Can you hum a few notes of Silver Bells?
The holidays are a good reason to get people together, and the Jingle Bar Hop is the Scottsdale way to do it. It is the festive version of Clues & Cocktails: three Old Town bars, holiday-themed puzzles at each stop, and a golf cart in between. Your group stays together the whole evening. No one has to figure out parking or who is driving.
You meet your Puzzlemaster at Rack Scottsdale (3636 N Scottsdale Rd). From there the cart takes you to three bars. At each one you order a drink if you like, sit down with the group, and work a fresh holiday puzzle. Then you hop back on to the cart and head to the next stop. The whole outing runs about 105 minutes. Rack is your final stop, so you can stay and eat afterward if you like.
The puzzles are built around classic holiday memories. Choose Reindeer Games if your group grew up with the TV specials — Charlie Brown, the Grinch, and the little details everyone thinks they remember. Choose Silver Bells if the group starts singing the second a Christmas song comes on. Who in your group can pull the right lyric out of thin air when it counts? Either theme is a 3 out of 5: enough to keep everyone talking, not so hard that one person has to carry it.
The ride is private to your group, 4 to 17 guests, ages 21 and older. That makes it easy for a night out with friends, out-of-town guests, or a smaller company gathering. Everyone has something to do right away, whether they like taking charge or prefer to solve the clue while the rest of the table is still debating it. Alcohol is purchased separately. The ride itself is $69 per person.
Jingle Bar Hop runs Sunday through Thursday from November 22, 2026, through January 3, 2027. Advance reservations are required. If you are making last-minute plans, call (602) 601-2261 to check availability.
It is one of the three Scottsdale holiday options this season, and it is the one that keeps you indoors at the bars while still getting you around Old Town. If you want the full outdoor golf-cart puzzle ride, Hijacked by Elves is the other choice. If you have a larger group that prefers to stay in one place, Reindeer Games is built for that. The Jingle Bar Hop sits in the middle: movement, drinks, and puzzles, without a long walk between stops.
When you book, add photos. It is a small add-on, priced by the ride, and you can download and print as many as you want. The evening ends when the last puzzle is solved. The pictures are what you still have in January.
Details and the booking calendar are here: Book the Jingle Bar Hop.
If you are looking for a holiday get-together that is more than another dinner reservation, the Jingle Bar Hop is the one to put on the calendar. The Sundays-through-Thursdays window fills, especially closer to Christmas. Book while the dates are still open.
