Tucson Presidio Museum
Regular Activities
The Presidio Museum is closed July and August.
The following activities are offered on a regular basis (October-April) during normal business hours. Activities/demos are dependent on volunteer/staff availability and weather. Feel free to call ahead to check availability 520-622-0594.
Included with regular admission or free with a membership.
Docents, Demos, and More!
Historic Demonstrations
10 am-12 pm Tuesdays
A historical interpreter will be present to demonstrate a variety of activities that may include:
*Calligraphy
*Early way-finding
*The Columbian Exchange
*Medicine of the 18th and 19th centuries Tucson
Ask An Archaeologist
10 am-12 pm Wednesdays
Discover how archaeologists and historians learn about the history of southern Arizona.
Ask your archaeology/history related questions to local archaeologists while watching demonstrations (ex: flintknapping, tree ring dating, making natural dye, etc…). Don’t forget to visit the Early People’s Park exhibit before you leave!
Docent Tours
October-April
Thursdays at 10:30 am
Saturdays at 10:30 am & 2:00 pm
May-June
Thursdays at 9:30 am
Saturdays at 9:30 am
For Kids
Worried that your children might get bored at the Presidio Museum? Well think again! The museum has an activity box with games, coloring sheets and scavenger hunts that families can do together. The activity box is located on the Territorial Patio, which you enter once you leave the Gift Shop.
Also check out the selfie station and try on a cuera (leather armor) in the soldiers’ quarters.
Costumed Interpreter
Select Fridays at 11 am-3 pm
Join us on the following Fridays to learn about the life of a Mexican soldier and the history of Mexican Tucson. Check back for dates for the 2026/2027 season!!