Statewide Calendar

Join us at Red Rock State Park for guided bird walks! Learn about Sedona's diverse and beautiful bird species while taking a stroll through this gorgeous park with a veteran bird enthusiast.

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Enjoy the desert under the glow of black light in search scorpions! Listen to a brief informative talk about scorpions before journeying into the desert night on your hunt.

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Arizona Family Campout Programweekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue to explore the great outdoors!

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Learn about and see many reptiles that live naturally in the Sonoran Desert. Listen to our experts talk about the creatures and their adaptions to survive in the desert.

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Volunteer opportunities are available at Red Rock State Park! Click to learn more about how to become a volunteer at this beautiful Arizona state park!

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Come on out to Catalina State Park and enjoy a performance from Mother Cody Band, a dance band from Oracle, Arizona!

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Join a Ranger for a tour of one the park's archaeological sites that is normally closed to the public. This pueblo consisted of approximately 200 stone masonry rooms built in a stepwise fashion down the sides of a small butte on the west bank of the Little Colorado River.  It was occupied for a short time in the mid 1200s.

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Come out to Homolovi's Visitor Center Museum and Observatory for a night under the stars. Bring your sense of wonder!

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Join us for our Saturdays at the Museum series, held the first Saturday of the month. Participants will enjoy hands-on learning while creating fun crafts.

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Wynne Brown will present a visual journey through the remarkable life and work of Sara Plummer Lemmon—including watercolors discovered in the UC and Jepson Herbaria Archives as recently as this summer.

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Discover Arizona’s diverse cultures, colorful characters, and unsung heroes at Arizona: A History of the Grand Canyon State. The event is free to the public.

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Learn about the behavior and biology of native raptors and how the ancient art of falconry has shaped modern raptor conservation efforts.

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Fort Verde Days serves as the Town of Camp Verde's annual homecoming and celebrates the military post around which the town grew. There will be flag-raising and lowering ceremonies, artillery demonstrations, living history presentations with re-enactors, Dutch oven cooking demonstrations, and military drills.

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Stop by McFarland Historic State Park to celebrate Florence’s most famous resident, Ernest “Mac” McFarland! Join docent Susan Jackman to hear little known stories about the state’s most unusual park, and how McFarland rose from a Pinal County farmer and teacher to the ranks of US Senator, US Senate Majority Leader, Arizona Governor and much more.

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Join Lyman Lake State Park for a spooktacular Haunted House and Carnival event, on Saturdays, October 8, 15, 22, 29. All ages are welcome! 

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This hike is full! The Full Moon Hike is among the most popular interpretive hikes at Red Rock State Park. Join us for an exciting evening under the night sky of Sedona.

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Join a Park Ranger on a hike to the last remnants of the settlement of Sunset. Sunset was established by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1876. The ranger will present about the history of LDS settlement of the middle Little Colorado River Valley. The trail is .8 miles round trip on an old dirt road.

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This beautiful program is designed to start with a famous Arizona sunset draping gracefully over the Superstition Mountains, and end under the light of the full moon. The easy 1.5 mile trail features some rocky, rough terrain but with little elevation gain. It is a ranger-guided hike focusing on the aesthetic, while offering opportunities to stop and interpret what you see on the trail.

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Our monthly-guided geology hike led by our knowledgeable volunteers will take you out on our trails to discuss how Sedona transformed into what we see today. This interpretive experience is for both the beginner and experienced hiker. Reservations are required.

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Experienced bird guides lead this bird walk. They will help you spot and identify various birds that live and visit the park. Novices, seasoned birders, and every experience level of birder will enjoy this event.

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Throughout history, foresters have had an interesting relationship with wildfires as they learned more about their ecological impact. More than a destructive force, fires promote growth and revitalization. Ignite your curiosity and join us for this historical narrative of the old fire tower system and how nature recovers. Bring all your burning questions!

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The personal libraries of the Tim and Mike Riordan families contain books that date back to the Civil War. They reveal the families’ broad interests, and include religious, fiction, and nonfiction titles.  Karen Washabau, a docent at the Riordan Mansion, has spent several years browsing the bookshelves. She’ll give us a glimpse behind the covers of some of the Riordans’ well-worn books.

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Both novice and seasoned birders enjoy the variety of birds that visit and live in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains.

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Arizona Family Campout Programweekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue to explore the great outdoors!

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Local singer, guitarist, & songwriter from Copper Country will be performing all original stories and songs focusing on our local areas, animals, and characters. Bring a chair and join us around the campfire!

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La naturaleza esta llena de sorpresas. Como un telenovela, si te fijas bien, la naturaleza se revela actores raras y conjuntos inexplicables. Amor, traicion, vinculos, enganos - las criaturas del desierto demuestran todo.

