The city of Yuma’s Heritage Festivals invites you to Celebrate the Heat on Main Street with live music and entertainment, great food, shopping and family fun!
The city of Yuma’s Heritage Festivals invites you to Celebrate the Heat on Main Street with live music and entertainment, great food, shopping and family fun!
Join entomologist, Michael Wilson, for a slide show program in the living room of the Kannally Ranch House. Michael Wilson is Research Director of Drylands Institute, a Tucson organization devoted to research on the Sonoran Desert.
Photographers of all skill levels who enjoy digital image post-processing are invited to meet in the Smith Building Lecture room, beginners are definitely welcome to attend this popular recurring meetup.
Experimental forests were planted from Arizona to Alberta, Canada as part of habitat restoration. Findings from these forests have played an important role in the development of genetics solutions to help mitigate the impacts of drought, invasive species and other challenges to which southwestern streams are especially susceptible
The Sinai Desert lies roughly at the same latitude as our own Sonoran Desert. Many of the same plants common in the Middle East thrive in our Arizona climate and can be seen here at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
Admission is free at the 6th annual Prickly Pear Festival in Superior! This annual ‘prickly pear-palooza’ is a unique local event that celebrates all things Opuntia, plus mesquite and other desert edibles, too.
What guided tour could be more fitting here than a once-a-month guided walk devoted to trees of the Arboretum?
Identify and discuss a variety of plants along the trail, plus have a treat at the end prepared from foraged foods. The fee for the two-hour ethnobotany program is $10 in addition to park admission. Sonoran Herbalist and Presenter, John Slattery, will also bring a display of Desert Tortoise Botanicals products for sale, and copies of his new book, Southwest Foraging. Program sponsored by Friends of Oracle State Park. Reservation required; limit 25.
Join us for a guided butterfly walk once-a-month throughout the Summer – a slow-paced tour where you can see, photograph and learn about colorful species ranging from Empress Leilia to Queen, Spring Azure and more.
Enjoy a cool evening hike exploring the geology, flora and fauna along the 2.5 mile Foothills Loop Trail.
Learn about rocks and volcanic formations along our main trail on a tour with professional geologist Scott McFadden as your guide for a lively tour that compresses almost two billion years of geologic history into just over one educational hour!
Learn about plants along our Curandero Trail on a leisurely guided walk with desert plant enthusiast Jim Shepherd. You'll see prickly pear cacti, mesquite trees and more! Plus, you'll have a chance to taste a few ‘desert edible’ samples ranging from prickly pear jelly to nopalitos, mesquite flour, and agave nectar.
Come join us for The 11th Annual Salsa Festival for 2017. This 2-day event offers dozens of food vendors and crafts and features the Salsa Challenge, Car Show, a beer garden and live entertainment.
Come join us for The 11th Annual Salsa Festival for 2017. This 2-day event offers dozens of food vendors and crafts and features the Salsa Challenge, Car Show, a beer garden and live entertainment.
Come join Taylor Sweet Corn festival celebrating the harvest of Taylor area farmers' prize winning sweet corn. Events include a parade, rodeo, barbecue, arts and crafts fair, softball tournaments and dances.
Join Catalina State Park on September 2nd for cowboy and Western tunes brought to you by the band Way Out West! This group delivers a lively show of traditional and original music, with stories and poems of cowboys, ranchers, and settlers of the American West.
Come join the old fashion family fun of the 102nd Annual Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo. Enjoy the steak fry and rodeo dance Saturday and Sunday Nights.
Step back in time on the streets of Historic Tombstone, Arizona. This event includes street entertainment, gunfight reenactments, an 1880s costume contest, and a parade.
Come join the 47th Annual Jerome Hill Climb. This race starts at the Jerome Historical Museum and ends with a gorgeous view of Sedona.
Photographer and dragonfly expert Pierre Deviche guides ‘an odonate excursion’ and interpreted walking tour to Ayer Lake and garden water features – a chance to learn about these beautiful, fascinating insect predators.
Carla Keaton, owner of the Keaton Fine Art Gallery, hosts seasonal ‘Paint and Wine’ classes and her next is Saturday Sept. 2.
Want to get better acquainted with Col. Thompson and his namesake Arboretum? Phoenix author and historian Sylvia Lee will narrate nuggets of Arboretum history in the air-conditioned lecture room, and put her stories in perspective with a Saturday slideshow of vintage photos projected enlarged on a big screen.
