Holidays in Carefree

Audience in Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion

Performers on stage

Singers on stage

Chanukah in Carefree

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Celebrate the magic of the season with your loved ones in beautiful Carefree!

Carefree Lights Up! Tree Lighting Ceremony   

Dec. 2, 2023 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion | Watch the recording here

Join us as we light up the Town for the holidays! Local music talent, Kevin Glenn, will delight us with the sounds of Christmas. 

Chanukah in Carefree - Nightly Menorah Lighting and Celebrations  

Dec. 7 -14, 2022 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion

For the 7^th year, Chanukah in Carefree will host its nightly holiday celebration including menorah lighting and Chanukah songs   for all eight nights of Chanukah.  The event will take place from Thursday 12/7 to Thursday 12/14, starting each night at 5:30 pm in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion in Carefree, AZ. Each evening there is a program hosted by a different organization and many nights will feature Chanukah delicacies like latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly donuts).   Coffee and hot chocolate will be served every night. The celebration will feature raffles and silent auction items that have been generously donated by the local business community to help to raise money and awareness for the Cave Creek Unified Education Foundation (CCUEF), who is this year’s Spirit of Giving recipient.   Nightly schedule is as follows:

This year Chanukah in Carefree is generously supported by the Center for Jewish Philanthropy, Kiwanis, APS, Spirit in the Desert, and Temple Chai.  Please see the attached flyer or go to our website ChanukahinCarefree.com for more information on the event, our sponsors, our contributors, live streaming links and details on the complete schedule.   This is an outdoor event, is free to attend and open to attendees of all denominations and faiths.  Enhanced security measures will be in place.

Learn more at ChanukahInCarefree.com

View the Chanukah in Carefree schedule here.

Chanukah in Carefree is made possible by these generous sponsors:

APS | Varsity Sports Show | Grind and Gears | Jade Palace | Culinary by Julie | Athens on Easy Street | Why Hello Modern Home | The Grotto | Grace Renee Gallery | Keelers Neighborhood Steakhouse | Local Johnny's | Cave Creek Olive Oil Company | Venues Cafe | The Mohr Group | Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center | Herbert & Lyn Hitchon | Pizzicata | Brix Wines | The Meat Market | Sweet Suzans | Carefree Coffee Roastery | Rare Earth Gallery | On the Map Inc. | Rotary Club of Scottsdale North

Temple Chai | Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association | Valley of the Sun JCC | Jewish Social Group of Cave Creek and Carefree | Phoenix Holocaust Association | The Bauman Family | Congregation Kehillah | KA Consulting Corp.