Guest Speakers

We will have short presentations from both of our Ward 6 City Council candidates and from Plan Tucson. Candidates will be present for your questions before and after their presentations.

There will be dessert! There will be raffle prizes! There will be local organizations eager to talk to you!

Interested in baking for the event? Email Arlene, ardanser1@gmail.com.

Current list of tabling organizations:

• Catalina High School AVID Trunk or Treat Candy Collection

• City of Tucson Neighborhood Resources

• Palo Verde Neighborhood Foresters

• Voter registration (volunteers)

• The Agent Coop Tierra Antigua Realty

• Ward 6 Council Office

• Watershed Management Group

Enter to Win Raffle Prizes from…

Pottery Blowout - Mildred & Dildred - Cero - Feast - Tucson Indian Jewelry - Rumrunner - Lex Gjurasic - Tucson Botanical Gardens - Barry Dodge - Mary Swallow - and more!

Choose a Volunteer Shift That Works For You!

We’re using SignUp Genius to help organize our volunteers into the slots that are needed. Sign up as a set up or takedown team member, a greeter, a raffle cashier, or a floater!

Contribute to the Dessert Bar

Home baked and store-bought treats are welcome! Please let us know what you plan to bring.

RSVP for the Annual Meeting

Help us establish a headcount for food, beverage, and seating purposes:

In June of 1993, the Palo Verde Neighborhood Association was established. Once a year we come together to recognize the work that has been done, events that have been attended, and the goals we have accomplished.

We will have guest speakers, a dessert buffet, a neighborhood survey, we’ll share plans for upcoming events and neighborhood improvement projects, and you can win prizes through our raffle and silent auction!

Guest Speakers

We will have short presentations from both of our Ward 6 City Council candidates and from Plan Tucson. Candidates will be present for your questions before and after their presentations.

There will be dessert! There will be raffle prizes! There will be local organizations eager to talk to you!

Interested in baking for the event? Email Arlene, ardanser1@gmail.com.

Current list of tabling organizations:

• Catalina High School AVID Trunk or Treat Candy Collection

• City of Tucson Neighborhood Resources

• Palo Verde Neighborhood Foresters

• Voter registration (volunteers)

• The Agent Coop Tierra Antigua Realty

• Ward 6 Council Office

• Watershed Management Group

Thank you to our sponsors!

Parade Route & Parking

• Event checkin and afterparty takes place at Midtown Calvary Chapel's event space. Limited parking is available in the venue's parking lot, and some overflow parking is available at Catalina High School's student parking lot, and at the Eric Michael Ogden Skatepark parking lot. Please avoid parking cars along the parade route.

• Parade staging will take place just outside along Richey Blvd.

• This year's route is about .6mi or 15 minutes long. Follow directives from event volunteers or TPD along the way.

• IMPORTANT: Please stay on sidewalk & pedestrian areas during the parade. Bicycles may ride with traffic like normal. Practice extra caution during crossings.

• Planning to spectate? Set up at Richey Park or across the street from the walking route in the right-of-way. Please be respectful of residents, homes, and driveways.

Event Itinerary

Please familiarize yourself with the event schedule to help plan your morning:

7:00 AM Event Checkin, Parade Assembly & Staging

7:15 AM Plan to Arrive By 7:15 to Walk in the Parade

7:30 AM National Anthem by The Manhattan Dolls, Followed by Honor Guard Presenting Arms, and Parade Departs

8:00 AM Welcome & Music from The Manhattan Dolls

8:15 AM Costume Contest + Hello from PVNA

8:30 AM Music by Ron Pandy, followed by piñata for the kids

8:45 AM Steel drum music by Chris Arpad, enjoy time with neighbors

Complimentary food & beverage will be available during the event while supplies last.

We are excited to share that this year's Grand Marshal is none other than long-time resident and parade-goer Shari Murphy. Learn about Shari and her VW bug in this KGUN9 segment.

Costume Contest

Enter to win a Dairy Queen gift card, a hand-painted award sign, and bragging rights in one of the following categories:

• Bikes, floats, or groups

• Animal(s)

• Kid(s)

• Adult(s)

Reminders

• Event details and itinerary are subject to change. Stay tuned for updates and follow directives from volunteers on the day of.

• Parade participants: Stay on sidewalk & pedestrian areas during the parade. Bicycles may ride with traffic like normal. Practice extra caution during crossings. 

• Avoid parking cars along the parade route.

• Be respectful of residents, homes, and driveways.

• This event is on rain or shine! We will wait things out or huddle at the event venue in the event of rain.

• Help support PVNA events! Bring some cash for our donation buckets.

Come out to Palo Verde Neighborhood in central Tucson to shop 30+ yard sales!

Follow the signs and/or find the list of houses at each yard sale or download using the button above.

Palo Verde is the area between Country Club & Alvernon, and Grant & Speedway. 🚧 Note: We recommend avoiding Grant due to ongoing construction.

yard sale hosts: As a yard sale host you are responsible for setup, take down, and any additional logistics for the operation of the yard sale. PVNA will do the advertising! To help you prepare for your yard sale check out “How to Have a Yard Sale”.

It’s time for the annual Palo Verde Neighborhood Plant Swap!

Taking place Saturday, April 12th, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM at the Palo Verde Pocket Park at 3330 E. Willard St.

Swap indoor plants, outdoor plants, cuttings, seeds, and supplies with your neighbors.

Bring your own setup: Table, chairs, boxes, bags, canopy tent, etc. Contact us with any questions.

Sign up for the event below: We suggest that you register online as a participant so we can plan the space, but not required.

Just looking for plants? Bring bags/boxes to carry them home.

Spring Bird Walk - Saturday April 5th at *7am*
Starting point: Parking lot on the NE corner of Pima St and Palo Verde Blvd.

ABOUT THE WALK:
Join us for our second guided bird walk tour presented by Palo Verde resident Kendall Kroesen.
On February's bird walk we looked for some of the bird species that are always in the neighborhood, or that visit in the winter. In early April those birds will still be around, and we will have a chance at seeing some species that arrive from the south to nest, or that pass through on their way farther north.
Note: we're starting at an earlier hour than we did in February, because bird activity peaks earlier in spring.

The walk will end at the "owl tree," at the corner of Jones Blvd and Lee St, hosted there by neighbors: Tom and Barry. We will cover about a mile and the walk will last no more than 2 hours. Feel free to bow out earlier if you need to.

WHAT TO BRING:
Please bring binoculars if you have them. If you have more than one pair of binoculars or a spotting scope please bring them to help those without, to see as many birds as possible. Along the way, Kendall will point out ways we can make the neighborhood even better for birds!

RSVP below:

This event is for neighbors who live within the SW Quadrant of the neighborhood. If that’s not you, stay posted for when your quad hosts their potluck or reach out to host!

*The SW Quad boundaries are Country Club to Palo Verde and Pima to Speedway*