Come enjoy the Jerome Indie Film and Music Festival – recognized as one of the top 15 film and music festivals in the world.
Come enjoy the Oktoberfest in Sierra Vista, Arizona. This event features the family fun of a carnival, food vendors and live entertainment in the beer garden.
Come enjoy some live, pop rock music performed by the tribute band Matchbox Twenty Too.
Moonlight Hikes are among the most popular interpretive hikes at Red Rock State Park. Led by a knowledgeable naturalist, hikers get the rare opportunity to enjoy the sunset and moon rise from a park overlook and return by the light of the moon.
Come join the family fun of the annual Apache County Fair, established in 1942, and featuring carnival rides and games, local vendors, crafts, baked goods, and a lot more.
Come experience a Saturday night Starlight Train Tour. Pulled by vintage locomotives, this journey starts at the historic depot near Clarkdale, Arizona.
Enjoy an early Morning Bird Walk with guide, Craig Anderson.
Come join the family fun at the 86th Annual Navajo County Fair Rodeo and Little Buckaroo Rodeo. Featuring carnival, exhibits, arts, crafts, food, entertainment, 4-H competition, kids games, and a demolition derby.
Learn how to pick a peck o’ prickly pears, remove the spines and turn the bright red fruits into tasty jelly, ice cream – or margaritas. Opuntia expert Robert Lewis leads his audience for a short walk, and demonstrates proven techniques for picking and de-spining cactus fruit.
Lizard Walks guided by Casa Grande outdoor educator Wild Man Phil and his son, Arch, are among the Arboretum’s most popular Summertime guided nature walks.
Step back to 1904 with a time period inspired afternoon tea on the veranda. Dress in your finest Victorian or Edwardian attire.
Fifty-Year Trail & beyond. An easy hike along an old jeep road leaving from the Equestrian Center. Return, using different pleasant trails.
A special presentation for Colorado River Days made possible by River Runners for Wilderness. Grand Canyon author Tom Martin will present a 50 minute behind the scenes look at Otis “Dock” Marston’s book “From Powell to Power: A Recounting of the First One Hundred River Runners Through Grand Canyon.”
A special presentation for Colorado River Days made possible by River Runners for Wilderness. Grand Canyon author Tom Martin will present a 50 minute behind the scenes look at Otis “Dock” Marston’s book “From Powell to Power: A Recounting of the First One Hundred River Runners Through Grand Canyon.”
Come join three days of activities, carnival, 4–H/FFA, live music, barrel racing, gymkhana, horse shows, exhibits, vendors, and a wonderful farmers' market.
Come join the Astronomers of Verde Valley as they present the celestial happenings of the mid-September sky. This program is limited to 75 participants.
Native peoples have been marveling at the stars at Homolovi for centuries. Share the same views experienced by native Hopis hundreds of years ago at our Star Parties.
Photographers of all skill levels who enjoy digital image post-processing are invited to meet in the Smith Building Lecture room, beginners are definitely welcome to attend this popular recurring meetup.
Join Sonoran Herbalist, John Slattery for a trail walk and talk to learn about the wonders of the prickly pear cactus, with some discussion of prickly pear medicine.
Cabin & Sutherland Trail Loop. ake the Nature Trail and follow Sutherland Wash to the “stone cabin” at the north end of the Park.
If you love all things sylvan and want to learn more about trees – don’t miss this relaxed, slow-paced tour featuring Arboretum staffer and horticultural specialist Miguel Hernandez, a chance to learn about trees both native to the Sonoran Desert and exotic, with a skilled professional's tips on tree care and horticulture.
This heartfelt presentation includes a unique mixture of bamboo flutes, poetry, story and nature voices. Emanating through his handcrafted flutes are the wildlife calls of doves, quails, loons, hawks owl seagulls, dolphins, whales coyotes, wolf, elk, and more.
Come enjoy this blast from the past in the beautiful White Mountains. The Southwest's largest, free to the public, open class pre-1973 car show, 550 vehicles expected, poker run, games and much more.
Join in on this Fall Festival in the beautiful White Mountains in the Orchard at Charlie Clark’s in Pinetop. This event features handmade crafted items by artisans from all over the country.
Sample some of rim country's best wine, beer, food, art and music at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park's annual Taste of the Bridge event, sponsored by the hidden gem of Pine, THAT Brewery.
