Wine Down at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

WineDown With Wildlife: Saturday, March 22, 2025
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

VIP with early entry at 5:00 p.m. ($75-$115)
General Admission ($35-$55)

*Note: Tickets purchased on-site on the day of event will be $10 more, and subject to availability. We recommend that you purchase your tickets online in advance.

Join the Desert Museum for our fifth annual wine festival, WineDown with Wildlife, to help support the amazing wildlife in our care and celebrate World Wildlife Day. Sip on the best local and regional wines and beers in the Southwest, enjoy local munchies, catch a magical desert sunset, stargaze, jam to live music, and visit with our engaging animals.

Food will be available for purchase from Ironwood Terraces and Phoebe’s Coffee Bar, as well as from local food trucks. While we do have water available for purchase, we encourage you to bring your own reusable water bottle. We have water fountains all over grounds for your convenience.

PRO TIP

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. Enjoy all the wine while ensuring you have a safe ride home with a scheduled pickup from either rideshare app.

What's Included	General Admission	General Admission Designated Driver	VIP	VIP Designated Driver
Price	$45 members $55 Non-members	$35	$105 members $115 Non-members	$75
Ten wine tastings	✓	×	✓	×
Unlimited soda		✓		✓
Complimentary entrance to Stingray Touch	✓	✓	✓	✓
Early entry at 5:00 p.m.			✓	✓
Complimentary bottle of wine from A. Toraño Wines			✓	✓
Desert SW Native Bird Magnet			✓	✓
Chalcedony Quartz Geode (AZ/NM)			✓	✓
Limited edition Desert Museum baseball cap			✓	✓
Limited edition Desert Museum Nalgene water bottle			✓	✓
Curated Charcuterie Cup			✓	✓

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Schedule

5:00 p.m.: Early Entry for VIP ticket holders
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Entertainment
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Live Music by Unified Field Theory
6:30 p.m.: Ocelot Enrichment at Cat Canyon
7:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.: Live Animal Program in the Warden Oasis Theater — open to all attendees
7:30 p.m.: Bobcat Enrichment at Cat Canyon

PLEASE NOTE

Event may sell out. Day of tickets will increase by $10. Age 21+ event, ID required. No exceptions. Valid ID must be presented on entry to the event. Strollers are strictly prohibited. No refunds will be issued for purchased tickets. Event is rain or shine.

Your ticket purchase supports the Desert Museum’s mission!