SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival. We all know Tucson has an expansive, delicious and unique food history, but why just talk about it when you can taste it? The SAVOR Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival at the Tucson Botanical Gardens combines everything you could hope for: heritage foods and ingredients, local wines, local craft beers, and samples from our city's best restaurants. Come hungry, leave full (in every sense). 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. $79.
Expecto Bar Crawl. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is coming to Tucson, so you know what that means: drink! This bar crawl includes drink specials during the crawl, no cover at participating locations, and the first 50 guests get a commemorative koozie. Participating locations include the Playground Bar & Lounge and more. Just one question: Is it considered appropriation if you didn't actually read the books? 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. 278 E. Congress St. $10 to $20. 21+
Tucson Taco Crawl 2019. At the crawl, not only do you get tacos, but drinks as well. The only issue, it doesn't take place on a Tuesday, so there goes your chance for alliteration. Participating bars include Maloney's, Series19, Cobra Arcade, Playground Bar & Lounge and more. 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Begins at 213 N. Fourth Ave. $20.
3rd Annual Boots N Brews. Tanque Verde Ranch is collecting a bunch of local breweries for their annual craft beer and culinary weekend. Participating breweries include Barrio, 1912, Sentinel Peak, Uncle Bears, Copper Brothel, Dillinger and more. Beyond the drinks, the event includes buffet food and live music. 4:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, to Sunday, Feb. 3. 14301 E. Speedway Blvd. Make reservations at tvrfun.com or call (520) 296-6275.
Flying Leap Wine Tasting. Hotel McCoy is hosting Flying Leap Vineyards & Distillery for a tasting and winemaking seminar. Here, you'll get to taste the wine from a small farm, growing 18 different wine grape varietals just south of Tucson. 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. 720 W. Silverlake Road.
Ten55 Tailgate. Tucson's only brewery/sausage house is gearing up for a Super Bowl party, and you're invited. The day features nacho fries, hot wings, craft beer, appetizer specials and more. You get to eat, you get to drink, you get to watch the game. It's a brewery viewing party, why haven't you been to one yet? 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. 110 E. Congress Street.
Whiskey Wednesday. Reforma Modern Mexican and Union Public House are opening up their expansive whiskey collection, at a discounted price! They are offering Mexican food and half off all the whiskey in their collection. Rumor around town is it's the largest whiskey collection in all of Tucson! 11 a.m. to closing on Wednesday, Feb. 6. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., suite 103.
Beer Week Kick Off. Tap & Bottle Downtown is starting Arizona Beer Week with Arizona Wilderness Co. They will be tapping a barrel-aged version of the Coffee Black, Whiskey Neat collaboration brew with Exo Roast Co and Whiskey del Bac, plus five other new kegs! 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. 403 N. Sixth Ave.