Come join a Ranger for a tour of Homolovi IV, one of the park’s archaeological sites that is not usually open to the public. The pueblo consisted of approximately 200 masonry rooms built in a step-wise fashion down the sides of a small butte on the west side of the Little Colorado River.
Mike Weasner of the Oracle Dark Skies Committee, will share a Powerpoint presentation in the living room of the Kannally Ranch House.
Butterfly expert Adriane Grimaldi (she’s the education director at Butterfly Wonderland!) guides a walk through the gardens. This leisurely guided outing proceeds along paths that are wheelchair-accessible, exploring our Hummingbird-Butterfly Garden, Demonstration Garden and Children's Garden collections.
Learn about rocks and volcanic formations along our main trail on a tour with professional geologist and ASU Prof. Steve Semken as your guide for a lively tour that compresses almost two billion years of geologic history into just over one educational hour!
A Camp Verde tradition, sponsored by the Camp Verde Cavalry. Young women from the Camp Verde area compete in poise and horsemanship for the title of "Colonel's Daughter."
September means the April course in reverse, but this year we're adding a 5k road race on the park's paved roads. All feature those same spectacular mountain views!
Nature Trail/Canyon Loop. Hike Nature Trail to Montrose Pool and Birding Trail.
Nestled in the red rock country of Sedona, Oak Creek provides a flyway for migrating monarchs hurrying to their overwintering grounds each September. Join Gail Morris, coordinator of the southwest Monarch Study, for a morning of butterfly netting and tagging.
Chuck Davison invites you to learn basic painting -- and take home your own unique piece -- following a beginners’ painting class where he’ll give step-by-step instruction and coaching to help beginners paint a colorful Dragonfly design.
Ethnobotanist David Morris guides a leisurely one-hour stroll up the Curandero Trail, pointing out prickly pear cacti, mesquite trees, agaves and many more native plants of the Sonoran Desert.
A quintet of photographers volunteer a day here at the Arboretum each month -- sharing their camera skills and coaching beginners. The goal is to share a few basic camera lessons while photographing the gardens. These photo walks include time for participants to learn basic camera functions ranging from aperture and exposure to white balance.
Celebrate all things outdoors while learning about the dynamic ecology of the Verde River. A free family event from your state parks.
Join a Talk and Walk with plant specialist, Hilary Cox. Meet in the Kannally Ranch House living room for a 45-minute Powerpoint slideshow to learn more about the National Phenology Program that allows public participation in scientific research, connecting people with nature to benefit our changing planet.
Enjoy a cool evening hike exploring the geology, flora and fauna along the 2.5 mile Foothills Loop Trail.
Moonlight Hikes are among the most popular interpretive hikes at Red Rock State Park. Led by a knowledgeable naturalist, hikers get the rare opportunity to enjoy the sunset and moon rise from a park overlook and return by the light of the moon.
Come join the fun at the 91st Annual Graham County Fair in Safford AZ. Carnival, exhibits, animal shows and auction, gymkhana, horse show, live entertainment, talent show and free games with cash prizes.
Come join the fun at the 91st Annual Graham County Fair in Safford AZ. Carnival, exhibits, animal shows and auction, gymkhana, horse show, live entertainment, talent show and free games with cash prizes.
Fall-Winter migrating birds visit the gardens in October; visit this week to see chorus around the gardens. Sharpen your birding skills on a bird walk guided by Lisa & Peggy at 8:30 a.m.
Catalina State Park is pleased to welcome back Wendy Sweet on October 7th, 2017! Join this themed vocalist as she performs to high quality background tracks in a Musical Celebration featuring a wide variety of music - standards, country, pop and old rock and roll!
Join butterfly enthusiast, Larry Fellows, of the South-Eastern Arizona Butterfly Association for a Powerpoint slideshow presentation in the living room of the Kannally Ranch House.
Phoenix historian Sylvia Lee narrates this two-hour walking tour focused on the life and times of Colonel William Boyce Thompson, and his Arboretum.
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Fall-Winter migrating birds visit the gardens in October; visit this week to see chorus around the gardens. Sharpen your birding skills on a bird walk guided by Lisa & Peggy at 8:30 a.m.
Brown Bag Lecture
Take a trip through time and commemorate the history of Fort Verde with historic reenactors, vintage baseball games, and talks on the history of our nation's servicepeople.
Some amazing solar system and deep-sky objects will be in the sky. These include Saturn (early evening), Uranus, Neptune, the Andromeda Galaxy (2.5 million light years away), Nebulae, double star systems, star clusters, and other fascinating objects.