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Join Park Ranger and Hopi Potter Gwen Setalla for a discussion and demonstration of traditional Hopi pottery.  She will explain how traditional pottery is made and talk about how to recognize authentic made pottery.

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Imagine what you can see with telescopes provided by the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association at Catalina State Park! Join us for an exciting, educational Star Party!

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How were the Santa Catalina Mountains formed? What are some of the different rocks in the park? Learn about the geology of the park with experienced geologist, Karen.

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Come and hear the fascinating story of the pre-Columbian people who lived and traveled in the park. The hike will identify the various archaeological features visible from park trails and interpret them into the wider context of important regional Sinagua sites. The guide will also touch on ideas of other cultures that likely have made use of the park’s resources. Reservations are required.

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Join us over Helldorado Weekend to honor Doc Holliday with award winning author Victoria Wilcox.

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Arizona Family Campout Programweekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue to explore the great outdoors!

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Join Lyman Lake State Park for fall festivities at the Spooktacular Camping event! Participate in a campground and costume contest, BYOP (bring your own pumpkin) Pumpkin Carving Contest, a raffle, haunted house, Trunk or Treat...

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This in-person casual presentation invites you to empower yourself and your community - because knowledge is power! Join a ranger as we enlighten you with special guests and topics of interest.

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Learn more about the native plants of Sedona and how they're interconnected with indigenous cultures, pioneer settlers, wildlife, and even modern society.

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Meet in the Saguaro day use area to learn how to distinguish between birds and seek out hawks to hummingbirds all throughout the trail!

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The historic Riordan Mansion makes a great backdrop for spinning yarns appropriate to the Halloween season. This very popular guided tour for adults is a storytelling session involving tales of the fantastic and the factual.

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In addition to an entertaining, visual display of the communities, towns and settlements that contributed to the early growth of the state, this presentation also focuses on respect for these diminishing historic resources.

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Get into the spooky spirit with trick-or-treating and decorate your campsite for Halloween!

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The Superstition mountains have long been shrouded with mystery, intrigue, and an element of fear. Those who frequent them may say they are sacred, serene, or even spooky.

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In a narrative and musical portrait of working-class music, Dr. Craváth explores its roots and rhythms in our state. From Hopi basket songs, the Yavapai acorn gathering songs, to the cotton fields of Chandler and the crooked streets of Jerome, songs were companions to the immigrants who explored and built our state.

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Join us for a ranger led hike to learn about  the diverse avian wildlife at Patagonia Lake and Sonoita Creek.

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Arizona Family Campout Programweekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue to explore the great outdoors!

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Experience a boat tour around Patagonia Lake! Discover the history, vegetation, and overwhelming beauty of the surrounding area.

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Join a Park Ranger on a hike to discover Homolovi's petroglyphs. This will require participants to have their own vehicle.

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Austin Owen will return to Catalina State Park to perform an eclectic mix of music ranging from R&B to Bossa nova! 

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Arizona Family Campout Program weekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue...

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Fort Verde State Historic Park and American Legion Post #135 will be hosting the annual flag disposal ceremony.

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Join KT Klassics for a second concert in April with Catalina State Park's Music in the Mountains Concert Series!  Kevin from KT Klassics plays your favorite classic rock covers.

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Celebrate the holidays with Fort Verde State Historic Park when we decorate the fort with Victorian-style holiday decorations.

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Join us as we host candlelight tours through Fort Verde State Park's historic homes along Officer's Row.

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Arizona Family Campout Program weekends are designed for families that have little or no experience camping. We will introduce you to the great experiences you can share with your family and inspire you to continue to explore the great outdoors!

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Celebrate the holidays with Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park. The Courthouse will be styled in Victorian decorations and offer festive activities for all ages.

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Celebrate the holidays at Patagonia Lake State Park!

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This guided tour will focus on Christmas traditions and guests will have the special treat of seeing the Christmas tree and billiards room photo transparency windows at night. 

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The program looks from “Real to Reel” to see how Hollywood has affected popular views of Western settlement and continues to impact social interactions. The show runs the gamut from Tom Mix to Val Kilmer with information about the plots, players, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about Tom Mix, Jean Harlow, John Wayne, and Elvis in this history of Arizona-filmed movies from silents to Cinemascope.

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Join Zarco for a series of stories that share the vibrant and tragic history of water and the River People, over a 2,000-year period. Beginning with the Toltec trade route that brought agriculture and corn to the Southwest.

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Yampa Valley Steve (Steve Jones), a singer-songwriter, will entertain you at Patagonia Lake State Park.

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Meet a handful of women who influenced the history of the territory through their medical expertise and their spiritual leadership. Theresa Ferrin’s comprehensive understanding of healing herbs earned her the title “Angel of Tucson.”

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The Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans event has been moved to March 29-April 3, 2023.

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In this presentation, former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered publications in the world.

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