On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the appraisal tables of PBS's ANTIQUES ROADSHOW will be set up on the dirt streets of Old Tucson, the 1939-vintage Western film set at 201 S. Kinney Road in the Tucson Mountains. Per Arizona Public Media (AZPM), it is the show's first Tucson taping in roughly eleven years and the fourth time in the program's history that ROADSHOW has filmed in the Old Pueblo. It is also one of only three cities on the entire 2026 production tour: Tucson on May 19, Indianapolis on June 1, and the Genesee Country Village & Museum in Mumford, New York on June 17, per PBS's published 2026 schedule. The day produces three one-hour episodes that will broadcast nationally during ROADSHOW's 31st season in 2027, with local airings on AZPM PBS 6. Here is a sourced walk-through of the event, the venue, and what is worth knowing if you live in Tucson or the surrounding towns. May 19 — Filming day at Old Tucson, 201 S. Kinney Rd.. 3 cities — On PBS's entire 2026 production tour. 3 episodes — One-hour shows produced from the Tucson taping. Season 31 — Broadcast season the Tucson hours air, 2027 What ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Actually Is — and Why the Tour Is So Small ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is PBS's most-watched ongoing series and one of American public television's longest-running primetime franchises, producing what the network markets as 'America's favorite treasure hunt.' At each appraisal event, ticketed guests receive free verbal evaluations of antiques, art, and collectibles from experts representing the country's leading auction houses and independent dealers, per PBS. Each ticket holder may bring up to two items. The producers shoot only a handful of cities per season — the 2026 tour is three cities total — and Tucson's selection sits alongside Newfields in Indianapolis and the Genesee Country Village & Museum near Rochester, New York. Per AZPM, the production day yields three one-hour episodes that air on PBS the following broadcast season; for the 2026 tour, those episodes are slated for ROADSHOW's 31st season in 2027. Why Old Tucson Is the Venue Old Tucson was built in 1939 for the Columbia Pictures film 'Arizona' (released 1940) and opened to the public as a Western theme park in 1960. The site has been the filming location for more than 400 feature films and television productions, including 'Gunfight at the O.K. Corral' (1957), 'Rio Bravo' (1959), 'El Dorado' (1966), 'The High Chaparral' (1967–1971), 'Three Amigos!' (1986), and 'Tombstone' (1993). It sits on roughly 320 acres in Tucson Mountain Park, surrounded by the same saguaro forest that begins on the other side of Kinney Road inside Saguaro National Park West and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Choosing Old Tucson, rather than a convention center or a museum, means the appraisal tables will be set up outdoors on the property's wood-plank sidewalks and frontier streetscapes — a backdrop that is visually distinct from any other ROADSHOW filming day on record. Practical event-day note from PBS: this is a rain-or-shine, fully outdoor production day. The forecast typically runs in the mid-90s°F at Old Tucson on May 19. Bring sun cover and water if you are attending. How Tickets Worked This Year Admission is free, but tickets are required and were not available on the day of the event. Per PBS's 2026 ticket page, the primary path to seats was the national ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Sweepstakes, which awarded one pair of tickets per winning household; the entry window closed Monday, April 6, 2026. AZPM, the Tucson-based PBS member station that produces and airs ROADSHOW locally, also offered guaranteed pairs of general-admission tickets to donors at the $500 contribution level. If you did not enter the sweepstakes or claim the donor benefit by the deadline, the event itself is closed to walk-up access — but the broadcasts are not. The three Tucson hours will be widely available in 2027 on PBS, AZPM PBS 6, and AZPM Passport streaming. Old Tucson's Reopening Story, In One Read The reason ROADSHOW's filming at Old Tucson is a story rather than just a location footnote is the venue's own recent timeline. Per Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Sentinel coverage, Old Tucson closed indefinitely on September 8, 2020, after pandemic-era operating losses. Pima County, which owns the underlying property, took over responsibility on September 14, 2020. On April 5, 2022, the Pima County Board of Supervisors selected American Heritage Railways — a Florida-based heritage-tourism operator with experience running historic rail attractions — and approved a five-year operating lease. Old Tucson reopened to the public on October 6, 2022, under American Heritage Railways' subsidiary Old Tucson Entertainment LLC. The ANTIQUES ROADSHOW filming day is the highest-profile national television production hosted at Old Tucson since the reopening, and it puts the venue back on the country's cultural-tourism map alongside its movie-set legacy. When and Where the Episodes Will Air Per AZPM's announcement, the three one-hour Tucson episodes are scheduled for ROADSHOW's 31st broadcast season in 2027. Locally, AZPM PBS 6 airs ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Mondays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., with on-demand streaming through AZPM Passport. Nationally the episodes will distribute through PBS's standard ROADSHOW pipeline. Most Tucson viewers will see the episodes on AZPM PBS 6 first, often in back-to-back hours during the same Monday primetime block, with rebroadcast windows running across the season. Quick orientation: filming day is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Old Tucson, 201 S. Kinney Road. The event is closed to non-ticketed visitors. Episodes broadcast nationally on PBS in 2027 (Season 31), and locally on AZPM PBS 6 in the standard Monday 8 and 9 p.m. timeslots. If You're Not Going to the Filming, What's Worth Doing on the West Side That Day Old Tucson sits on Kinney Road in one of the most concentrated stretches of Sonoran Desert public land anywhere near a major city. If the ROADSHOW production day puts the venue itself off-limits to non-ticketed visitors, the surrounding corridor is still open. