details about Christmas at the Princess.

These restaurants are open on Christmas day serving either Christmas Brunch, Christmas Dinner or both.

These Phoenix Christmas holiday light displays can be enjoyed throughout the month of December, and sometimes even into January.

Here are some places in the greater Phoenix area where you can buy a pre-cut live Christmas tree. There are Christmas tree lots all over the greater Phoenix area between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

What better way is there to get in the holiday spirit than to don coats and hats and gloves, and walk through the woods in search of that perfect Christmas tree, cut down with your own tools by your own hands?

If you are looking for a place where you can find a Christmas Angel tree in Phoenix, here's the list. The Salvation Army Christmas Angel program allows people to buy holiday gifts for needy children.

Enjoy the Stroll in the Glow holiday celebration and holiday lights in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

Visit the Gingerbread Village at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona.

During the holidays, take the family out for some miniature gold and enjoy the holiday decorations at Golfland in Mesa.

The holiday events listed include special holiday performances for which advance tickets are required. Whether you are looking for holiday jazz, ballet, traditional holiday plays or unusual Christmas shows, you'll find them all in the Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona area. Holiday entertainment for both adults and children is included here. ...

Arizona residents share their cultural holiday traditions.

Every city in the Phoenix area handles recycling differently. Here is how you dispose of your Christmas tree inn the various cities of Greater Phoenix, including Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Peoria and Glendale.

Enjoy the holidays at the Las Noches de las Luminarias at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ.

Your guide to the Christmas in the Park holiday celebration in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Includes photos!

A definition and pronuniciation of the word "luminaria." Luminarias are displayed at winter holidays.

Read a review of the Mannheim Steamroller concert held in Glendale, Arizona on December 15, 2007. This was the annual Mannheim Steamroller Christmas concert in the Phoenix area.

See photos of the Mesa Arizona Temple Holiday Lights. Each December lights, displays, and concerts attract thousands of visitors from Arizona and beyond.

Get all the details about the Goodyear Holly Jolly Festival. Goodyear, Arizona is southwest of central Phoenix.

When the Phoenix airport gets busy, use these tips to plan parking, transportation and security checkpoints, especially during the holidays.

Read a review of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular With the Rockettes performance in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

People want you to see the holiday lights ad decorations at their homes in the Phoenix area. See photos and get addresses of homes that are decorated for the holidays in Phoenix, AZ.

Get details about the Scottsdale Fantasy of Lights, a drive-through holiday light display that takes place in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Scottsdale Fantasy of Lights has holiday lights and animated displays in the Phoenix area.

Get the details about the annual Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade. The Fantasy of Lights Boat Parade takes place each year at Tempe Town Lake.

This Thanksgiving Guide to the Phoenix area will help you find a place to go out to eat, places that offer Thanksgiving dinners to go, activities for long holiday weekends, and more.

Here are ten things that you can do on Christmas Day in the Phoenix area.

Read a review of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Show. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra Tour stops in the Phoenix, Arizona area each year.

Find out where to volunteer on Thanksgiving and at Christmas in the Phoenix area.

Get the details about the holiday festivities at Westgate City Center in Glendale, Arizona. Trees, lights snow, ice sculptures and more at this free event.

Get some tips about visiting Wild Winter Nights at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona.

Each year the Phoenix Zoo puts up an amazing holiday display of lights. The event is called ZooLights. ZooLights is open in the evenings for about six weeks during the holiday season.