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ARIZONA
ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS OF HISTORIC EVENTS
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JANUARY
MARICOPA COUNTY
Glendale
Glendale Glitter and Glow
Hot air balloon display in the evening
In historic district
(623) 930 – 2299
Scottsdale
National Horse Show Competition
Since 1963
(480) 312-6802
PIMA COUNTY
Tucson
Annual Tucson Quilt Show
Over 300 quilts
Since 1978
(520) 547-5463
FEBRUARY
GILLA COUNTY
Globe
Historic Home, Building, Antique and Quilt Show
(800) 804 -5623
MARICOPA COUNTY
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
Since 1955
(480) 515 - 1500
MARCH
COCHISE COUNTY
Tombstone
Territorial Days Celebration
Tombstone Courthouse Historic Park
(520) 457- 3311
APRIL
GILA COUNTY
Payson
Reenactment of Battle of Payson 1862
(602) 771-1100
MAY
YACAPAI COUNTY
Prescott
Illustrious Arizona’s Military Past
Living history presentation of our armed forces.
Illuminates Arizona’s military past.
(928) 445 -1322 Ext. 17
YUMA COUNTY
Yuma
Cinco de Mayo
This day celebrates the event when a small poorly armed Mexican militia defeated an invading professional French army of 6,500
in the little town of Pueblo in 1861.
(928) 783 – 2299
JUNE
COCOMINO COUNTY
Flagstaff
Wool Festival
Shearing, weaving, alpacas.
A great day
(928) 774 - 6272
YAVAPAL COUNTY
Prescott
Frontier Days
(928) 445 - 3103
JULY
COCONINO COUNTY
FlagstaffFlagstaff Independence Day
Rendezvous, History and Heritage
(928) 774 - 6272
NAVAJO COUNTY
Holbrook
Old West Days Celebration
Reenactment “The Desert Guns”
(928) 524 - 1719
PINAL COUNTY
Sedona
National Day of the Cowboy Celebration
Cowboy events
(928) 204 – 2390
COCONINO COUNTY
Flagstaff
Heritage Day
Pioneer life in Northern Arizona
Cowboy reenactors, timber working, harvest work
(928) 774 - 6272
PIMA COUNTY
Tucson
Happy Birthday Tucson Celebration
www.tucsonbirthday.org
SEPTEMBER
COCOMINO COUNTY
Flagstaff
County Fair
Labor Day Weekend
Since 1949
"Party till the cows come home"
(928) 679- 8000
GILA COUNTY
Payson
Annual Gila County Rodeo
Birth place of the rodeo. First held here in 1884
(602) 771 - 1100
OCTOBER
COCHISE COUNTY
Bensen
Butterfield Overland Stage Days
Reenactments
(520) 586 - 2842
Globe
Annual Apache Jii Celebration
Native American performers
(800) 804 - 5623
NOVEMBER
CLARK COUNTY
Arkadelphia
Civil War Weekend
Living history demonstrations
www.WashingtonStatePark.com
COCHISE COUNTY
Bisbee
Historic Home Tour
(520) 432 – 3554
MARICOPA COUNTY
Phoenix
Arizona Antique Show
Antiques and collectibles, plus appraisals
(602) 717 - 7337
PIMA COUNTY
TUCSON
Patronato de Kino
Reenactment of the Jesuit missionary,
Father Euseblo Francisco Kino’s
arrival at Tucson.
(520) 237 – 3790
DECEMBER
COCHISE COUNTY
Tombstone
Territorial Days Celebration
Tombstone Courthouse Historic Park
(520) 457 - 3311
GILA COUNTY
Globe
Festival of Lights
Celebrate the holidays with 1600 luminaries that light the ruins.
Programby Native Americans
(928) 424-0320
Blytheville
Lights of the Delta
Over 6 million lights decorate the historic downtown.
Plus the Parade of Trees.
(501) 321-3506