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WineDown with Wildlife: Sip, Stroll & Soak Up the Sunset

WineDown For Wildlife (Photo courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

WineDown with Wildlife: Sip, Stroll & Soak Up the Sunset

Mar 18, 20252 min read

If sipping wine while watching a Sonoran Desert sunset sounds like the perfect evening, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is coming in clutch.

WineDown with Wildlife returns from 5 – 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. — fine wine, craft beer, live music, and those beautiful desert views.

WineDown For Wildlife (Photo courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)
WineDown For Wildlife (Photo courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

The annual event transforms the museum into an after-hours oasis, where folks can explore the grounds with a drink in hand, meet nocturnal desert creatures, and chow down.

General Admission tickets are $45 per person, General Admission Designated Driver tickets are $35, VIP is $115 ($105 for Desert Museum members), and then VIP Designated Driver tickets are $75 each.

Get your tickets online ASAP (it tends to sell out).

WineDown With Wildlife 2025

Participating Vendors

Wineries
  • A. Toraño Wines
  • Arizona Hops and Vines
  • Bruzzi Vineyard
  • Page Springs Cellars
  • The Meading Room
  • Twisted Union
  • Vertigo Wines
Breweries & more
  • Barrio Brewing Co.
  • Cider Corps
  • Corbett Brewing
  • Parch
  • Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea
Food Vendors
  • Beyond Bread
  • Black Market Barbecue
  • The Curry Pot
  • Ensenada Street Food
  • Peace, Love & Smoked Cheese
  • [POPPED] Artisan Popcorn
WineDown For Wildlife (Photo courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)
WineDown For Wildlife (Photo courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

Event Schedule

  • 5 p.m. – Early entry for VIP ticket holders
  • 5 – 9 p.m. – Entertainment
  • 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.- Live music by Unified Field Theory
  • 6:30 p.m. – Ocelot Enrichment at Cat Canyon
  • 7 – 8 p.m. – Live Animal Program in the Warden Oasis Theater — open to all attendees
  • 7:30 p.m. – Bobcat Enrichment at Cat Canyon
Important Stuff
  • Event may sell out
  • Day of tickets will increase by $10
  • Must be 21 years old and an ID is required
  • Valid ID must be presented on entry to the event
  • Baby strollers are strictly prohibited

“While being in the middle of the desert is awesome, cell phone service is not. It can be difficult to reach a rideshare service so we highly suggest that you have a designated driver or make other pick up arrangements. Schedule your ride in advance through Uber or Lyft! No need to stress about spotty cell phone service or low battery at the end of the night.”

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is located at 2021 N. Kinney Rd. For more details and to purchase your tickets, visit desertmuseum.org.

Article written by:

Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

More about Matt

At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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