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at 2021 N. Kinney Road runs daily on its standard hours (check desertmuseum.org for the May 19 schedule). Saguaro National Park West's Bajada Loop Drive and the Red Hills Visitor Center sit just up Kinney Road — peak saguaro bloom typically lands in the second half of May, so the cactus forest is in active flower. Tucson Mountain Park's trail network surrounds Old Tucson on three sides, with the Gilbert Ray Campground a short drive away. Within a 30-minute return trip to midtown, the corridor is one of the better same-day options for visitors who want to make a day of being on the west side regardless of whether they are walking through the Old Tucson gate. Why a National Production Day in Tucson Matters Beyond the Episode Itself PBS draws a documented audience for ROADSHOW that is national and demographically broad. A three-episode arc filmed in Tucson means three hours of programming that will visibly identify the city by name during a 2027 broadcast season — and that programming will spotlight Old Tucson's frontier streetscape, the Tucson Mountains, and the saguaro-studded backdrop in opening and bridging shots. For a metro that has spent a decade rebuilding its tourism narrative around Sonoran Desert authenticity, gastronomy (Tucson is a UNESCO City of Gastronomy), and outdoor recreation, the cumulative on-screen identification is a meaningful cultural-tourism moment. It is also a credible signal for residents, visitors, and people considering Tucson as a future home base that the city's distinctive places — the saguaro forest, the Catalinas, downtown, the West Side movie sets — continue to register on national-media radar. What's Actually on the Calendar in the Days Around May 19 The week of the ROADSHOW taping is also a busy week elsewhere in Tucson. Saguaro bloom is peaking across Saguaro National Park East and West and the Sonoran Desert Museum. The Loft Cinema's annual KIDS FEST series begins ramping up toward its Memorial Day weekend kickoff. Tohono Chul, Tucson Botanical Gardens, and Sabino Canyon Recreation Area all run their May programming on standard schedules. For local readers planning a week around it, the simplest framing is this: even if you are not stepping inside Old Tucson on May 19 itself, the ROADSHOW filming is happening within driving distance of a half-dozen other things you can actually go do that morning or that afternoon. If you are an Old Tucson visitor planning a trip in the surrounding weeks, check oldtucson.com for general public hours before going — the May 19 production day operates on a separate, ticketed-only basis and may affect adjacent-day public access. Sources Arizona Public Media (AZPM) — "America's Favorite Treasure Hunt Returns to the Old Pueblo: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW to Film in Tucson on May 19, 2026," January 12, 2026 (about.azpm.org). Arizona Public Media (AZPM) — "It's Official: Old Tucson announced as venue for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's return to Tucson," February 25, 2026 (about.azpm.org). Arizona Public Media (AZPM) — "April Highlights and Happenings: Celebrating Earth Month and the return of Antiques Roadshow," April 1, 2026 (about.azpm.org). PBS — ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2026 Tour event page for Tucson, AZ, including ticket policy, two-item-per-guest rule, outdoor rain-or-shine notice, and on-site parking information (pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/events/2026/tucson-az-2026/). PBS — ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2026 Tour overview page listing the three production cities for 2026 (Tucson on May 19, Indianapolis on June 1, Mumford, NY on June 17) (pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/events/2026/). PBS — 2026 Ticket Sweepstakes page describing the national entry process and April 6, 2026 deadline (pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tickets/). PBS — ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2026 Tour FAQ on ticketing, items, and event-day rules (pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/tour-faq/). Wikipedia — Old Tucson Studios, on the 1939 construction for the film 'Arizona,' the 1960 public opening, the 400-plus film and television productions filmed on site, the September 8, 2020 closure, Pima County's takeover on September 14, 2020, and American Heritage Railways' selection on April 5, 2022 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tucson_Studios). Cronkite News (Arizona PBS) — "Old Tucson new management reopens the historic film studio," November 25, 2022, on the October 6, 2022 reopening under American Heritage Railways (cronkitenews.azpbs.org). Tucson Sentinel — "Move 'em out! Historic Old Tucson film studio has reopened after 2 years," November 2022 (tucsonsentinel.com). KGUN9 — "Pima County Supervisors approve new Old Tucson operator lease" and follow-up coverage of the five-year lease term (kgun9.com). Old Tucson — official site, location at 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, AZ 85735, and operator information (oldtucson.com). American Heritage Railways — Old Tucson visitor page (americanheritagerailways.com/visit-us/old-tucson/). National Park Service — Saguaro National Park West, Red Hills Visitor Center, and Bajada Loop Drive trip-planning information (nps.gov/sagu). Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum — visitor information, 2021 N. Kinney Road (desertmuseum.org). All data current as of May 2, 2026.