Visit Slide Rock State Park during our signature event. Enjoy food, games, a hay ride for the whole family, and learn more about our picturesque Oak Creek.
Tubac Presidio's hallmark event, historic reenactors enter the park on horseback from the Anza Trail to recreate the 1775 expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza to the Pacific.
Native peoples have been marveling at the stars at Homolovi for centuries. Share the same views experienced by native Hopis hundreds of years ago at our Star Parties.
Photographers of all skill levels who enjoy digital image post-processing are invited to meet in the Smith Building Lecture room, beginners are definitely welcome to attend this popular recurring meetup, which expands this year to include programs and platforms beyond LightRoom.
Halloween is a great time of year for a story. The Riordan Mansion provides a perfect backdrop. Tour this beautiful historic house and hear tales of the fantastic and the factual.
A perfect opportunity for endurance racers to challenge themselves immersed in the unique vistas around Patagonia Lake. Swim, bike, and run to the registration page to sign up!
Riordan Mansion State Park offers a special nighttime program during the week of Halloween every year. This very popular guided tour is a storytelling session involving tales of the fantastic and the factual
This leisurely guided outing proceeds along paths that are wheelchair-accessible, exploring our Hummingbird-Butterfly Garden, Demonstration Garden and Children's Garden collections.
Learn about rocks and volcanic formations along our main trail on a tour with professional geologist Phil St. George as your guide for a lively tour that compresses almost two billion years of geologic history into just over one educational hour!
The Gala Colors of Copper Art Show and Wine tasting will be held on Historic Chase Creek in Downtown Clifton Arizona. Wines from some of Arizonas finest vineyards. Art Show will showcase a variety of submittals from Arizona, California and Colorado.
The Gala Colors of Copper Art Show and Wine tasting will be held on Historic Chase Creek in Downtown Clifton Arizona. Wines from some of Arizonas finest vineyards. Art Show will showcase a variety of submittals from Arizona, California and Colorado.
Alamo Lake offers some of the best conditions for stargazing. Be prepared to stay up late and use your imagination as we view the night sky through professional telescopes.
We pay tribute our veterans from the past, present, and throughout history with our annual celebration. Give Old Glory a proper sendoff by bringing in your old and tattered flags for retirement.
Native peoples have been marveling at the stars at Homolovi for centuries. Share the same views experienced by native Hopis hundreds of years ago at our Star Parties.
Bring your family to Lake Havasu State Park to watch the holiday boat parade of lights. Watch brightly-lit floats from over 50 participants float around the lake.
Make a holiday wreath out of natural, locally-sourced plant materials gathered around the park. Visitors usually can't take natural materials from the park, so make the most of this rare opportunity.
If you have a vintage trailer (1979 or older) then Arizona Roundup invites you to gather with other enthusiasts for Buckskin Mountain State Park's roundup gathering!
The Mansion is festively decorated in turn-of-the-century style with wreaths, garlands, greenery and a towering fir tree trimmed with old-fashioned ornaments.
Come to Fort Verde's Victorian ornament workshop where we'll look at classic period decorations and use similar materials to recreate the texture, style, and appearance of that bygone era.
Celebrate the holidays with Fort Verde State Historic Park when we decorate the fort with Victorian-style holiday decorations. A perfect backdrop for your family holiday card!
Take a candlelight tour of the Officers's quarters at Fort Verde State Historic Park, decked in Victorian-style decorations.
The staff at the courthouse will begin lighting the luminaries at dusk. All luminaries and the Courthouse tree will be fully lit upon conclusion of the Tombstone Christmas Parade.
Santa will be on hand to visit with children and Mrs. Claus will read Christmas stories.
A 90 minute guided tour of Riordan Mansion with a focus on Holiday Traditions and the opportunity to take photographs.
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Homolovi State Park's signature event with native dancers, pottery firing demonstrations, artists's marketplace, and a traditional native corn roast.
Join us for the annual re-enactment celebration, same place, different time. This event has been moved from March 2018 to November 2018. We'll have cooler weather & a bigger event to celebrate the start of the re-enactment season.
Arizona Humanities and the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives and School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University are pleased to announce an exclusive Arizona tour of Water/Ways, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution.
Arizona Humanities and the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives and School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University are pleased to announce an exclusive Arizona tour of Water/Ways, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution.
